• J Trauma Nurs · Apr 2006

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    Trauma case management: a role for the advanced practice nurse.

    • Cynthia E Umbrell.
    • Trauma Neuro Intensive Care and Transitional Trauma, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA 18105, USA. cindy.umbrell@lvh.com
    • J Trauma Nurs. 2006 Apr 1; 13 (2): 70-3.

    AbstractThe care of a critically ill trauma patient is complex and requires the expertise and skill of many healthcare providers. Delays in injury identification and the development of a treatment plan without considering comorbid conditions impede the patient's resuscitation and recovery from the acute injury, delay the rehabilitative phase, and increase the costs. This article will discuss a strategy using an advanced practice nurse as a case manager to assist in prompt identification of the patients' pathologic and physiologic changes and psychosocial and rehabilitative needs and to orchestrate a comprehensive and consistent plan through the continuum of care.

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