title: Managing under managed care. The role of the advanced practice nurse in Surgery.
abstract: Serving as an independent practitioner expands a nurse's role in the health care setting. Independent nurse practitioners diagnose, treat, organize, manage, and communicate. Having a nurse practitioner in the OR helps provide continuity of patient care.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Services, Memorial Health Care, Memorial Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hylka
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*