One of my CPAN (certified post anesthesia nurse) nurses got into CRNA school without ICU experience. He had worked in PACU for 4 years before he decided to go to CRNA school and they accepted his PACU...
We allow parents of peds. If we are holding for post op beds we usually let 1 or 2 family members at the most for 10-15 minutes. I do have to be a patient family advocate on this somewhat we have some...
I agree with all the posts. Our OR must call and we tell them where to call. There have been times when they forgot to call and there have been no bays and we turn them right around back to the OR....
As a charge nurse in PACU (previously ER) I foound that the best transition nurses to PACU were ER or ICU nurses. With that being said I have hired med-surg nurses with no ICU or ER experience. They...
Interesting thread. As with adults kids act differently. We had 2- 4year old kids have Tymp and tubes both had same anesthesiologist and given same agents. 1 woke up and went home in an hour the other...
We do CO2 monitoring on some of our extubated patients. Again our PCA's pumps monitor CO2. We ordered CO2 monitors for 4 of our bays but it is sometimes hard to know what patients will need CO2...
I have worked PACU for 12 years. I came from the ER which I truly loved but hated everyother weekend and working holidays. I then started floating to the PACU and finally took the step and never...