Transcript Chapter 40 - Delmar

Chapter 40
Nursing Care of the Perioperative
Client
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Surgical Interventions
• Surgery according to urgency
– Emergency
• Requires immediate intervention to sustain life
– Urgent
• Necessary to maintain health in non-life-threatening
situations
– Elective
• Convenient for client and physician
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Surgical Interventions
• Interventions based on expected
outcomes
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Diagnostic and exploratory
Reconstructive
Curative
Palliative
Transplant
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Setting
• Minor surgery
– Ambulatory care centers
– Physician offices
• Urgent or elective surgery
– Outpatient surgery areas
• One-day surgery centers
• Freestanding ambulatory clinics
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Client Safety
• The Joint Commission National
Patient Safety Goal for surgeries and
procedures:
– Prevent surgical infections
– Identify intended site
– Perform time-out
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Anesthesia
• General
• Regional
• Local
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Preoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Assessment
– Nursing history
– Medical history
– Medications
• Herbs
• Allergies
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Preoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Assessment
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Age-related considerations
Social and cultural considerations
Spiritual considerations
Psychosocial status
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Preoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Assessment
– Physical assessment
• General survey
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Head and neck
Upper extremities
Anterior and posterior chest and abdomen
Lower extremities
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Preoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Diagnosis
– Deficient knowledge
– Anxiety
– Fear
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Preoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Planning and outcome identification
– Collaboration
• Surgeon
• Anesthesia provider
• Registered nurse
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Preoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Implementation
– Surgical consent form
– Preoperative checklist
– Client teaching
• Types of surgical incisions
• Postoperative exercise instruction
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Preoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Implementation
– Other devices
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Antiembolism stockings
Pneumatic compression device
Continuous passive motion device
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit
PCA
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Preoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Implementation
– Physical preparation
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Skin preparation
Nutrition
Gastrointestinal preparation
Urinary elimination
Safety precautions
Medications
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Preoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Evaluation
– Client’s ability to verbalize and demonstrate
exercises
– Documentation
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Intraoperative Phase
• Surgical environment
• Holding area
• Occupational hazards
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Intraoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Assessment
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Client’s identification band
Surgical site confirmation
Ability to position client
Preparation of operating room (OR) bed
Availability of accessories
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Intraoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Diagnosis
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Risk for perioperative-positioning injury
Risk for injury
Risk for infection
Hypothermia
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Intraoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Planning and outcome identification
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Meet surgeon’s needs for positioning
Alleviate or prevent client problems
Determine best mode of client transfer
Prepare equipment and positioning aids
Collaborate
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Intraoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Interventions
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Surgical asepsis
Skin preparation
Positioning and draping
Electrical hazards
Heat loss
Monitoring of physiological functioning
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Intraoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Evaluation
– Transfer to post-anesthesia care unit
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Postoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Assessment
– Respiratory status
• Airway
• Breathing
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Postoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Assessment
– Total assessment
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Circulation
Neurologic status
Fluid and metabolic status
Pain
Wound management
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Postoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Diagnosis
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Ineffective airway clearance
Ineffective breathing pattern
Ineffective tissue perfusion
Deficient fluid volume
Imbalanced nutrition
• Less than body requirements
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Postoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Diagnosis
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Urinary retention
Acute pain
Risk for infection
Situational low self-esteem
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Postoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Planning and outcome identification
– Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) care
– Post-PACU care
– Prioritized according to type of anesthesia and
surgical interventions
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Postoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Interventions
– Monitor respiratory status
• Extubation
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Monitor circulatory status
Monitor neurologic status
Monitor fluid and metabolic status
Manage pain
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Postoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Evaluation and discharge from PACU
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Is conscious, oriented, and moves all extremities
Demonstrates full return of reflexes
Clears airway and coughs effectively
Exhibits stable vital signs
Has adequate intake and output
Controls body temperature
Has stable wounds
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Postoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Ongoing postoperative care
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Ineffective airway clearance
Ineffective tissue perfusion
Deficient fluid volume
Imbalanced nutrition
Urinary retention
Acute pain
Risk for infection
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Postoperative Phase and the
Nursing Process
• Evaluation
– Ongoing process
– Refer to diagnoses and outcomes
– Variable time frame
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