title: Case management of the patient with pituitary tumor.
abstract: Many medical-surgical nurse case managers will care for patients with pituitary tumors at some point in their careers. These patients present multiple challenges throughout their courses of treatment. Using astute assessment and intervention skills, the nurse case manager can positively influence the outcomes of therapy for these patients, whether they are in the diagnostic, treatment, or follow-up phase of care. Nursing management can indeed make a difference in the costs of money, time, and functional disabilities experienced by patients with pituitary tumors.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Smith-Rooker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Hodges
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003363:Cost Control; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010351:Patient Discharge; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery