Abstract

QUESTION: WHAT ARE THE CURRENT recommended staffing ratios for a preoperative unit, phase I postanesthesia care unit (PACU), and phase II PACU? What is the recommendation for staffing on call? Should there always be at least two nurses in phase I PACU? Theresa Clifford, MSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, FASPAN, Perioperative Services, Mercy Hospital, Portland, ME and Former President of American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses from 2009 to 2010

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