Exam 1 - PACU (Nursing 2)

Exam 1 - PACU (Nursing 2) PACU stands for: post-anesthesia care unit The primary purpose of the PACU is: ongoing critical evaluation and stabilization of pt. Upon admission, the pt must be: placed on/with EKG, pulse ox, BP cuff, and oxygen When a pt arrives in PACU, the ___ gives report. CRNA/Anesth. Phase 1: Intense monitoring, preparing pt for d/c or inpatient unit Phase 2: Preparing pt for Phase III, home, or rehab facility Phase 3: Preparing pt for self care, observation, rehab Fast tracking: Pt admitted to PACU after local or regional anesthesia Intraoperative management while giving admission report: what anesthesia was used, meds given, EBL, fluid replacement totals, urine output Intraoperative course while giving admission report: unexpected anesthetic events/reactions, VS, monitoring trends, lab results PACU assessment priority: Adequacy of airway (rate, rhythm, accessory muscles, breath sounds, O2 sat) Pts at higher risk in PACU: 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: