This customizable document, Outpatient Surgery Nursing Plan of Care Form, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Outpatient Surgery and Ambulatory Services Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

MCN provides more than 80 health care specific policy and procedure manuals for Acute Care Hospitals, Ambulatory Care, Behavioral Health, Home Health, Physician Practice, and Long Term Care. MCN’s policy and procedure manuals focus on the latest healthcare "hot topic" issues related to patient safety and prevention of medical healthcare errors.

Here is some sample content from Outpatient Surgery Nursing Plan of Care Form:

	OUTPATIENT SURGERY NURSING PLAN OF CARE Patient Name: PREOPERATIVE PHASE:Nursing Diagnosis:Anxiety related to: Goal/Outcome: ? Met ? Not MetINTEROPERATIVE PHASE:Nursing Diagnosis:Potential skin impairment related to position.Goal/Outcome: Patient's skin integrity is maintained. Comments: Signature: Patient Name: POSTOPERATIVE PHASE:Nursing Diagnosis:Alterations in comfort related to surgical site discomfort.Goal/Outcome: Patient will have diminished pain. home care needs. Comments: Signature: OUTPATIENT SURGERY NURSING PLAN OF CARE continued 4 Reference #2108 Outpatient...
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	...surgical site discomfort.Goal/Outcome: Patient will have diminished pain. home care needs. Comments: Signature: OUTPATIENT SURGERY NURSING PLAN OF CARE continued 4 Reference #2108 Outpatient Surgery 1 Reference #2108 Outpatient...