What Do We Do? Ensuring Patient Safety Through Teamwork

In my February  editorial,1 I focused on what it means to be a nurse and the many opportunities that the role provides. In this issue, I would like to focus on what it is that perianesthesia and perioperative nurses do, and most importantly, the team environment in which we work on a daily basis. Nurses across al l areas of the surgical continuum are charged, above all else, with ensuring the safe traversal of the patient through every phase of the surgical experience. Preoperatively, to include preadmission testing and preoperative holding, we coordinate the early assessment, education, and preparation of t he patient for surgery.
Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Editorial Opinion Source Type: research