Spirituality
The expression of meaning and purpose in life that is separate from religion.
What is Spirituality?
A blame free environment that allows reports to be made without fear of retribution.
What is Culture of Safety/Just Culture?
Pain that is ongoing and persistent for longer than 6-months and does not usually cause changes in VS.
What is chronic pain?
These direct a wide variety of body functions, including wakefulness, core temperature, metabolism, and release of hormones.
What are circadian rhythms?
The perioperative phase that starts when a patient and surgeon have a joint agreement to have surgery.
What is preoperative?
Beliefs that require compassionate, nonjudgmental care similar to that given to all other patients
What are Atheists and Agnostics?
An effective method for preventing falls in the hospital.
What is Hourly/Purposeful Rounding?
A pain scale that can be used by children to quantify the severity of their pain based on how they feel, related to a series of pictures.
What is the Wong-Baker scale?
A collection of sleep disorders that negatively impact the quantity and quality of sleep.
What are Dyssomnias?
Helps to prevent the postsurgical complication of PE or DVTs.
What is early ambulation?
Patients may seem lonely, isolated, and express hopelessness. They may stray from their normal rituals.
What is spiritual distress?
What are restraints?
The process where the nervous system senses and responds to harmful stimuli.
What is Nocicpetion?
A group of sleep disorders that are accompanied by unwanted behavior and physical actions during sleep.
What are parasomnias?
A type of nurse that monitors postoperative patients so that we can intervene early if complications arise.
What is PACU nurse?
A hospital resource that is available to patients they may want to speak to a spiritual advisor.
What is the Chaplin?
What is a seizure?
A type of nociceptive pain, that is diffuse, difficult to locate, and is thought to be associated with internal organs.
What is visceral pain?
This series of questions that include sleep rituals, restfulness, diet, and urinary habits.
What is a sleep assessment?
This tactic allows nurses to reduce fear, prior to surgery, by listening to the patients fears and providing education.
What is therapeutic communication?
Caring for the patient's body, mind, and soul.
What is holistic care?
What are mandated reporters?
Pain that is causes by impairment of the somatosensory nervous system.
What is neuropathic pain?
This simple recommendation can help alleviate many sleep disturbances.
What is a bedtime routine?
Type of surgery that is scheduled and is performed to improve the quality of life of the patient.
What are elective surgeries?