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Education in post anaesthetic care nursing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2009

Melanie Oakley
Melanie Oakley
Affiliation:
Kingston University and St George's Hospital Medical School Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
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Abstract

Post anaesthetic care nursing was viewed for many years as the ‘poor relation’ of theatre and anaesthetic nursing. This was for a number of reasons, but primarily because recovery of the anaesthetised patient was, until relatively recently ward based. However with the advent of anaesthesia becoming more ‘high tech’ the skill required to look after a patient post anaesthesia has increased and with that increase the need for a high level of education for nurses within this speciality. There is now a long English National Board course for the Post anaesthetic care nurse, and opportunities are arising for nurses working in this area to add to the body of knowledge in post anaesthetic care nursing.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Anaesthetic & Recovery Nursing , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , February 2002 , pp. 4 - 6
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Copyright © British Association of Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing 2002

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