title: The future perioperative role.
abstract: Technology will be the engine driving high speed changes in surgery. To remain viable, perioperative nurses will need more advanced education and expanded activities outside the clinical setting. A more technologically-driven specialty may be at odds with the values that attracted young nurses to OR nursing.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*