NUR 1211C Chapter Notes - Chapter Test 1: Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, Pain Management, Vital Signs

• School: St. Petersburg College
• Department: Nursing, Generic Undergraduate
• Course: NUR 1211C
• Professor: McCusker

Document Summary

Postoperative care of surgical patient: the patient"s immediate recovery period is managed in a postanesthesia care unit (pacu), which is located adjacent to the or. This location limits transportation of the patient immediately after surgery and provides ready access to anesthesia and or staff. If a patient is assigned to phase i care on admission to the pacu is stable and recovering well, the patient may rapidly progress through phase i to either phase ii care or an inpatient unit. This accelerated progress id called rapid postanesthesia care unit progression (rpp). Intraoperative management: anesthetic agents, other drugs received preoperatively or intraoperatively, last dose of opioid administration/pain management plan, total fluid replacements, including blood transfusions, total fluid losses, intraoperative course. In the immediate postanesthesia period the most common causes of airway compromise include construction, hypoxemia, and hypoventilation. The base of the tongue falls backward against the soft palate and occludes the pharynx.