NURS 3234 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Dentures, Crash Cart, Antibiotics
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Pre-op: patient & surgeon mutually agree that surgery is required. Intra-operative: occurs from entry to or suite until patient is transferred to pacu, recovery room. Due to the nature of surgical treatment, and the accompanying anesthesia, surgical patients have a unique need for nursing services: scared, anxious. In surgery, an extreme treatment, the patient turns many self-protective functions over to the nurse for a brief time: put trust and life in our hands. Time is very important in this role, as change can occur quickly requiring accurate and rapid assessment of the patient by the nurse. Safety orientation, meticulous: treat every patient the same way. Excellent communication: with anxious patients and families, with multiple staff, during transfer of patients from pre-op to or to pacu to surgical unit or home smooth transitions. Better run more efficient and safe. Psychomotor skills, esp. for asepsis, handling of advanced technologies and monitoring: aseptic techniques. Aorn (association of perioperative registered nurses) standards.
