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Celebrate Perianesthesia Nurses Feb. 2-8, 2015

Perianesthesia nurseIt’s Perianesthesia Nurse Awareness Week (PANAW) Feb. 2-8, 2015, a time to recognize nurses who work in pre- and post-anesthesia care, ambulatory surgery and pain management. Here are some quick facts about these nurses from the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) and Nurses Without Borders:

  • There are more than 60,000 perianesthesia nurses in the United States
  • Perianesthesia nurses will administer 40 million anesthetics in the U.S. each year
  • Nurses in this field care for patients before and after procedures requiring analgesia, sedation and anesthesia
  • Though most work in hospital recovery wards, some perianesthesia nurses also work in outpatient facilities and dentists’ offices who provide sedation
  • Certifying as a perianesthesia nurse requires 1,800 hours of experience in perianesthetic nursing within two years prior to taking the exam, administered by the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification

RNnetwork places post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurses around the country. We honor these nurses — along with ambulatory, pre-op and pain management nurses — and recognize the important service they provide.

Learn more about Perianesthesia Nurse Awareness Week on the ASPAN website.

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