Hi Everyone,
For the past year perianesthesia nurses have been asked to do a variety of jobs outside of their regular role and they have not only been up to the task, but also highly valued in many ways. Perianesthesia nurses have been added to ICU teams, floated out to many different surgical and medical units. We have been giving injections at COVID-19 vaccine centres, collecting samples at assessment centres, and have become PPE experts. All of this while holding down the fort in preop clinics, surgical admissions, PACU and surgical day cares.
Perianesthesia nurses should be very proud of the resilience and positive attitude they have shown for the past year!
Celebrate this week with your perianesthesia team and share what we do with family and friends.
Please reach out to OPANA if you have any questions. We are here to help.
Sincerely,
Candace Epworth, RN, BScN
President, OPANA 2020/2021