Development of a Formalized Pediatric Visitation Program in the PACU Through Evidence-Based Practice.

Identification Of The Problem: The national trend and 2003 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses position statement supports visitation during Phase I care. Nurses at our institution had an inconsistent practice of rejoining families with their child during this period.

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to investigate nurses' attitudes and beliefs toward family-centered care.

Effects of changes in intraoperative management on recovery from anesthesia: a review of practice improvement initiative.

Background: Our anesthetic practice was hindered by inadequate postanesthesia care unit space resulting in operating room inefficiencies. In response, an anesthetic protocol designed to reduce the duration of postanesthesia stay by decreasing residual anesthetic sedation and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) was introduced. Here the impact of this practice change is analyzed.