Surgery
The three types of surgery
What are elective, urgent, and emergency?
Range of normal blood oxygen levels.
What is 95%-100%?
The resident is tugging at a newly inserted trach. The nursing assistant will do this
Telemetry measures this.
What is heart rate and rhythm?
A procedure that clears the body of waste when the kidneys cannot function due to renal failure.
What is dialysis?
Removing a bullet from a gunshot wound is an example of which type of surgery?
What is emergency surgery?
The best location for a chest tube drainage container to be kept.
What is below the level of the resident's chest?
A resident who is mechanically ventilated is typically given this type of medication.
What is a sedative?
The BEST action for the nursing assistant to take if the telemetry pads fall off.
What is report to the nurse?
The nursing assistant's role in preoperative care, from a therapeutic perspective.
What is listening to a resident’s fears or concerns about the surgery?
The greatest concerns after a resident has surgery.
What are problems with breathing, mental status, pain, and wound healing?
Two feelings a resident may have when they have an artificial airway.
What is frightened and uncomfortable?
What is to reassure and comfort the resident.
Things that would warrant a resident be on a telemetry monitor.
What is chest pain, heart/ disease, certain medications, irregular heart rate?
A resident may be ordered these after surgery to prevent blood clots.
What are anti-embolic stocking and SCDs?
This is administered to a resident to clear their bowels for surgery.
What is an enema or rectal suppository?
This sterile procedure may be performed by the nurse of respiratory therapist to clear the resident's airway.
What is suctioning?
Mechanical ventilation can put a resident at risk for this type of illness.
What is pneumonia?
Name of the sticky pads that connect to the resident's skin.
What are electrodes?
Situations where a resident may need subacute care.
What is complex wound care, specialized infusion therapy, dialysis, and mechanical ventilation?
Anesthesia that leaves a resident unaware of surroundings and unable to feel pain.
What is general anesthesia?
This device may be inserted into a resident who has air, blood or other fluid, or pus collecting in the space between the layers of membrane covering the lungs.
What is a chest tube?
This type of equipment can help residents with tracheostomies communicate.
What is a special electronic device?
The telemetry machine is beeping. The nursing assistant will do this.
What is report to the nurse?
The nursing assistant's responsibility for a surgical drain.
What is observe the amount and appearance of drainage?