Hylka S C
Critical Care Services, Memorial Health Care, Memorial Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Todays Surg Nurse. 1997 Jan-Feb;19(1):29-32.
Serving as an independent practitioner expands a nurse's role in the health care setting. Independent nurse practitioners diagnose, treat, organize, manage, and communicate. Having a nurse practitioner in the OR helps provide continuity of patient care.