Post anesthesia room nurse vs post-anesthesia care unit nurse

Differences between post anesthesia room nurse and post-anesthesia care unit nurse duties and responsibilities

Post anesthesia room nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Perform and participate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Circulate general surgery and urology cases.
• Implement the Pre-Operative care maintaining relate records.
• Perform and participate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Post-anesthesia care unit nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions and monitoring patients' responses.
• Do preop teaching, draw labs and perform EKG's prior to surgery.
• Maintain and care for arterial/venous sheaths sites, as well as medication titration pre and post op.
• Provide leadership in improving and sustaining the quality and effectiveness of the care provide by PACU nursing and ancillary staff.
• Assess post-operative surgical patients for anesthesia complications
• Monitor for hemorrhagic changes and lingering affects of anesthesia.
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