Disciplines and Occupations

Postanesthesia Nursing

The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of patients in the recovery room following surgery and/or anesthesia.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of patients in the recovery room following surgery and/or anesthesia.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Nursing, Post-Anesthesia
  • Nursing, Post-Surgical
  • Nursing, Postanesthesia
  • Nursing, Recovery Room
  • Post-Anesthesia Nursing
  • Post-Surgical Nursing
  • Recovery Room Nursing
  • Nursing, Post Anesthesia
  • Nursing, Post Surgical
  • Post Anesthesia Nursing
  • Post Surgical Nursing

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

93; was POST-ANESTHESIA NURSING 1992

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Previous Indexing

  • Recovery Room (1975-1991)
  • Surgical Nursing (1975-1991)

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NLM Classification

WY 161

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Postanesthesia Nursing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016528. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016528
  2. Postanesthesia Nursing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69952880