title: Nursing management of office-based surgical procedures.
abstract: This paper outlines nursing management of the patient undergoing an office- or clinic-based surgical procedure. It identifies key nursing responsibilities in caring for a patient receiving conscious sedation as well as providing examples of pre- and post procedure instructions, and documentation guidelines currently in use in the Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Clinic at University of North Carolina (UNC) Hospitals, as well as pictures of a typical otolaryngology procedure and recovery room.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Minsley
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Hinkle
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000451:nursing*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009818:Office Nursing; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000451:nursing