Nursing 3910A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, Perioperative Nursing, Breathing
9 Dec 2016
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Perioperative nursing and perianasthesia nursing address the nursing roles relevant to the three phases of the surgical experience (peri post and intraoperative). Preoperative phase: period of time when the decision for surgical intervention is made to when the patient is transferred to the operating room table. Intraoperative phse: period of time when the patient is transferred to the operating room table to when he or she is admitted to the post anesthesia care unit (pacu) Postoperative phase: begins when the admission of the patient to the pacu and ends after a follow-up evaluation in the clinical setting or home. Informed consent necessary before nonemergent surgery is preformed. Non surgical procedure that carries more than slight risk to the patient. Assessment of health factors that affect patients preoperatively . Nutritional and fluid status: malnutrition should be corrected before surgery, dehydration, hypovolemia, and electrolyte imbalances can lead to significant problems. Mild fluid deficits may be treated during surgery.
