Policies
PACU Scoring
STAT
Ready to Go
200

Hypafix, Sterile Water, Petroleum gauze dressing, 2x2 dressing, Plastic hemostats

What are emergency supplies to have at bedside for a patient with a chest tube? 

200

Motor- (2) Active Motion

Respirations (2) Breaths/coughs freely

Oxygenation (1) O2 sat 90-94% or >90% with O2.

Cardiovascular (1) SBP +/-20-50% preop BP

Consciousness (1) Drowsy

What is Recovery Room?

200
Name of a device used to rescue a patient having difficulty breathing
What is bag-valve-mask?
200
This drug is 7 times more potent than morphine
What is Dilaudid?
400
  • All Infants <44 weeks post menstrual age
  • Infants born prior to 37 weeks gestational age AND current age is <52 weeks post menstrual age

What is the criteria for Infants to be admitted for observation after receiving anesthesia?

400
Score introduced in the 1970s to document patient readiness for discharge
What is Aldrete Score?
400
Used to assess the resolution of spinal anesthesia
What is dermatone levels?
400
This type of neuraxial analgesia can be given continuously or on demand
What is epidural analgesia?
600

A neonates axillary temperature must be this prior to transfer back to NICU

What is 36.5?

600
The frequency in which ASPAN Standards are revised
What is every 2 years?
600
Patients may experience this post extubation especially if their airway is irritated by secretions
What is laryngospasm?
600
Term used to describe pain meds given preoperatively
What is pre-emptive analgesia or multimodal analgesia?
800

These patient populations have what in common:

Renal Biopsy, Cardiac Cath, Liver Biopsy, Malignant Hyperthermia

What is 1 hour monitoring in phase I?

800
Name the certifications for PACU nursing
What is CPAN & CAPA?
800
Initial sign is unexplained rise in end tidal CO2
What is Malignant Hyperthermia?
800
Tool used to measure sedation in patients that have received opioids
What is Pasero Opioid Induced Sedation Scale (POSS)
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