Nurse-Anesthesia Collaboration in Preadmission Testing to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Costs

An efficient, high quality preadmission testing (PAT) process is vital for ensuring positive outcomes for surgical patients. As of 2008, there was no structured PAT process at Longmont United Hospital Centura Health (LUH). Preoperative testing was determined by individual surgeon preference, rather than by surgical risk, comorbidities, or best practice, often resulting in unnecessary testing. Preoperative testing was often not done until the day of surgery, putting patients at risk for unnecessary cancellations due to lab or EKG abnormalities, which are costly, and cause patient dissatisfaction.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - July 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Diane Brackin, Ruth Gwin, Linda Hirt Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research