Perioperative Nursing Care Flashcards

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Nursing goals in the preoperative area

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Quality improvement and evidence-based practices, patient safety, teamwork and collaboration, advocacy, and cost containment.

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Classification of surgery

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Seriousness (major, minor), Urgency (elective, urgent, emergency), Purpose (diagnostic, ablative, palliative, reconstructive/restorative, procurement for transplant, constructive, and cosmetic)

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Flashcards covering key concepts of perioperative nursing care, including preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases.

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Nursing goals in the preoperative area

Quality improvement and evidence-based practices, patient safety, teamwork and collaboration, advocacy, and cost containment.

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Classification of surgery

Seriousness (major, minor), Urgency (elective, urgent, emergency), Purpose (diagnostic, ablative, palliative, reconstructive/restorative, procurement for transplant, constructive, and cosmetic)

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Assessment through the patient's eyes includes

Nursing history, medical history, surgical history

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Preoperative assessment risk factors

Medications, allergies, smoking habits, alcohol ingestion, substance use and abuse, perception and knowledge regarding surgery

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Additional preoperative assessments

Support sources, occupation, preoperative pain assessment, self-concept, cultural and spiritual factors

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Informed consent guidelines

Must be done before patient receives sedation. Protect patient privacy by avoiding inappropriate discussions and social media use.

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Health promotion for preoperative patients

Preoperative teaching, routines, surgical procedure, time of surgery, postoperative unit and family location, anticipated monitoring and therapies, sensory preparation, activity resumption, pain-relief measures, feelings regarding surgery

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Acute care implementation focuses

Minimizing risk for surgical wound infection, maintaining normal fluid and electrolyte balance, and preventing bowel incontinence and contamination.

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Preparation on the day of surgery involves

Hygiene, hair and cosmetics preparation, prosthesis removal, safeguarding valuables, bowel and bladder preparation, vital signs, DVT prevention, administering preoperative medications, documentation and hand-off, and eliminating wrong site/procedure surgery.

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Circulating nurse

Registered nurse who is a member of the OR staff

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Scrub nurse

Registered nurse or surgical technologist who is a member of the OR staff

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Types of anesthesia

General, regional, local and moderate (conscious) sedation

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Immediate postoperative recovery (Phase I) patient assessment

Airway, Pasero Opioid-Induced Sedation Scale (POSS), and hand-off communication and discharge.

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Recovery in ambulatory surgery (Phase II)

Patient monitoring, postoperative teaching, and managing postoperative nausea and vomiting.

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Postoperative recovery assessment

Airway and respiration, circulation, temperature control (malignant hyperthermia), and fluid and electrolyte balance.

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Additional postoperative assessments include -

Neurological functions, skin integrity, wound condition, metabolism, genitourinary function, gastrointestinal function, mobility, comfort, and sleep.