Navigating the Path to a Sustainable "PACU Pause" and Standardized Perioperative Handoff: A Quality Improvement Project.

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a pause and standardized perioperative handoff to improve the quality of the handoff and the satisfaction of the perioperative team in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) setting.

Design: The Iowa Model for Evidence-Based Practice guided this evidence-based practice-quality improvement project.

Methods: A team was formed of key nurses and other perioperative members to execute the project.