title: Post-anesthesia assessment: what medical-surgical nurses need to know.
abstract: Post-anesthesia patient assessment helps predict the acuity and nursing care needs of patients upon discharge to critical, general, or home care. The goals of postanesthesia assessment, with a focus on the potential respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, and other complications are discussed.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Litwack
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000451:nursing; D001775:Blood Circulation; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000451:nursing; D009325:Nausea / Q000451:nursing; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000451:nursing; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012119:Respiration; D014839:Vomiting / Q000451:nursing
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen