EBP, Evidence-based practice; IRB, Institutional Review Board; PICO, patient/population, intervention, comparison, and outcome; PONV, postoperative nausea and vomiting. From Melnyk BM, Fineout-Overholt E: Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A…
!DOCTYPE html> 26 Transition From the Operating Room to the PACU Kay A. Ball, BSN, MSA, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN The practice of nursing is directed toward the assessment, planning, implementation, and…
!DOCTYPE html> 21 Nonopioid Intravenous Anesthetics Cecil B. Drain, PhD, RN, CRNA, FAAN, FASAHP Intravenous (IV) anesthetics are grouped by primary pharmacologic action into nonopioid and opioid IV agents. The nonopioid agents…
FIG. 15.1 Pituitary hormones and their target organs. (From McCance KL, Huether SE: Pathophysiology: the biologic basis for disease in adults and children, ed 7, St. Louis, MO, 2015, Elsevier.) Syndrome of…
FIG. 5.1 Chain of infection. (Courtesy the Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology at the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor, MI.) Communicable Diseases of Concern Every institution should…
!DOCTYPE html> 7 Patient Safety and Legal Issues in the PACU Jacqueline M. Ross, PhD, RN, CPAN The environment of the perianesthesia unit poses a variety of unique legal and patient safety…
!DOCTYPE html> 8 Ethics in Perianesthesia Nursing Alexander Tartaglia, MA, MDiv, DMin, BCC, ACPE Supervisor, Ken Faulkner, MA, MDiv, and Karen A. Kane, MSN, RN, CPAN The concern for ethical practice in the care of patients has a…
!DOCTYPE html> 11 ASPAN Standards, Documentation, Regulatory Guidelines, and Patient Safety Needs Sylvia Baker, Denise O’Brien, and Theresa Clifford 11-1. While caring for the Phase I PACU patient, the perianesthesia nurse ensures patient safety by…
!DOCTYPE html> 10 Patient and Family Education Susan Norris, and Theresa Clifford 10-1. While preparing a patient who will be undergoing infiltration of local anesthesia, the nurse instructs the patient to report all…
!DOCTYPE html> 9 Diversity and Psychosocial Assistance Diane Swintek, Nancy Strzyzewski, and Theresa Clifford 9-1. Cultural competency is essential because it promotes: a. Meaningful plans of care b. Expedient assessments c. Standardized care d. Traditional…
