Question

________________________Directions: Answer the questions and submit to Week #6 assignment

1.) Pre-Operative Phase – List 3 criteria a pre-operative surgical RN would assess in a patient who is having upcoming surgery. Explain what the Pre-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is

.2.) Intra-Operative Phase – Discuss role of “Circulating RN” during a surgical procedure. Discuss role of Scrub Tech/Scrub RN during a surgical procedure.

3.) Post-Operative Phase – Explain what occurs during PACU Phase I and Recovery Phase II after a surgery is performed.

4.) List 3 potential post-surgical complications

5.) Surgical Classifications: a. Seriousness – Give an example of a “Major” and “Minor” type of surgery.b) Urgency – Describe what “Elective” and “Emergency” means with this classification of surgery. Purpose – Explain the difference between “Palliative” and “Reconstructive/Restorative” surgery

Answer 1

1)The patient should ideally be evaluated several weeks before the operation. The history should include information about the condition for which the surgery is planned, any past surgical procedures and the patient's experience with anesthesia.

PACU is the Preanesthetic assessment (also calledPreanesthesia evaluation, Pre-anesthesia checkup (PAC) or simplyPreanesthesia) is a medical check-up and laboratory investigations done by an anesthesia provider or a registered nurse before an operation, to assess the patient's physical condition and any other medical problems

2)

The circulating nurse is an RN with several responsibilities, including.

• Coordinating patient care before, during, and after the surgical procedure
• Providing emotional support to the patient and assisting the anesthesiologist during the initiation of anesthesia
• Ensuring patient safety, positioning and monitoring the patient, and enforcing policies and procedures throughout the surgery – including a “time out”
• Maintaining sterile technique while providing supplies and equipment for the sterile team
• Documenting all nursing care during the intraoperative period and making sure that surgical specimens are labeled correctly and placed in the appropriate media
• Recognizing and resolving environmental hazards that involve the patient or surgical team, including protecting the patient from electrical hazards
• Ensuring with the scrub tech that all sponge, instrument, and sharps counts are completed and documented
• And communicating relevant information to family members and other healthcare workers outside the

Although the primary duties of a scrub tech revolve around providing sterile equipment to the surgeon, scrub techsalso help prepare the patient forsurgery, transfer the patient to the operating table, sterilize equipment to be used in the surgery, maintain the cleanliness of the operating room, and help the surgical