{"id":4794,"date":"2018-02-05T16:38:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T21:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/?p=4794"},"modified":"2018-04-19T14:42:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T18:42:53","slug":"celebrate-perianesthesia-nurse-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/celebrate-perianesthesia-nurse-awareness-week","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Perianesthesia Nurse Awareness Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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You\u2019ve probably seen a handful of the videos. It\u2019s usually a groggy teenager who\u2019s just gotten his or her wisdom teeth out. With the effects of anesthesia wearing off, it can often make for some comical and viral sound bytes. However, anesthesia is a serious medication, and it\u2019s important that a trained professional monitors patients as they come out of a procedure. This is why a perianesthesia nurse plays a vital role in the healthcare industry<\/a>. Combining extensive medical knowledge and a caring and accommodating personality, these nurses ensure that a patient wakes up from anesthesia in a safe and relaxing environment.<\/p>\n

This week kicks off<\/a> perianesthesia nurse awareness week.\u00a0It is designed to bring awareness to this often-overlooked nursing specialty. Below is everything you need to know about this specialty as well as the importance of perianesthesia nurse awareness week!<\/p>\n

Celebrate Perianesthesia Nurse Awareness Week<\/h2>\n

Perianesthesia Nurse Duties<\/h3>\n

Like stated earlier, perianesthesia nurses have a very specific job when it comes to medical care. These nurses work with patients who are unconscious due to the use of anesthesia and care for them until after they regain consciousness. Most patients who have undergone surgery with anesthesia wake up calm. However,\u00a0perianesthesia nurses must still be prepared to handle the odd cases where patients react adversely to the anesthesia. These cases can include patients regaining consciousness with emergence excitement, extreme confusion, vomiting, severe pain, or breathing problems.<\/p>\n

These nurses will also be asked to prepare patients for the surgery. This includes educating patients on the process as well as the recovery experience after surgery. It also means that they may have to provide reassurance and advice<\/a> for those who might be apprehensive about having surgery. Peranethesia Nurse Awareness Week is designed to recognize this unique specialty. It’s also created to thank those for all that they do.<\/p>\n

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Perianesthesia Nurse Education<\/h3>\n

When it comes to education for becoming a perianesthesia nurse, you\u2019ll first need to become a licensed registered nurse<\/a> (RN). While in school, you can choose to take classes that specifically work with anesthesia. It\u2019s also a good idea to focus on how to deal with patient\u2019s pre and post surgery. After nursing school, perianesthesia nurses can work in the field and apply for certification from the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing. This\u00a0is done after completing at least 1,800 hours of direct perianesthesia work. To gain this certification, nurses must pass the Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse exam (CPAN) or the Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse exam (CAPA).<\/p>\n

As the population grows older and medical technology grows more and more sophisticated, perianethesia nurses will be in high demand<\/a>. Surgeries are also moving out of the confines of a traditional hospital. Instead, these will be done at private facilities, and these facilities will need perianesthesia nurses to join their staff. The employment of registered nurses in offices of physicians is projected to increase an astounding 48 percent from 2008-18, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.\u00a0On average, they also make $33.64 an hour, which is certainly a stellar wage. Perianethesia nurse awareness week isn\u2019t just about recognition, it\u2019s about encouraging you health professionals to pursue this exciting career!<\/p>\n

Celebrate Perianesthesia Nurse Awareness Week<\/h2>\n

Recognize Nurses<\/h3>\n

One of the best ways to celebrate perianesthesia nurse awareness week is to show some recognition for those in your unit. They\u2019re often overlooked, so it\u2019s important to remind them just how vital their role is in healthcare. Whether it\u2019s a memo, a lunch, or simply a pat on the back, recognition goes a long way.<\/p>\n

Teach Others<\/h3>\n

What\u2019s a better way to celebrate this day than to pass on your knowledge to other future nurses? Stop in and visit your local nursing school, or even high school to show students what it\u2019s like being a perianesthesia nurse. It\u2019s important to cultivate a future generation of nurses, so why not start this week?<\/p>\n

Spend Some \u201cMe Time\u201d<\/h3>\n

Burnout is extremely common in the healthcare industry, so it\u2019s important that you take some time for yourself. Even if it\u2019s just a few hours, celebrate this week by enjoying one of your hobbies. Whether it\u2019s hitting the great outdoors for a hike, or sitting by the fire and enjoying a good book, you should give yourself some time to relax!<\/p>\n

As always, if you\u2019re looking for a nursing job,\u00a0browse our job posts<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve probably seen a handful of the videos. It\u2019s usually a groggy teenager who\u2019s just gotten his or her wisdom teeth out. With the effects of anesthesia wearing off, it can often make for some comical and viral sound bytes. However, anesthesia is a serious medication, and it\u2019s important that a trained professional monitors patients […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[343,353],"tags":[172,869,870,868],"class_list":["post-4794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nurse","category-nurse-news","tag-nurse","tag-nurse-awareness","tag-nurse-holiday","tag-perianesthesia-nurse-awareness-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4794"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5079,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4794\/revisions\/5079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}