Functional Nursing model as implemented in this arena‚ how the model as practiced relates to respect for human dignity‚ relationships to patients‚ the relationship of nurse to patients‚ and the relationships to other personnel working within the perioperative setting. Functional nursing is an organizational model‚ that uses the RN as a team leader and unlicensed assistant personnel (UAPs) to perform tasks‚ activity oriented duties that are specific functions performed for all patients (Grand
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Course name - Law and Management in Occupational Health and Safety Patients in the Perioperative environment are often required to be repositioned on the operating table and most of these patients have had a regional or general anaesthetic‚ making it impossible for them (the patient) to assist staff in that repositioning. The added risk in any repositioning is loss or damage to the patients’ airway‚ and maintaining the patients’ musculoskeletal alignment‚ so as to not cause any damage
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patient care. In this paper‚ I will discuss the issue of ineffective communication in the waiting area of the surgical services department at Mount Carmel East Hospital. The impact of ineffective communication effects patients and members of the perioperative team. Results of patient surveys consistently showed a decrease in overall patient satisfaction with areas of communication scoring the lowest across the continuum. Substandard scores necessitated a further look at the process of communication
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hysterectomy (Rothrock 2010). Rothrock (2010) proposes that an effective surgical care planning to be performed by the perioperative nurses preoperatively and stresses the importance of obtaining information from a patient in person. Learning about medical history‚ pre-existing physical limitations or age-related issues is the best practice that leads to better outcomes in the perioperative care (Rothrock 2010). After the patient is anaesthetised and safely positioned ‚ the operating theatre team attends
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Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. In this article‚ Rupich examined six research studies investigating the use of hypothermia in patients with a traumatic brain injury. The effects associated hypothermia as on patients with a secondary brain injury. This article also discusses the complications that arose throughout the process‚ as well as the outcomes of the research studies and the patients in the hypothermia and normthermia groups. In the United States 1.4 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury each
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to the case study (400 words) The post-operative patient is at risk for respiratory problems due to ineffective airway clearance related to changes in pulmonary physiology and function caused by anaesthetics‚ narcotics‚ mechanical ventilation‚ hypothermia and surgery. With increased tracheobronchial secretions secondary to the effects of anaesthesia‚ combined with ineffective coughing‚ and decreased functions of the mucociliary clearance mechanism. (Monahan‚ Neighbors‚ & Green‚ 2011) Oxygen is
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icy water for three to four hours at a time. In the hypothermia experiments “fatalities occurred only when the brainstem and the back of the head were also chilled. Autopsies showed large amounts of free blood‚ up to 0.5L‚ in the cranial cavity. The heart invariably showed right-sided failure” (Andrew Korda). 89 subjects died in the hypothermia experiments. The results of the hypothermia experiments were “that the cause of death from hypothermia was probably ventricular fibrillation; that rewarming
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Methods/Instruments 6 Data Analysis‚ Findings‚ Implications‚ & Recommendations 7 References 8 Quantitative Article Critique of Nursing Research The article selected for review in this investigation is entitled "Perioperative outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting: Effects of metabolic syndrome and patient’s sex." The article was published in the September 2009 edition of the American Journal of Critical Care and was written by Brackbill‚ Sytsma and Sykes. A review
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Perioperative 5. Benzodiazepines ( Lorazepam/ Ativan) Classification: anesthetic adjuncts‚ antianxiety agents‚ sedative hypnotics Perioperative use: Decreases preoperative anxiety and provides amnesia. Adverse reactions: APNEA‚ CARDIAC ARREST‚ bradycardia‚ hypotension. Contraindications: Severe hypotension; Sleep apnea; OB‚ Lactation: Use in pregnancy and lactation may cause CNS depression. Do not use for pt. with seizure disorders. Interactions: Additive CNS depression with other CNS depressants
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Evaluation and Preparation of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Anesthesia Primary health care providers should play a leading role in the medical evaluation and psychological preparation of children before surgery or other procedures requiring anesthesia. The provider’s goal is to ensure that the child’s medical issues are clearly defined and that the physiologic impact and limitations imposed by each condition are well delineated. The primary care provider’s knowledge of the patient’s past medical
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