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Article: Nurse ideal patient educator in RF skin treatment
- Article from:
- Dermatology Times
- Article date:
- July 1, 2004
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Dallas - Patients are hearing the buzz about radiofrequency (RF) skin treatments. The dermatology practice nurse is the ideal point person for educating patients who call in asking questions about radiofrequency treatments.
These nurses also might be charged with preparing patients for treatment, reviewing procedure protocol, answering questions, assisting dermatologists during the procedure, and reviewing postoperative procedure guidelines with patients, according to Tina Alster, M.D., director of the Washington Institute of Dermatologie Laser Surgery and clinical professor of dermatology at Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. Dr. Alster was senior author of a recent study designed to ...