title: Utilizing the Perioperative Nursing Data Set in a surgical setting.
abstract: The Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) is the standardized nursing language for documentation by perioperative nurses. The usage of this language is the essential framework for documentation standardization in the operating room. This article explores 2 specific patient outcomes and how the usage of the PNDS helps guide actions taken by registered nurses in the operating room. Furthermore, this article gives a brief overview of the history of the PNDS, and how this language helps improve nursing outcomes and promotes the profession of nursing.
authors.affiliation: William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA. j8westen@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jennifer J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Westendorf
mesh_terms: D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000517:prevention & control; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000517:prevention & control; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled