Compliance to Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Discharge Score Practice Among Nurses at Post-Anesthesia Care Unit in the Jimma Medical Center in Ethiopia: A Best Practice Implementation Project, 2021

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Table 1 The Evidence-Based Audit Criteria Used in Combination with an Explanation of the Study Unit and Techniques of Assessing Compliance Toward Best Evidence Informed Practice for Every Particular Audit Criterion

Criterion	Sample Size	Method Used to Measure % Compliance with Best Practice
Discharge scoring systems were routinely used to assess patient’s readiness for discharge from post-anesthesia care?	All adult surgical patients within audit period	If yes, 100% compliance with best practice
Pain, level of consciousness, nausea, vomiting, and blood pressure were assessed before discharging patients from the post-anesthesia care?	All adult surgical patients within audit period	If discharge process was applied using standard discharge criteria, 100% compliance with best practice If discharge process was applied using local discharge criteria, 50% compliance with best practice
Patient vital signs were assessed before discharge from the post-anesthesia care?	All adult surgical patients within audit period	If yes, 100% compliance with best practice

Table 2 Results of Baseline Audit on Facility Assessment at Post-Anesthesia Care Unit in the Jimma Medical Center, 2021

Criterion	Yes	NA
Adequate NIBP cuff and pulse-oximetry monitor	62.5%	0
There was continuous supply of materials	37.5%	0
High workload	87.5%	0
ECG monitor available	25%	0

Table 3 Results of Baseline Audit on the Practice of Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Discharge Score Criteria Among PACU Nurses at PACU in the JMC, Ethiopia, 2021

S.NO	Criterion	Yes	No
1	Discharge scoring systems were routinely used to assess patient’s readiness for discharge from post-anesthesia care?	15 (62.5%)	9 (37.5%)
2	Pain, conscious state, nausea and vomiting, and blood pressure were assessed before discharging patients from the post-anesthesia care?	9 (37.5%)	15 (62.5%)
3	Patient vital signs were assessed before discharge from the post-anesthesia care?	18 (75%)	6 (25%)

Figure 1 The compliance rate of effective post-anesthesia care unit discharge score criteria practice among PACU nurses at PACU in the JMC, South West Ethiopia, 2021.

Table 4 The Result of Post-Implementation Audit on the Practice of Successful Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Discharge Score Criteria Among PACU Nurses at PACU in the JMC, Ethiopia, 2021

S.NO	Criterion	Yes	NA
1	Discharge scoring systems were routinely used to assess patient’s readiness for discharge from post-anesthesia care?	118 (100%)	0
2	Pain, conscious state, nausea and vomiting, and blood pressure were assessed before discharging patients from the post-anesthesia care?	110 (93.2%)	6.8%
3	Patient vital signs were assessed before discharge from the post-anesthesia care?	118 (100%)	0

Figure 2 Results of baseline audit as compared with the post-implementation audit; comparison of rate of compliance to successful post-anesthesia care unit discharge score criteria practice among PACU nurses in the JMC, South West Ethiopia, 2021.