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- Donna Mower-Wade and Joan M Pirrung.
- Christiana Care Health System-Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware 19718, USA. dmower-wade@christianacare.org
- J Trauma Nurs. 2010 Apr 1;17(2):69-71; quiz 72-3.
AbstractThere has been growing concern for many years over the impending shortage of trauma surgeons due to attrition and the lack of residents choosing the trauma surgical specialty area. Along with this concern, trauma admissions continue to increase and many trauma services are merging with acute care surgery, increasing the overall service line volume. Adding to the burden is the 80-hour workweek residency requirement. Trauma centers are faced with gaps in patient coverage, placing the need for midlevel practitioners in high demand. This article discusses (1) the utilization of advanced practice nurses on a trauma and acute care surgery service and (2) how the implementation of a formal rounding process improves nursing and physician satisfaction as well as length of stay.
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