Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Nursing
Use Of A Simplified Protocol For The Prevention Of Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting In Adult Ambulatory Surgical Patients, Roger Horne
DNP Scholarly Projects
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) remains a common complication affecting surgical patients after receiving anesthesia. Prevention of PONV is important in an ambulatory surgical setting where patient access to rescue treatment is limited after discharge. A quality improvement (QI) project introduced a simplified PONV prevention strategy to decrease the incidence of PONV at a Veterans Health Administration ambulatory surgery center. A retrospective chart audit of all facility surgical patients receiving anesthesia care (n = 94), excluding ophthalmology patients, was conducted prior to COVID-19 restrictions to establish baseline PONV incidence. An evidence-based, simplified PONV prevention protocol was developed and implemented. …