That's Gonna Hurt!
A computerized pump that is attached to the patient's IV and
releases pain medication by pressing a handheld button
What is a PCA
(Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pump)?
Penicillin, Sulfa, Paper Tape, Latex, Pollen, IV Dye, Ibuprofen
What are allergies?
The collapse of part or all of a lung, which is caused by a blockage of the air passages (bronchus or bronchioles) or by pressure on the lung. It is one of the most common breathing complications after surgery.
What is atelectasis
A pertinent collection of information that several nurses must assess and review prior to sending a patient into surgery
What is the preoperative checklist?
Patient has shallow respirations below 12/minute and O2 sat 90-92%
during recovery in the PACU
What is hypoventilation/hypoxia?
A mnemonic guide that assists nurses to obtain a comprehensive assessment by asking pertinent questions while assessing a patient's
present pain.
What is
OLDCARTS/
COLDSPA?
Explaining to the patient that they may not eat or drink prior to having
surgery
What is NPO Status?
Inflation of gastric contents into the lungs
What is aspiration?
The breathing aparatus the patient inhales deeply and holding their breath for a few seconds while increasing their tidal volume ten times an hour every hour while awake. Helps prevent pneumonia and atelectasis.
What is the Incentive Spirometer
A sudden change in mental status that can occur after anesthesia and surgery. It includes alteration in consciousness, cognitive deficit, hallucinations, lethargy, as well as agitation. Occurs more in the elderly population.
What is the postoperative delirium?
This is the first symptom a patient experiences when they develop compartment syndrome after they have been casted
What is pain?
Information given to the patient on what to expect prior to going into surgery and what will occur once they wake up in the postoperative recovery area.
What is preoperative teaching?
Extravasation of blood in the subcutaneous tissue
What is ecchymosis or contusion?
What are the 6 P's?
A complication where viscous blood pools in the patient's lower extremities after a surgical procedure?
What is a DVT?
Rods, wires, and screws that are used to keep bone together
What is internal fixation?
Understanding and agreeing of a surgical procedure?
What is consent?
A disruption in continuity of structure of bone.
What is a fracture?
Review and documentation of the integumentary system?
What is a skin assessment?
Listening for 5 minutes to ecah abdominal quadrants and hear no bowel sounds
What is postoperative ileus?
Patient is given instructions to call if experiencing pain during movement, burning or tingling beneath the cast. Foul odor from the
cast. Pain and discoloration of fingers, toes, or the affected area distal to the cast
What is internal fixation?
An Inherited random genetic disorder/link places patients at risk for a
severe reaction to a certain medication used for anesthesia, that typically includes as dangerously high body temperature, rigid spasms,
rapid heart rate, and other symptoms
What is malignant hyperthermia?
A condition in which swelling and increased pressure occurs within a limited space that compromises blood vessels, nerves, and tendons which reduce capillar perfusion and decreases tissue viability.
What is compartment syndrome?
Completing a head to to assessment prior to sending the patient into surgery and documenting any abnormalities
What is perioperative assessment?
A patient waking up wild swinging their arms at the PACU nursing staff
What is emergence delirium?