Question 3

You bring a patient to the recovery room after a laparotomy. The patient has an epidural catheter and a CVP line in situ, and has an oropharyngeal airway. The recovery nurse is inexperienced and very nervous. The unit is full and the other staff seem very busy. Your next patient is waiting in the anaesthetic room.
When you ask the nurse if she is happy to accept the patient, she just nods. What should you do?

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A. False.

B. True.

C. False.

D. False.

E. False.

The specific answer to this question depends on local protocols in your institution. However, the principle of handover is that you remain responsible for the care of the patient until a safe handover has taken place to a responsible member of the recovery team.

In this case, the recovery nurse is not suitable to look after this complicated case. Simply telling the sister or another anaesthetist is not sufficient to ensure the safety of the patient (although it may be helpful to inform those people). In this case, you should remain with the patient.
HDU is not a suitable recovery facility.

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