title: Nursing responsibility levels for cardiac surgical procedures.
abstract: Nursing liability is an issue discussed regularly by both critical care staff nurses and nursing managers. Questions frequently arise regarding practice within the "gray area" of critical care. The high level of patient acuity often necessitates an expanded nursing role. Specific practice issues within the controversial areas of cardiac surgical nursing are addressed in this article, with a discussion of the implications of performing care that may be outside the accepted standard of practice.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Baird
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rand
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Adkinson
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003422:Critical Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D010559:Personnel Management; D015144:Southeastern United States