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A Qualitative Study: Why Prolonged Stay in the Recovery Room?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2011

Sharifa B. Lalani ,
Fauzia Ali ,
Zeenatkhanu Kanji ,
Salma Jaffer  and
Mohammed Ali
Sharifa B. Lalani*
Affiliation:
The Aga Khan University School of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan
Fauzia Ali
Affiliation:
The Aga Khan University School of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan
Zeenatkhanu Kanji
Affiliation:
The Aga Khan University School of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan
Salma Jaffer
Affiliation:
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Mohammed Ali
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
*
Correspondence to: S. B. Lalani, RN, RM BScN, MScN, STTI Rho.Delta Chapter, Senior Instructor, The Aga Khan University School of Nursing, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan. E-mail: sharifa.lalani@aku.edu; Tel: +92 21 3493 0051 Ext.: 5443, Direct: 3486 5432; Fax: +92 21 493 4294/493 2095
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Abstract

There are a number of factors that prolong patients’ stay in the recovery room (RR), which are related to system or clinical issues. However, less has been discovered from the RR nurses about reasons for prolonged patient stay and recommendations to solve this issue. Prolonged patient stay of more than 2 hours in the RR interferes with the primary role of the RR nurse, which is to provide care to immediate postanaesthesia patients. Consequently, this could affect the operating room schedule, normal flow of patients to the RR and discharge to the nursing units.

Keywords

Recovery roomQualitative researchsystem and clinical

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British Journal of Anaesthetic & Recovery Nursing , Volume 12 , Issue 1-2 , May 2011 , pp. 9 - 13
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Copyright © British Association of Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing 2012

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