Registered Nurse Pre-Operative & Post Anesthesia Care

Aurora Colorado Visitor Center Provides specialized nursing care in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patients throughout the peri-anesthesia continuum, including the pre-anesthesia phase, post-anesthesia Phase I, post-anesthesia Phase II, and extended care following sedation/analgesia and/or anesthesia for surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures. Possesses knowledge related to physiology associated with various anesthesia techniques and surgical inventions. Assesses and prepares patients for procedures appropriately. Performs clinical assessment of the patient and readily recognizes contraindication for anesthesia and/or surgical intervention. Applies the appropriate post sedation scoring and assess the patient's postoperative status to include cardiovascular and respiratory systems and airway management needs, neurological system, hemodynamic stability, pain, and comfort needs and mental status, implementing appropriate interventions to maintain or r