[Role of the nurse in the implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery]
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Updated: Jan 20, 2026
Role of Communication in the Nursing Process II: Planning and Implementation
1Service de chirurgie oncologique 2, institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13008 Marseille, France.
Introduction:
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) requires a reorganization of care and optimal coordination of the different perioperative steps. The coordinating nurse has a crucial role in setting up such a protocol.
Material And Methods:
We have identified the tasks of the coordinating nurse in the patient's management.
Results:
The role of the coordinator is major in the different steps to: inform the patient, reduce the consequences of surgical stress, solicit other actors according to the needs of the patient, anticipate the organization of care and discharge of the patient by staying in touch with a network of liberal nurses, detect alerts justifying readmission, promote and stimulate recovery of autonomy of the patient.
Conclusion:
The coordinating nurse is one of the pillars of ERAS protocol, allowing a harmonization of the multidisciplinary management in order to establish an optimal organization between the patient and the different actors of the care course.
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