PACU stands for: - ANSWER post-anesthesia care unit
The primary purpose of the PACU is: - ANSWER ongoing critical evaluation and stabilization of pt.
Upon admission, the pt must be: - ANSWER placed on/with EKG, pulse ox, BP cuff, and oxygen
When a pt arrives in PACU, the ___ gives report. ...
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Exam 1 - PACU (Nursing 2)
PACU stands for: - ANSWER post-anesthesia care unit
The primary purpose of the PACU is: - ANSWER ongoing critical evaluation and
stabilization of pt.
Upon admission, the pt must be: - ANSWER placed on/with EKG, pulse ox, BP cuff, and
oxygen
When a pt arrives in PACU, the ___ gives report. - ANSWER CRNA/Anesth.
Phase 1: - ANSWER Intense monitoring, preparing pt for d/c or inpatient unit
Phase 2: - ANSWER Preparing pt for Phase III, home, or rehab facility
Phase 3: - ANSWER Preparing pt for self care, observation, rehab
Fast tracking: - ANSWER Pt admitted to PACU after local or regional anesthesia
Intraoperative management while giving admission report: - ANSWER what anesthesia
was used, meds given, EBL, fluid replacement totals, urine output
Pts at higher risk in PACU: - ANSWER those that received general, elderly,
smokers/lung disease, obese, pts that went under thoracic/airway/abd surgery
Obese pts are at a higher risk in PACU due to: - ANSWER adipose tissue absorbing
anesthesia and slowly releasing over time, they're harder to wake
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