Reflections of a postanesthesia care unit night nurse.
The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses has long held the standard that two licensed personnel will be in the PACU during phase I of recovery. Not all areas of the country have been able to adhere to this standard. This is one nurse's reflections on the time spent "working alone" in the PACU. This article was written before the November 1995 ASPAN position paper on staffing issues. The author strongly feels that with the position paper in place, facilities will make a stronger effort to adhere to the standard and working alone will become a matter of historical record.
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Samaritan College of Nursing, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ 85017, USA.
D006801:Humans; D009551:Night Care; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance