The PACU nurse is caring for a patient who has been deemed ready to go to the postsurgical floor after her surgery. What would the PACU nurse be responsible for reporting to the nurse on the floor? Select all that apply
A) The names of the anesthetics that were used
B) The identities of the staff in the OR
C) The patient's preoperative level of consciousness
D) The presence of family and/or significant others
E) The patient's full name
Ans: C, D, E
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The PACU nurse is responsible for informing the floor nurse of the patient's intraoperative factors (e.g., insertion of drains or catheters, administration of blood or medications during surgery, or occurrence of unexpected events), preoperative level of consciousness, presence of family and/or significant others, and identification of the patient by name. The PACU nurse does not tell which anesthetic was used, only the type and amount used. The PACU nurse does not identify the staff that was in the OR with the patient.
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