Improving Patient Flow

A problem known to many recovery rooms is extended holding times due to unavailability of beds or nurses on inpatient units. At the beginning of our project, the average wait time from when the patient was ready to transfer until leaving the PACU was 2 hours and 26 minutes. The institution ’s goal was 60 minutes or less.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - August 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Maria Gutierrez, Kirsten Berk Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research