The postoperative care nurse reviews the documentation from the intraoperative phase and determines that several areas are missing. Which areas did the nurse identify as being missing from the intraoperative documentation?
Select all that apply.
A) Pain assessment
B) Start and stop times of anesthesia
C) Medication review
D) Antibiotic infusion times
E) Start and stop times of the procedure
Answer: B, D, E
Intraoperative documentation is to include documentation about specific times, such as the start and stop times of anesthesia, antibiotic infusion times, and start and stop times of the procedure. The pain assessment and medication review are documented during both the preoperative and postoperative assessments.
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