Nurse Executive Fundamentals of Pre-Anesthesia Screening

In this episode, Nick Chmielewski welcomes back Noreen Hudson, MSN, RN, BRG’s Nursing team lead for perioperative services. This episode continues a series that started in season two reviewing the various departments comprising the perioperative services division. They focus on the evaluation process of pre-anesthesia screening as well as pre-anesthesia testing (PAT), also referred to as pre-admission testing or pre-surgical testing (PST). They discuss the pre-surgical process that ensures all guidelines are met and patients are optimally prepared.