SueC56

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1. Role of a PACU nurse?

   SueC56 replied to born2circulateRN's topic in PACU

   Call is going to vary alot from one hospital to another. One hospital in our system has one PACU nurse on call on weeknights and a couple on weekend days (scheduled cases) and one or two on weekend nights. We get minimal trauma cases, they go to one...

2. Role of a PACU nurse?

   SueC56 replied to born2circulateRN's topic in PACU

   The anesthesia machines actually measure the amount of anesthetic gas exhaled by the patient. They are usually pretty much at zero gas before they leave OR. That's one way that the anesthesiologist knows they are safe to be extubated. We actually wo...

3. Certification

   SueC56 replied to olderthandirt51's topic in PACU

   Don't forget to mention that after you take the practice test, it counts for CEUs!