Specializes in critical care, pain management, pacu.
this has happened to you at least once a day : Your CRNA says "I gave him enough, he won't need anything for a while" and you've got the narcotics in your hand just waiting for your patient to get the oral airway out and start screaming in pain as the Fentanyl drains from his system,then you start pushing drugs as your patient goes on and on about what a high tolerance for pain he has...... CRNA returns and when he finds out how much you gave him, just keeps saying, I don't understand he was fine when I left him with an oral airway in.............. If it weren't for PACU nurses, the world would be in pain!!!
The surgeon comes into the room and tells your patient that still has their oral airway in that the surgery went great and he will see them in the morning!
This is in reply to the nasal airway in the mouth: I do use this and have seen it done. They are softer and it works with less irritation of the gag reflex. I have had one CRNA that does it and it works :). "Is my surgery all done? Did it go OK?
What time is it? Can I have a drink? Can I eat? "
This is asked in a Q 5 min LOOP I wish I could play back my same answers on a loop.
I was playing an online game with a countdown timer for the last 10 seconds. The web is jerky today, so one of the timer beeps was too early. I immediately wondered if it was a PAC or a PVC.
pacuvanessa
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this has happened to you at least once a day : Your CRNA says "I gave him enough, he won't need anything for a while" and you've got the narcotics in your hand just waiting for your patient to get the oral airway out and start screaming in pain as the Fentanyl drains from his system,then you start pushing drugs as your patient goes on and on about what a high tolerance for pain he has...... CRNA returns and when he finds out how much you gave him, just keeps saying, I don't understand he was fine when I left him with an oral airway in.............. If it weren't for PACU nurses, the world would be in pain!!!