Unit I: Intro to Surgical Nursing
This type of anesthesia requires intubation.
What is general anesthesia?
This type of testing is completed prior to surgery to establish a baseline of the patient's current health status.
What is preoperative testing? (Examples??)
This healthcare personnel may "close" the surgical wound at the conclusion of the surgery.
Who is the surgical first-assistant?
This type of pressure ulcer is closed, reddened and does not blanche.
What is a Stage I pressure ulcer?
When a patient has a continuous tube feeding, their head of bed must be in semi-fowler's position or above to avoid this complication.
What is aspiration?
This process kills or inactivates all microorganisms and their spores.
What is sterilization?
During this phase the nurse would review incentive spirometry, cough and deep breathing, splinting, and early ambulation.
What is preoperative teaching?
This is the best way to prevent postoperative blood clots.
What is early ambulation?
This type of wound is covered in eschar.
What is an unstageable wound?
When checking for placement of a PEG tube, the nurse checks for the presence of gastric contents using a large syringe. The aspirated contents are known as this.
What is residual?
This type of bacteria is considered a "super bug," and is very difficult to treat.
What is a multi-drug resistant organism? (MDRO)
This type of medication must be stopped prior to surgery.
What are anticoagulants?
This is the nurse's priority assessment, no matter the stage of surgery the patient is currently in.
What is airway patency?
A wet to dry dressing is one form of this type of wound care.
What is mechanical debridement?
The nurse performs this procedure when a patient with a tracheostomy begins exhibiting gurgling sounds.
What is suctioning?
This type of Hepatitis is spread by the fecal-oral route.
What is Hepatitis A?
This means "nothing by mouth."
What is NPO?
This type of drainage system has a bulb on the end that looks like a grenade.
What is a JP (Jackson-Pratt) drain?
This scale assists in predicting the risk of developing pressure injuries.
What is the Braden scale?
This type of tubing can deliver oxygen at up to 6 liters per minute.
What is a standard nasal cannula?
A patient who is suffering from c. diff would be placed in this type of isolation.
What is contact?
This must be signed prior to any surgery or other procedure can be performed.
What is informed consent?
When a surgical wound opens, and the internal organs begin to protrude through the incision, this is what the nurse will place on the area until help can arrive.
What are saline-soaked pieces of gauze or towels?
A surgical wound will heal in this way.
What is by primary intention?
Use this anagram to remember how to measure an NG tube prior to placement.
What is N.E.X.? (Nose, Ear, Xyphoid)