CONTEXT Ambulatory care is a growing field of nursing practice. As ambulatory registered nurse (RN) practice grows, there has been an ongoing effort to identify the desired role of the staff RN in outpatient care and to provide linkages to preferred outcomes. OBJECTIVE This study sought to describe the perceived impact of components of the staff RN role on specific activities and outcomes, as...

The Macarthur Health Sector has embraced the concept of Ambulatory Care within all clinical streams. The Macarthur Model for Ambulatory Services is multi faceted and has sought to encompass and combine the best features of many established services throughout Australia and the world. The results is one integrated, cohesive model that allows patients multiple points of entry and exit. Ambulatory...

OBJECTIVE To document the perceived frequency, type, and impact of unavailable ("missing") clinical information during pediatric emergency and general ambulatory encounters. METHODS This prospective cohort set in the Emergency Department and General Ambulatory Pediatric Clinic at The Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO, assessed pediatric attending physician perceptions regarding missing informat...

OBJECTIVES This report describes medications provided or prescribed during ambulatory medical care visits in 1992. Total ambulatory care medication therapy combines data from office-based physicians, hospital outpatient departments (OPD's), and hospital emergency departments (ED's). Drug therapy is described along three dimensions: number of drugs provided or prescribed (drug mention), whether ...