Preop Nursing
This vital sign must be closely monitored preoperatively, especially in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease.
What is blood pressure?
This term describes the position where the patient is lying flat on their back during surgery.
What is the supine position?
A surgical procedure or test to diagnose or confirm a suspected disease or illness.
What is a diagnostic procedure
This term refers to the complete or partial collapse of a lung, a potential complication after surgery.
What is atelectasis?
One common transfer communication tool that can be modified to the specific clinical area. A standardized communication tool and improves communication between healthcare staff throughout the client’s hospitalization.
SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) tool
The nurse must ensure this form is signed by the patient before any surgical procedure can proceed.
What is informed consent?
This member of the surgical team is responsible for maintaining the sterile field.
Who is the scrub nurse?
A surgical procedure that provides relief or lessens pain.
What is Palliative
This common post-surgical complication is characterized by pain and swelling in the calf, often indicative of a blood clot.
What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
The purpose of this protocol established by the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) is to prevent the wrong surgical procedure or surgery on the wrong site or wrong client from occurring.
What is Universal Protocol
This preoperative medication must be administered within 1 hour of surgical incision
What is prophylactic antibiotic
This type of anesthesia involves the injection of anesthetic near a bundle of nerves to block sensation in a specific area of the body.
What is regional anesthesia?
Under Urgency: Surgery is required to save a client’s life and usually performed within hours of presentation. (ie appendectomy or cholecystectomy)
What is urgent surgery
This term describes the accidental opening of a surgical wound, which can occur postoperatively.
What is wound dehiscence?
This scale is used to assess a patient’s level of consciousness and readiness for discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).
What is the Aldrete score?
This common preoperative test is used to assess a patient’s ability to clot blood.
What is a coagulation profile (or PT/INR)?
This critical intraoperative practice prevents postoperative infection and is a key responsibility of the perioperative nurse.
What is aseptic technique?
Under seriousness: A risky surgical procedure that requires a considerable amount of work. (ie cardiac surgery)
What is major surgery
Swelling or spasm of the larynx or trachea, mucus in the airway or relaxation of the tongue into the nasopharynx - manifested as stridor or snoring
What is airway obstruction
a surgical protocol implemented to drive client-centered processes postoperatively to improve client outcomes
What is Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (engage reading)
This surgical tool or device must be accounted for in the preoperative checklist to prevent foreign body retention.
What is a surgical sponge or instrument?
When a client needs to be sedated there are three types of sedation
What is minimal, moderate, and deep
A surgical procedure that restores lost function that may have been present since birth.
What is Constructive surgery
Manifest as hypotension, decreased urine output, tachycardia, tachypnea, narrowing pulse pressure, occurs as a result of massive blood loss
What is hypovolemic shock
a system developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to improve communication between health care team members to improve client outcomes. The key principles of the framework are communication, leadership, situation monitoring, and mutual support. These key principles are surrounded by the team structure, which includes the client.
Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS)