title: Role of the nurse reviewer in the preoperative setting in a specialty hospital.
abstract: As today's health care professionals, we are constantly challenged to provide high quality, yet cost-effective, care. Long-forgotten are the days of preadmission and extended length of stay. Health care providers are hard-pressed to accomplish much more in less time. Our hospital has taken this challenge seriously. One of the many steps that has been taken is the development of a preadmission center. The focus of this article is to describe the role of the nurse reviewer in this center, emphasizing how this pivotal role has increased efficiency, enhanced staff relations, and promoted patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Pre-Admission Testing Center, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston 02114, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Langone
mesh_terms: D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009885:Ophthalmology; D010343:Patient Admission; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000458:organization & administration*