What is PACU, and What Does a PACU Nurse Do?
Daily Nurse
DECEMBER 9, 2024
PACU nurse’s responsibilities include closely monitoring patients’ vital signs and managing common post-operative symptoms such as pain, nausea, dizziness, and other effects of surgery and anesthesia. When they arrive in the PACU, these patients may have airways in place or, in some cases, be on ventilators.
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