Calling PACU RN's for travel assignments in top markets across America. The travel nurse industry is booming and PACU nurses are in high demand in major facilities. Post Anesthetic Care Units are growing as the number of surgeries and procedures increase with the aging population and the many advancements in medical procedures available today.
PACU RN's provide a welcome sight for those just waking up from anesthetic haze. Guiding patients back to consciousness and helping them adapt in the first few hours after surgery or a procedure is the main function of the PACU nurse. Administration of medications is very important during this stage of recovery and that is also a very important part of the PACU nurses job as well as closely monitoring their patients. Waking up from anesthesia can be traumatic for the patient and the PACU RN's job is to keep them calm and alleviate their fears and confusion. Explaining everything that is happening and what will happen next will help the patient remain calm.
Travel nursing can be such a rewarding experience. You get to meet new people, experience new places, maybe even ones you have always dreamed of seeing, and at the same time you are enhancing your career and learning new technique. It's a win-win for the travel nurse and the facility hiring that nurse. Travel nurses are a breed all their own, adaptable and always up for the challenge of a new assignment, a new facility, a new place and new people.
Mary Crawford, HealthCare Employment Network
