Post Vascular surgery Flashcards
The following flashcards are going to be based off of google really..
what is the main focus behind post-vascular surgery?
monitoring vital signs
managing pain
assessing wound sites
maintaining fluid balance
preventing complications
- bleeding, infection, clots
patient education
vitals signs we are gonna do?
neuro we are gonna do?
pain we are gonna do?
wound site we are gonna do?
fluid balance we are gonna do?
peripheral circulation we are gonna do?
drains we are gonna do?
HR,TEMP,BP,SPO2,RR
mental status,LOC
pain level,analgescis
inspect, odor, palpate if indicated
I/O, dehydration, overload, IV fluids
pulses, skin color, temp
patency, outut, odor
what are the 6 ps we need to watch out for?
pain
pallor
pulselessness
paresthesias
paralysis
poikilothermia