This week in clinical, me and another nursing student were assigned to go and visit the PACU. All patients are admitted to the PACU, Post-anesthesia care unit, following surgery. We visited the PACU in the first week of clinical, so I was familiar with the environment. When I first walked into the PACU it was empty, but the nurse told me just give it a few minutes it is going to get busy. I was assigned to be with a nurse for the day and observe how she takes care of patients after surgery is completed. The first patient came in with the surgeon and the anesthesiologist at the head of the bed. The anesthesiologist gave report to the nurse and filled out a couple of documents. While the anesthesiologist was giving report, the nurse quickly put
