NUR 118 Lecture 5 - Perioperative Nursing Flashcards
3 Phases of Perioperative Nursing
Preoperative
- From the decision to have the surgery to OR
intraoperative
- When the patient enters the OR until the PACU
Postoperative
- From end of operation until healing
What are the 4 ways surgeries are classified?
By body system
By purpose
- Why?
By degree of urgency
- Ex: Aesthetic surgery vs. infection
By degree of risk
Define an Ablative surgery
Removal of diseased body part
Define diagnostic surgery
Confirm or R/O A DX
-Not curing anything
-See what’s going on
Ex: Liver biopsy, cardiac catheter
Define a Palliative surgery
Not curative, relieves symptoms/pain
Ex: Tumor debulking
Define a Reconstructive surgery
Restores function
Ex: Torn ligament
Define a Cosmetic surgery
Improves appearance
- Ex: Face lift
Define a Transplant surgery
Replace a failing body part or organ
- Ex: Kidney
Define a Procurement surgery
Organs and tissue harvested to transplant to another
List the Degrees of Surgery Urgencies
Elective - Recommended course of action but not time sensitive
Urgent - Must be done within 24-48 hours
Ex: Symptom relief - Body part repair (fractures)
Emergency - Surgery done as soon as possible, save a patient’s life or function
Ex: Trauma, open fractures, organ rupture
Degrees of Surgical Risk
Major surgery - High risk
Ex: cardiac bypass
Minor surgery - low risk
ex: outpatient, endoscopies
Factors contributing to surgical risk
Allergies - analgesics, latex, anesthesia, shellfish (iodine)
Type of wound - Pre-existing or post-op
Pre-existing conditions - Acute or chronic
Mental status - Confused/mentally ill
Age - Very old or very young
Medications - Prescribed/OTC/Herbal
Personal Habits - Smoking/illegal drugs/alcohol
Pre-Operative Nursing Responsibilities
- History and physical:
History, what happened; physical, how are you now
- lab and diagnostic tests
- pre-op teaching
- Informed consent
-Prepare the client physically and mentally
What are the three systems where surgery is “clean-contaminated”
- Gastro-Intestinal (GI)
- GenitoUrinary (GU)
- Respiratory system
PreOp Nursing Responsibilities:
List what to assess for History & Physical
History
- Health history
- Physical status
-Medications
-Allergies
-Mental status
Physical
- Respiratory system
- Vital Signs
- Risk for thrombophlebitis
List examples for Diagnostic Testing preop assessments
- Complete Blood count
- Urinalysis
- Comprehensive metabolic panel
Electrolytes, glucose, albumin - Fasting blood sugar
- electrocardiogram
-Chest x-ray
List examples for Pre-Op teaching
- Pain management
- Deep breathing/coughing & Incentive spirometer
- Splinting
- Leg Exercising
How is an incentive spirometer used?
Inhale 10 times, helps to prevent alveoli from collapsing in atelectasis