NURSING 2A04 Study Guide - Final Guide: Wound Dehiscence, Partial Pressure, General Anaesthesia
2 May 2016
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Lab 3 week 2: post-operative assessment and nursing care (perioperative care) Demonstrate nursing assessments and interventions during the immediate post-operative phase (including correct room set up and monitoring of patient and equipment) Demonstrate nursing interventions to prevent and/or respond to common post-operative complications. Med surg 3e - section 3 perioperative care. Surgery is the art and science of treating diseases, injuries and deformities by operation and instrumentation. Surgery can be emergency surgery (unexpected urgency) or elective surgery (carefully planned event). To diagnosis (determine presence of pathological abnormality, ex. To cure or repair (eliminate or repair a pathological condition) Palliation (alleviation of symptoms without a cure; ex. Creating a colostomy to bypass an inoperable bowel obstruction) Exploration (surgical examination to determine the extent of a disease) Cosmetic improvement (repairing a scar or changing breast shape) To identify risk factors and plan care to ensure patient safety)
