Trainee Surgical Care Practitioner, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford.
Lecturer, Department of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Br J Nurs. 2021 Feb 11;30(3):148-153. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.3.148.
Perioperative setting registered nurse first assistants (RNFAs) are described as non-medical practitioners who perform surgical interventions during surgery. They provide medical care to perioperative patients under the supervision of a consultant surgeon. First assistants in surgery can be an expanded perioperative nursing role. A review of the literature illuminates the need for continuous learning in developing skills in becoming competent RNFA practitioners and how they utilise acquired skills to assist, mentor and teach their colleagues within the perioperative setting. The RNFA is an advanced and expanded practice role. RNFAs contribute significantly to the provision of care within all phases of perioperative care (preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative). There is little literature on the role of the RNFA due to its relatively recent emergence in the healthcare sector and the small number of countries where it is implemented.
围手术期注册护士助理（RNFAs）被描述为非医疗从业者，他们在手术期间进行手术干预。他们在顾问外科医生的监督下为围手术期患者提供医疗护理。手术中的第一助手可以是扩大的围手术期护理角色。对文献的回顾揭示了不断学习的必要性，以发展成为有能力的 RNFAs 从业者的技能，以及他们如何在围手术期环境中利用获得的技能来协助、指导和教导同事。RNFAs 是一种高级和扩展的实践角色。RNFAs 为围手术期护理的所有阶段（术前、术中、术后）的护理提供了重要贡献。由于其在医疗保健领域的相对较新出现以及实施该角色的国家数量较少，因此关于 RNFAs 角色的文献很少。
