title: Principles of monitoring postoperative patients.
abstract: Postoperative care is provided by perioperative nurses. They are often experienced in a specialised area of surgery that requires specific care for the intervention performed. This article, the first in a two-part series, identifies the principles of postoperative nursing care. These remain reasonably consistent over the years but nurses must ensure they keep up to date with guidelines, policies and evidence-based practice.
authors.affiliation: School of Professional Practice, Department of Skills and Simulation, Birmingham City University.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liddle
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D001831:Body Temperature; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010092:Oximetry; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011182:Postoperative Care; D006113:United Kingdom; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance