California was the name given to a mythical island in the popular early 16th century Spanish novel Las Sergas de Esplandián. When the Spanish started exploring the Pacific coast, they applied this name to the Baja California Peninsula. That name stuck. Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo became the first European in recorded history to sight the region that is present-day California in 1542.Post anesthetic care unit nurses are a welcome side for patients emerging from the haze of anesthesia. There are a number of tasks a PACU nurse needs to perform in a post operative unit such as guiding patients to consciousness and assisting them in handling personal needs in the first few hours after surgery.
A PACU nurse is important not just for her role as a guide in the outcome of a surgery but also for handling medication administration duties which are very important at this stage. Even though most patients do not remember the PACU nurse that attended to their needs, they play an imperative role in helping patients start on the road to recovery.
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California was the name given to a mythical island in the popular early 16th century Spanish novel Las Sergas de Esplandián. When the Spanish started exploring the Pacific coast, they applied this name to the Baja California Peninsula. That name stuck. Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo became the first European in recorded history to sight the region that is present-day California in 1542.Post anesthetic care unit nurses are a welcome side for patients emerging from the haze of anesthesia. There are a number of tasks a PACU nurse needs to perform in a post operative unit such as guiding patients to consciousness and assisting them in handling personal needs in the first few hours after surgery.
A PACU nurse is important not just for her role as a guide in the outcome of a surgery but also for handling medication administration duties which are very important at this stage. Even though most patients do not remember the PACU nurse that attended to their needs, they play an imperative role in helping patients start on the road to recovery.
