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RN

Wanda O'Steen

Great speaker and very educational.

Great speaker and very educational.

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Great Review for a PACU Newbie

Meybel Posada Diaz

This is a great course, it has a great pace. I listened to it while I did dishes, stopped on the items that were new to me so I could look up more informatio...

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This is a great course, it has a great pace. I listened to it while I did dishes, stopped on the items that were new to me so I could look up more information, and was able to revisit some of the modules that I felt I needed to sit down and take notes. Doing 2 - 3 hours a week was incredibly easy, as the modules vary between 25 - 40 minutes each. Being able to listen to the information once and being able to review it again with focus and resources fwas very in tune with my learning style. The content was well presented and not overwhelming.

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Pacu nursing Basics

Jackie Phillips

Really great intense class wish this class was around when i first started in the pacu the only thing available

Really great intense class wish this class was around when i first started in the pacu the only thing available

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PACU Nursing Basics

Myrna Gulimlim

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Josine aka Jo Churchill

Relied heavily on acronyms - most I knew or could figure out, but there were several I had to look up... I liked the post test, as it seemed to focus on the ...

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Relied heavily on acronyms - most I knew or could figure out, but there were several I had to look up... I liked the post test, as it seemed to focus on the decision making needed in the real world. Some modules repeated basic information that I knew.

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PACU Basics Course Curriculum

    1. Welcome to The PACU Nursing Basics Course

    2. My Course Goal....

    1. RT Objectives

    2. RT Module Video #1 (37 minutes)

    3. RT Module Video #2 (35 minutes)

    1. CV Objectives

    2. CV Module Video #1 (34 minutes)

    3. CV Module Video #2 (31 minutes)

    1. MS Objectives

    2. MS/Ortho Video #1 (38 minutes)

    3. MS/Ortho Video #2 (38 minutes)

    1. GI /General Surgery Objectives

    2. GI / General Surgery Video #1 (32 minutes)

    3. GI / General Surgery Video #2 ( 32 minutes)

    1. GU Objectives

    2. GU Surgery Video #1 (28 minutes)

    3. GU Surgery Video #2 (36 minutes)

About this course

  • $169.00
  • 25 lessons
  • 7.5 hours of video content

Course Objectives

  • All System Modules

    Describe common interventions and surgery for each organ system. Review of anesthetic effects on each system.

  • PACU Complications

    In every system module there is a review of two common complications with description, incidence, signs and symptoms and lastly interventions.

Instructor

BSN, RN, CPAN Catherine Zuniga

Entrepreneur, Educator, Author, Creator, and lifelong Nurse, Cathy has been active in healthcare for over 3 decades! To date Nurse Cathy has helped 131 RN's obtain CAPA® or CPAN® certification in Perioperative Nursing! "Nurses ARE My WHY!" Her bedside clinical experience is vast, encompassing trauma level 1 critical care specialties such as: MICU, CCU, SICU, Neuro ICU, Interventional Radiology (Body & Neuro IR), and clinical educator West coast region for the Arctic Sun™ focusing on Targeted Temperature Management (TTM). In 2016 she transitioned into Perianesthesia Nursing, Phase I PACU in Bend, Oregon. In the Fall of 2019 she passed the Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse exam, (CPAN®) and re-certified via re-examination in 2023, and most recently in 2025 re-certified via contact hours. She has worked in multiple West coast perioperative/perianesthesia departments and discovered a systemic need for specialty education. This led her to create PACU Nursing Minutes (PNM) YouTube channel in September of 2020. Viewer and subscriber growth has been consistent, this growth grew into PACU Nursing Minutes LLC, fulfilling Cathy's dream to be a full-time perianesthesia educator! She is now a full time nurse entrepreneur, educator, certification coach and content creator thus contributing and giving back to her fellow Nursing tribe! The PNM channel grew into a nurse entrepreneur business, achieving licensing & accreditation in May of 2021. The Mission statement of PACU Nursing Minutes LLC states; "To provide evidence-based perianesthesia education that equips and empowers nurses with knowledge to care for patients in all phases of care. Education that enhances and changes practice based on evidence. Education that improves patient outcomes through excellence in care and creates strong healthcare teams." "I look forward to teaching the next generation of Nurses." Nurse Cathy began working in healthcare at 15 years old as a CNA, LPN at 17, and BSN at 21 class of 2000, Neumann University, Aston, PA. Nurse Cathy was recently part of launching a new ASC in the Pacific Northwest, WA State., working in all phases of care. She maintains current certification of ACLS, PALS, and CPAN. She is an alumnus CCRN® and member of AACN ®, APSA®, AORN®, ANA®, ASPAN® and NPANA®.

Purchasing Policy

Once purchased no refunds. Non-transferable. Digital course access, 120 days from purchase.

CEP

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17622, for 8 Contact hours

  • On Demand Learning, you set the timeline!

  • 8 Contact Hours

  • Knowledge that you can apply to the bedside!

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