title: Perioperative nursing care of the patient experiencing laser surgery.
abstract: Perioperative nursing care for patients undergoing laser procedures must reflect the six-step nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Recommended practices, guidelines, and institutional policies and procedures offer additional guidance for an optimal level of practice by nurses involved with patients having laser procedures.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Pfister
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sexton
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010351:Patient Discharge