Ensuring Pediatric Competency for Adult PACU Nurses

Nurses should have good assessment skills; however, post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurses must be particularly diligent in monitoring patients and quick to respond in potentially life-threatening situations. Pediatric and adult patients obviously have different needs when recovering from anesthesia and surgical procedures.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - August 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Brittany Elliott, Renee Russell, Stephanie Rico, Kathryn Boschen Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research