I was very excited to come to Spartanburg Surgery Center because I want to be an OR nurse. I started out in PACU and learned a lot about what they look for in patients who have just come out of surgery. The PACU nurse monitor their patient for an average of 30 minutes. During this time they take vital signs every 5 minutes, monitor the patient’s level of consciousness, their color, and any other adverse effect. Before the patient can leave PACU they must receive a score of at least 8 out of 10. As the nurse is monitoring the patient he or she is also adding the patient’s points. These points are based on the patient’s activity, level of consciousness, respirations, temperature, and color. After I spent some time in PACU I went on to watching
