You are the PACU nurse caring for a patient who is ready to go the floor after her surgery. What would you be responsible for reporting to the nurse on the floor? (Mark all that apply.)
A) The kind of anesthetic gas that was used
B) The staff in the operating room
C) The patient's preoperative level of consciousness
D) The presence of family and/or significant others
E) Identification of the patient by name
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback: The PACU nurse is responsible for informing the floor nurse of the patient's intraoperative factors (eg, 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 operating room with the patient.
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