<p>Where departments use post anaesthetic recovery units for extended recovery, the post anaesthetic recovery staff caring for those patients should have the competencies to manage Level 2 critical care patients and there should be a registered nurse/p...
Where departments use post anaesthetic recovery units for extended recovery, the post anaesthetic recovery staff caring for those patients should have the competencies to manage Level 2 critical care patients and there should be a registered nurse/patient ratio of 1:2, as in a Level 2 critical care unit. Departments should have procedures in place to demonstrate the adequacy of medical...