PACURN1956

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1. Policy on length of stay in the PACU

   PACURN1956 replied to dantespikiks's topic in PACU

   Our criteria for spinal anesthesia is based on hemodynamic stability, patient not requiring medication for hypotension in past hour, and the patient must be able to turn their upper body to protect their airway. In the 15 years I have worked in PACU...

2. ECT PACU to PACU in hospital

   PACURN1956 replied to Topaz7's topic in PACU

   I work in a large hospital PACU where we recover everything except NICU patients and Open heart surgeries. We also do elective cardioversions, blood patches and in the past did ECT's but our psych MD's have moved away from those. Although we do see ...

3. Misuse of insulin pens and patient safety

   PACURN1956 posted a topic in Safety

   I work in a 700+ bed hospital that has been using insulin pens for several years. It has been recently announced that the pens will be discontinued because of rampant misuse of the pens by the nursing staff. I was mortified to learn that pharmacy w...