The nurse practitioner role: the communication link for cardiac surgery patients.

Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am

Critical Care Medicine Department, Critical Care Medicine Service, CC Rm 2C145, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

Published: December 2007

The communication process involving the care of cardiac surgery patients from admission to discharge can be a key component to successful outcomes. The nurse practitioner plays a pivotal role in this communication process and helps coordinate many facets of patient care. This article focuses on reviewing the process in one institution and then explores research options to assist with the application of the role.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2007.08.002DOI Listing

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