310 - Preoperative Triage: A New Approach to Streamline Care, Identify Cancellations Early, and Boost Nurse Satisfaction in the Perianesthesia Setting

This session introduces preoperative triage, where a dedicated team member uses time spent in the waiting room to complete early screening before patients are brought back to Preop. By shifting this work upstream, the team streamlined care, identified potential cancellations earlier, and boosted nurse satisfaction in the perianesthesia setting.

1.00 contact hour 

Speaker(s)

Zachary Polmounter MSN RN CCRN
zachary.polmounter@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Jennifer Goodman MSN RN CCRN
jennifer.goodman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Kirsten Anderson MSN RN FACHE CNOR
kirsten.anderson@pennmedicine.upenn.edu