title: Working alone: can it be done?
abstract: The new ASPAN Standards of PeriAnesthesia Nursing Practice, 1995 continue to recommend a minimum of two nurses in the PACU during phase I recovery. During the 1995 midyear meeting of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, a position paper was passed in support of two nurses in the PACU during phase I recovery. Throughout the country, on some occasions, nurses continue to work alone in the PACU. This article suggests strategies for planning safe and competent care while working alone in the PACU.
authors.affiliation: Samaritan College of Nursing, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ 85017, USA.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Poole
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce