NUR 0082 Chapter 15 Vocab

Anesthesia

State of narcosis or severe CNS depression produced by pharmacologic agents

Circulating Nurse

RN who coordinates and documents patient care in the OR

Laparoscope

Endoscope inserted through incision to project live images onto a video monitor

Scrub Role

RN who scrubs and wear surgical attire and prepares the instruments and supplies for the procedure

Multimodal anesthesia

Using a combination of nonopioid pharmaceuticals and regional techniques

malignant hyperthermia

life-threatening conditions that gets triggered by exposure to anesthetic agents that causes an uncontrolled increase in skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism that overwhelms the body’s ability to supply oxygen

registered nurse first assitant

responsible with handling tissue, suturing and providing exposure at the operative field

anesthetic agent

substance used to induce anesthesia

differences in the three zones of the surgical area

unrestricted zone - street clothes allowed
semi restricted zone - scrub clothes and cap
restricted zone - complete package of scrub clothes, shoe covers, caps, masks

RF technology purpose

used for sponge counting so none are retained before surgeon closes incision

surgical smoke

created from the destruction of tissue and contain toxic gases and vapors

4 stages of general anesthesia

1. beginning anesthesia

2. excitement

3. surgical anesthesia

   1. medullary depression

Regional anesthesia

anesthetic agent injected around nerves of specific region

epidural anesthesia

anesthetic agent injected into epidural space of spinal cords

spinal anesthesia

a nerve block that is produced when a local anesthetic agent is introduced into subarachnoid space and produces anesthesia for lower extermities

Moderate sedation

anesthesia through IV where patient is able to maintain a patent airway and is able to respond to verbal and physical stimuli

Local anesthesia

injection of a solution containing the anesthetic agent into the tissues of the planned incision site

Anaphylaxis

Severe, Life-threatening reaction