Perioperative Registered Nurse Essay
O.R. nurses are also called Perioperative Registered Nurses more accurately reflect their duties immediately before, during, and after surgery. Perioperative registered nurses are relied on their professional judgment and critical thinking skills. They may work closely with the surgical patient, family members, and other health care professionals. They make a plan, implement the interventions, and evaluate treatment of the patient.
Roles and activities in the unit
Perioperative registered nurses provide surgical patient care by assessing, planning, and implementing the nursing care patients receive before, during and after surgery. These activities include patient assessment, creating and maintaining a sterile and safe surgical environment, pre- and post-operative patient education, monitoring the patient’s physical and emotional well-being, and …show more content…
They may also prepare patients by washing incision areas and putting patients on operating tables. In addition, techs help surgical staff put on sterile clothing, such as gowns and gloves. During operations, techs listen to instructions, pass instruments and supplies to surgeons, and take care or dispose of any specimens for laboratory analysis. After surgery, techs keep the patient sterile and transfer him to recovery rooms. They can then clean the operating room, restocking supplies and preparing for the next procedure.
I got opportunity to talk with one of the client who was going to have a surgery. I went with the other nurse to interview the client. The question was being asked about last time eat or drink, make sure the patient knows about the surgical procedure and consent form is signed. The patient had car vehicle accident that put her at worst neck pain. To correct neck pain and herniation of the disc patient underwent anterior cervical
Roles and activities in the unit
Perioperative registered nurses provide surgical patient care by assessing, planning, and implementing the nursing care patients receive before, during and after surgery. These activities include patient assessment, creating and maintaining a sterile and safe surgical environment, pre- and post-operative patient education, monitoring the patient’s physical and emotional well-being, and …show more content…
They may also prepare patients by washing incision areas and putting patients on operating tables. In addition, techs help surgical staff put on sterile clothing, such as gowns and gloves. During operations, techs listen to instructions, pass instruments and supplies to surgeons, and take care or dispose of any specimens for laboratory analysis. After surgery, techs keep the patient sterile and transfer him to recovery rooms. They can then clean the operating room, restocking supplies and preparing for the next procedure.
I got opportunity to talk with one of the client who was going to have a surgery. I went with the other nurse to interview the client. The question was being asked about last time eat or drink, make sure the patient knows about the surgical procedure and consent form is signed. The patient had car vehicle accident that put her at worst neck pain. To correct neck pain and herniation of the disc patient underwent anterior cervical