J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 111(4): 220-225, 2010

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THE ROLE OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM IN THE SURGICAL AREA -AT PRESENT AND IN FUTURE-

1) Division of Nursing, Faculty of Healthcare, Tokyo Healthcare University, Tokyo, Japan
2) Director, Division of Nursing, Faculty of Healthcare, Tokyo Healthcare University and Postgraduate School, Tokyo, Japan

Michiko Tomita1), Suga Sakamoto2)

This article describes four particular tasks of nursing profession and identifies the contribution of nurses within a multi-professional team in the surgical area. The four tasks involve; triage nursing in Emergency Room; allocation of surgical beds; provision of patients' information on a course of surgical treatment prior to hospital admission; and participation in Diagnosis Related Group (DRG). Being responsible for each of these tasks, the nurses play a significant role as mediators between patients and health professionals as well as between the health professionals in order to respond to their patients' needs. This contributes to alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and surgical treatment, leading to the best ways to recover from major trauma the patients had. In recent years, expanding nursing responsibilities for decision-making in patients' care has been in discussion. However, it is clear that with certain levels of education and practice, nursing profession is able to fill the important roles within the multi-professional team in the surgical area.

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