Hi Jennifer,

We also require our consents to be free of abbreviations.  So frustrating when you have those that do not understand.  Our hospital policy spells this out as well....

It took us two years to combine a PACU and SDC.  We had to create a small committee of nurses to champion it.  I had to put them under one department because it was difficult to keep u...

Our PACU/ACU was once together many years ago.  O.R. grew so it was necessary separate and expand.  Now, years later with lack of volume, I am looking to combine ACU/PACU again....