Perioperative
I can be planned, urgent, emergent, elective, mild risk,
high risk, simple, or radical.
What is surgery?
I begin once the patient is removed from the operating room table.
What is the post operative period?
I am clear or pale yellow, watery fluid that may drain from a wound.
I am immunity that develops through life.
What is acquired immunity?
I am squeeze the legs in the post op period and am use to prevent DVT.
What are SCD's?
The patient should be instructed to do this while turning, coughing, deep breathing and with movement to reduce pain.
What is splint the incision?
I am a type of anesthesia that usually requires endotracheal intubation and am done via IV medication and inhaled gas.
What is general anesthesia?
A wound closed with sutures or staples is healing in this way.
What is primary intention?
I am a post operative complication when the surgical incision opens and can be prevented by splinting the incision and monitoring of surgical site.
What is a dehiscence?
I am a drain that is shaped like a grenade and must be compressed to provide suction.
What is a JP (Jackson Pratt) drain?
This should be completed on a person in the hospital the morning of surgery to be sure all tasks have been completed.
What is the preop check list?
I am a concern in the post operative period and can be mitigated by monitoring and providing medication if patient rates above a 3-4.
What is pain?
This is when a wound is left open to heal.
What is secondary intention?
I can be prevented with ambulation post operatively, chewing gum, and reducing the use of opioids.
What is a post op ileus?
I am also called clean technique.
What is medical asepsis?
My goals are pain prevention, adequate muscle relaxation, calm fear, ease anxiety, and induce forgetfulness of painful experience.
What is anesthesia?
I am a type of sedation used in which a patient can be woke up and answer questions but will not remember the procedure or pain.
What is conscious sedation or procedural anesthesia?
I am a pinkish fluid that may be present with a wound.
What is serosanguinous drainage?
My biggest threat is moving to the lungs causing a PE or brain causing a stroke.
What is a blood clot?
We am used in the post operative period to help prevent pneumonia. I am kept at the bedside and patient is instructed to use me often.
What are an incentive spirometer and acapella device?
The patient to do this every 2 hours to prevent post operative pneumonia.
What is TCDB?
I am an immediate concern for the nurse in the immediate post operative period while the patient is still "waking up".
What are ABC's?
I heal wound by applying negative pressure or suction to a wound bed that pulls drainage away from the wound and allows for better wound healing.
What is negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)?
My goal is to neutralize and destroy harmful agents, limit spread through body, and repair damaged tissues.
What is the inflammatory response?
This type precautions should be used for all patients.
What is standard precautions?