Pre-op Phone calls who does them?

[RNKPCE]

Who does your pre-op phone calls or health screening? This could apply to people at the surgery center or an acute care hospital? Is the person a licensed RN or a clerk? They are wanting to do a pilot with non licensed or even lay people doing the calls vs RNs who are currently doing them.

[racing-mom4, BSN, RN]

At the hospital I work for an RN does them. My best friend works for a specialty doc and they have MAs do them, but a nurse is in house if there are any questions or concerns.

[lpnstudentin2010, LPN]

When I receive the calls it is an RN. And sometimes that person is then your pre-op nurse to, but that may be coincidence.

[Dolce, RN]

The places that I have worked have a pre-assessment clinic where the surgical patient actually comes to the hospital for health history, assessment, labs, xrays, etc. If they are unable to come to the hospital some of the information can be received over the phone by an RN or LPN. Pre-op phone calls are always by a licensed nurse.

[lpnstudentin2010, LPN]

The places that I have worked have a pre-assessment clinic where the surgical patient actually comes to the hospital for health history, assessment, labs, xrays, etc. If they are unable to come to the hospital some of the information can be received over the phone by an RN or LPN. Pre-op phone calls are always by a licensed nurse.

I was thinking of day surgery. Yes at my hospital it is done the way you just mentioned if it is inpatient surgery. If it is day surgery you just get a call.

[Dolce, RN]

I was thinking of day surgery. Yes at my hospital it is done the way you just mentioned if it is inpatient surgery. If it is day surgery you just get a call.

We actually do a pre-assessment appointment for in and outpatients. Any patient that is going to have general anesthesia really needs to be screened to make sure they don't need lab work, EKG, cardiac clearance, etc. If they don't come in ahead of time all of that stuff has to either be done the day of surgery or the surgeon's office has to track it down. Believe me, tracking down a cardiac clearance at 0630 in the morning 1 hour before surgery is not fun......been there, done that.

But, for minor procedures--pedi dental cases, endoscopy, etc we do not have them come in prior to the day of surgery.