Criteria for the safe discharge of patients from the recovery room.
Guidelines need to be in place to help nurses in the recovery room make appropriate and safe decisions when discharging patients to a surgical ward. Consciousness level, respiration, circulation, pain control, homeostasis and wound care should all be considered. Criteria from the Freeman Hospital provides practical guidance.
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Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D001831:Body Temperature; D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D009325:Nausea / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011997:Recovery Room / Q000592:standards*; D012119:Respiration; D012449:Safety; D014839:Vomiting / Q000628:therapy; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000502:physiology