Nursing management of office-based surgical procedures

This paper outlines nursing management of the patient undergoing an office- or clinic-based surgical procedure. It identifies key nursing responsibilities in caring for a patient receiving conscious sedation as well as providing examples of pre- and post procedure instructions, and documentation guidelines currently in use in the Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Clinic at University of North Carolina (UNC) Hospitals, as well as pictures of a typical otolaryngology procedure and recovery room.