title: Documentation: incorporating the nursing process.
abstract: The nursing process is a formalized, systematic approach to providing and documenting nursing care and is an integral component of any documentation. This article discusses the nursing process and its relation to ambulatory surgery documentation, as well as the impact of standards of health care organizations on the documentation process for the perioperative patient in the ambulatory surgery setting.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Steck
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sangermano
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D009736:Nursing Process; D009737:Nursing Records; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D011182:Postoperative Care