Post-Anesthesia Nursing Standards Available

The ASPAN (American Society of Post Anesthesia Nurses) Standards of Nursing Practice have been revised and are available for purchase through the ASPAN office.

These updated Standards now include the following areas

Pre Anesthesia

PACU

Ambulatory Surgery Unit

The Standards are based on the concept of the Nursing Diagnosis and the Nursing Process and include Management Standards as well as Clinical. The American Society of Anesthesiologists has recently endorsed these Standards, available in a convenient handbook size.

ASPAN MEMBERS ……… $5.00

NON-MEMBERS ………. $7.00

Available through the ASPAN administrative office. P.O. Box 1 1083, Richmond, VA 23230.