transporting pts

Good morning,A little question I hope you can help me with:
1. Do you transport all patients with RN's?2. If not, do you have criteria to decide which patients need an RN for transport? Do you have a policy/protocol/guide you could share?3. How do you communicate report if an RN does not go and do you have a tool you could share?

Dayle Allen-Ackley RN

Visitation in PACU

Do you have standards or info on parental visitation in the PACU. We are developing a policy, but find there is little info available to review . Your help and guidance would beappreciated.

Thanks,
Cathy

Documentation

Do you have a standard of practice around the frequency and documentation of temperature in Phase II Recovery? Is it the same regardless of the type ofanesthetic (local, regional, neurolept, general)?

Jean
SJHC, London

Transfer of care

A question came up the other day regarding discharge from our Phase II Recovery. Our patients are generally escorted by wheelchair to their vehicles accompanied by our PSA and not the nurse. If a patient successfully meets the discharge criteria for Phase II Recovery, does accountability for that patient extend to the "door"?On occasion, patients have left Phase II Recovery and attended an outpaitient clinic, cast room, radiology for example after meeting discharge criteria for our unit. My thuoght is that we have a responsibility to ensure safety while under our "roof". What are your thoughts?

Thanks,Liz

Teaching Packages

Does anyone have a learning package on IV push or extubation that they are able to share?

Dayle

Frequency of VS with Epidural/PCA

We are reviewing our protocols around the frequency of VS with PCA, epidural, spinal analgesia (continuous or one shot neuraxial analgesia)

Thanks
Heather

Niagara

Tranporting patients

Who is transporting your patients to the nursing unit? We have an LPN (RNA; Practical nurse) who transports the patient by himself; an RN accompanies the LPN when the patient is in a bed or if the patient has a PCA / EPIDURAL INFUSION.
IT is being suggested that a porter could transport the patient. What qualifications are required for the person who transports your patients

Sharon