General Anesthesia Part 2, Emergence and Recovery

Educational video discussing the emergence and recovery phases of general anesthesia. The basic nursing care for patients immediate arrival to the recovery room, phase I assessments and common expectations and management of specific complications. The video highlights cover, reversal of anesthesia, deep extubation, emergence delirium, phase I care and anesthesia sign out note expectations for discharge from PACU. PACU Nursing Minutes is your premier perianesthesia nursing education resource channel. Here you will find applicable information focused on registered nursing care in the post anesthesia care unit, PACU, directed towards recovery post-surgery. PACU Nursing Minutes will review evidence-based practice, that can be applied today! The short videos are intended to guide you towards further research and education as you become an expert in perianesthesia nursing practice. Are you thinking of getting your CPAN®, Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse, well, tune in here as we discuss many of the core topics covered on the CPAN® certification test? On the PACU Nursing Minutes channel I’ll share with you specific and essential education on providing pre- and post-operative, perianesthesia nursing care. Are you a nurse working in the ER, ICU, or step-down and considering a new chapter in your nursing career? Well, PACU Nursing Minutes is your channel to brush up on basic concepts of perianesthesia nursing, surgery, anesthesia, and common nursing intervention in the post-operative, PACU department and more! Thank You for your viewership! Please Subscribe, Like, Share and leave a comment! Cathy Zuniga, BSN, RN, CPAN [email protected] Educating, Equipping and Empowering Nurses! Creator and founder of PACU Nursing Minutes Member of ASPAN, PNANA Nurse of 21 years, I’m passionate about sharing knowledge & supporting the next generation of nurses!