Post-anaesthesia recovery

There was actually an article on post-anaesthisia in the nursing standard a few weeks ago i don't know if you can get it online...but have a looK

Not really expecting many replies on here- but could do with some input possibly from older medical students or qualified/current student nurses or ODP's!

Am making a list of things to read up on and skills to learn before placement in 4weeks, I'm spending 6 weeks with theatre recovery- I've had a read of this: http://www.aagbi.org/publications/guidelines/docs/postanaes02.pdf

which also discusses core skills of the staff so i'm doing a bit of a brush up on fluid management, ivi's and pain relief, however can anyone think of any skills or knowledge needed prior to this placement? I've done daycase post-op care before in my 1st year, and managed 3 patients towards the end - however would like to look at patients who've not had a spinal or local and the effects surgery has on them more indepth.

any tips for expectations, also can you think of any visits I can do with these 6 weeks? I'm going to ask to see 1-2 surgeries that aren't orthopaedic (however i'm not desperate lol) and possibly ask to spend the day with the paediatric team, and maybe on SHDU?

Edit: just want to add, would it be worthwhile to brush up on BSL too? Its been a while since training, however would it be a bit pointless?

Oh that's werid.. I'm sure that's what it was.. my mistake hope you find something useful

I thought I remembered reading it aswel! lol

Just looked through my nursing standards and there is one about Cataract surgery before,during and after! So maybe it was that? (vol 24. No 14!)

yeahh i'll pass on reading that! Very rarely read the nursing standard anyway, going majorly downhill..

I know - I actually find myself getting bored of reading them now and can't keep up with them! so might stop getting it but thought they might be useful when I start my course.
Do you not find them useful at all for uni work- assignments etc..?

no it's not a reliable academic journal, can be good to read to keep up with political news, and possibly review of clinical skills, and maybe portfolio reflections- but academically, it wouldn't be recognised as an appropiate reference. There's a hierarchy of academic journals etc, and the nursing standard & times are right at the bottom!

Great. lol

What journals are near the top?