Patient transport from PACU
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0Oct 31, '11 by DiDiPACURNHow are patients being transported from the PACU? We use transporters for the majority. PACU nurses go with critical, cardiac, ASA 4, or those receiving blood. Our hospital is again looking at sending PACU nurses with all patients. I worry about staffing in the PACU if this occurs. How does your hospital handle this. How does this affect staffing in the PACU? -
0Oct 31, '11 by GHGoonetteWe accompany all patients going to ICU, which covers pretty well all the categories you describe. For other patients, a ward nurse comes to theater to collect her patient and one of our porters helps her get the patient back to the ward. This system was introduced precisely because of staffing issues in PACU.
The only time one of us accompanies stable patients back to the ward is when the ward itself has staffing problems, provided, of course, that we can spare our own staff. -
1Oct 31, '11 by DiDiPACURNThank you for your response. As you know, nursing is forever changing. I am happy to see a site like this one where I can learn how others are handling issues. It sounds like your unit has the support it needs.GHGoonette likes this.
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0Nov 4, '11 by meandragonbrettAll patients except for Same Day Surgery patients must have an RN transport them along with an attendant.
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