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Maximizing Nurses' Advocacy Role to Improve Patient Outcomes
Author(s) -
Allen George
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)61553-6
Subject(s) - perioperative , perioperative nursing , situated , medicine , nursing , intensive care medicine , affect (linguistics) , medical emergency , psychology , surgery , communication , artificial intelligence , computer science
Perioperative nurses are eminently situated, academically prepared, and professionally qualified to positively affect patient outcomes. Increasing efficiency and justifying the need for an RN in the perioperative milieu revolve around nurses' role as patient advocates. Perioperative nurses can take many measures to maximize this role, including reducing surgical site infections by enabling the timely administration of antimicrobial prophylaxis and by ensuring that surgical staff members realize the documented risks of removing hair from the surgical site. AORN J 71 (May 2000) 1038–1050.