Medication errors and interactions happen every day in the perioperative setting. It is the responsibility of the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse to manage pain, nausea, vomiting, and maintain hemodynamics after surgery...
Background: Many surgical procedures require muscle paralysis of the patient to ensure optimum operating conditions. Monitoring the level of paralysis is an important responsibility of the nurse anesthetist throughout...
In the intraoperative setting, the intersection of hand hygiene practices and contamination of the anesthesia workstation presents a critical juncture for reducing hospital acquired infections that ultimately lead to increased...
In 1984, Ultrasound-Guided (USG) Intravenous (IV) access was first used to place central venous catheters (CVC) in real-time. This led to increased success rates, reduced procedural times, decreased site associated...
Background and Review of Literature: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) frequently occur in patients after anesthesia, significantly impacting patient satisfaction and potentially leading to untoward complications....
Background and Review of Literature: Caesarean sections are one of the most performed procedures in the operating room. Managing pain for these patients is vital to ensure a positive birthing experience for mothers and...
Background and Review of Literature: The presurgical anesthesia machine check is a critical procedure that all anesthesia providers must be capable of performing. Failing to perform an anesthesia machine check increases...
Background: Malignant hyperthermia is a disorder of the skeletal muscle that can present as a hypermetabolic response to triggering agents. Anesthesia providers frequently administer these triggers in the operating room....
Anesthesia providers who give spinal anesthetics in obstetric anesthesia commonly witness spinal induced hypotension (SIH) in patients due to the sympathetic blockade after injection. This DNP project evaluated Indiana...
Background and Review of Literature: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the most common patient complications following general anesthesia. Recent literature supports the practice of supplemental intravenous...