Staff Developed PACU Acuity Scoring Grid

PurposeThe goal of this project was to design a tool to classify patients in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) for acuity as defined by nursing interventions.DesignAn instrument development and validation approach was used.MethodsA PACU acuity scoring grid was developed using the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) professional guidelines and Rothman In