Preoperative Regional Anesthesia for Postoperative Pain Management

Financial impact of health care has motivated hospitals to creatively train and staff divisions to facilitate higher acuity and flow of patient volume without increasing full time employees. Divisions within perianesthesia care unit (PACU) previously trained staff to preop patients and others to recovery. Our unit spans two floors and six divisions. The computerized documentation system is different from the rest of the hospital. Asking for nursing support from the hospital when resources are stretched could not occur.
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: 2015 SVN National Conference Presentation Abstract Source Type: research