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Archive >  Ambulatory Anesthesia 2009

Stop PONV Before It Starts

Pre-operative screening and antiemetic intervention can vanquish the dreaded waves of nausea that ruin an otherwise smooth surgical experience.

Colette Klein, RN; and Cynthia Aldrich, RN

Instead of frantically signaling for an emesis basin at the first signs of PONV, our nurses can now confidently reassure patients that their nausea, in the rare cases when they do experience it, will pass momentarily. For this, we have our new PONV prevention program to thank.

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