NSG 331 - Exam 1 Study Guide.
Med Surge 331 Exam 1
STUDY GUIDE
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Perioperative module 1
Perioperative module
I. Preoperative care: Can be months long or emergent- ends when they enter the OR
II. Preop Checklist
a. Complete physical exam
b. Review of systems
c. Medical and surgical history
d. Evaluate laboratory findings
i. Include pregnancy test-we do not operate (especially electively) on pregnant women
e. Make sure labs are normal going in
III. Preop teaching- good to teach what they need to do postop before surgery
IV. Informed consent
a. Surgeon explains procedure and ensures Pt understands.
b. Nurse is the witness to the Pt signature, that they aren’t being coerced. Need to make sure
patient understands the surgery
V. Surgical risk: health concerns, older adult
I. Factors that Increase Surgical Risk
a. Age: very young and older population-more at risk
b. Obesity: extra tissue/skin, extra pressure on the heart, extra stress on the body
c. Malnutrition: lack muscle mass, underweight, not enough protein for healing, anemic
d. Dehydration: maintain fluids and electrolytes, affects circulation
e. Cardiovascular & Respiratory disease: extra stress of heart and body
f. Diabetes: Don’t heal well, circulatory and cardiovascular issues, circulation, blood sugar
g. Renal & liver disease: responsible for medication/anesthesia metabolism/breakdown
i. Alcoholism: decreased liver function, prolonged anesthetic, altered nutritional status
h. Nicotine: stop smoking 6 weeks before surgery due to risks of pulmonary complications during and
after surgery.
i. Medications
i. Nicotine use
ii. Medications
iii. Anticoagulants
iv. Diuretics
v. Phenothiazines
1. used to treat psychiatric illness ie schizophrenia; other psychotic disorders;
dangerous because can cause increased CNS depression and hypotension when used
during surgery; similar with MAOIs
vi. MAOI’s
vii. Antidepressants: Some can potentiate the effects of opioids
viii. Antihypertensives: Predispose the patient to shock from combined effect of drug and
the vasodilator effect of some anesthetic agents
ix. insulin coin may require adjustments due to increased body metabolism, decreased oral
intake, stress, anesthesia
II. preop diagnostic studies [Lewis table 17.5]
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a. Evaluate laboratory findings-
i. Include pregnancy test-we do not operate (esp electively) on pregnant women
b. Make sure labs are normal going in
c. BGs
III. Intraoperative care
a. Roles of the nurse
i. Can be circulating nurse, scrub nurse or assists- know these jobs
ii. Circulator: usually does Time Outs- do them several times and out loud
1. Documents everything
iii. Circulating nurse
1. Remains in unsterile field, monitor, call time-outs, document, assist, grabs
other instruments, label for pathology, count instruments
2. Usually in charge of Time Outs- do them several times and out loud
a. Documents everything
iv. Scrub nurse/Tech:
1. Designated surgical hand antisepsis procedure, gowned and gloved in sterile attire.
v. Surgeon
1. Physician who performs procedure. Responsible for preoperative medical history,
physical assessment, discussing risks and alternatives , patient safety, management
in OR, post operative management.
vi. Surgical assistant
1. Physician as assistant during surgical procedure.
vii. Anesthesia personal
1. In charge of Pt, monitor vitals, organs, stability of Pt, asepsis
a. Malignant hyperthermia- biggest concern.
i. Hereditary- if someone had a major OR complication, we need to be ready and aware
and watching for S/Sx
1. Take family and surgical history
b. Safety Concerns
i. Want to keep patient warm cause ORs get cold
ii. SCDs- want to keep blood circulating
iii. Position is important- if body is in a position that’s uncomfortable, they’re under anesthesia
and can’t feel
1. Make sure the body is aligned
c. you do not need to know the anesthesia medications
d. Table 18.1: Intraoperative Nursing Activities
i. circulating, non sterile activities
1. Help prepare room, ensuring that supplies and equipment are available, in
working order, and sterile
2. maintains aseptic technique in all required activities
3. monitors practices of aseptic technique in selfon others checks mechanical and
electrical equipment and environmental factors
4. conducts pre procedure verification process
5. confirms and implements facility protocols and safety measures
6. assess patients physical and emotional status
7. assist with an insurance patient safety and transferring and positioning patient
8. aids and anesthesia induction’
9. monitors draping
10. takes part in surgical timeout
11. records intra operative care
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12. measures blood, urine output, and other fluid loss
13. facilitate patient transfer to PACU
14. gives handoff report to PACU nurse with information relevant to care patient
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Med Surge 331 Exam 1
STUDY GUIDE
latest ,100% guidance
guaranteed.
Perioperative module 1
Perioperative module
I. Preoperative care: Can be months long or emergent- ends when they enter the OR
II. Preop Checklist
a. Complete physical exam
b. Review of systems
c. Medical and surgical history
d. Evaluate laboratory findings
i. Include pregnancy test-we do not operate (especially electively) on pregnant women
e. Make sure labs are normal going in
III. Preop teaching- good to teach what they need to do postop before surgery
IV. Informed consent
a. Surgeon explains procedure and ensures Pt understands.
b. Nurse is the witness to the Pt signature, that they aren’t being coerced. Need to make sure
patient understands the surgery
V. Surgical risk: health concerns, older adult
I. Factors that Increase Surgical Risk
a. Age: very young and older population-more at risk
b. Obesity: extra tissue/skin, extra pressure on the heart, extra stress on the body
c. Malnutrition: lack muscle mass, underweight, not enough protein for healing, anemic
d. Dehydration: maintain fluids and electrolytes, affects circulation
e. Cardiovascular & Respiratory disease: extra stress of heart and body
f. Diabetes: Don’t heal well, circulatory and cardiovascular issues, circulation, blood sugar
g. Renal & liver disease: responsible for medication/anesthesia metabolism/breakdown
i. Alcoholism: decreased liver function, prolonged anesthetic, altered nutritional status
h. Nicotine: stop smoking 6 weeks before surgery due to risks of pulmonary complications during and
after surgery.
i. Medications
i. Nicotine use
ii. Medications
iii. Anticoagulants
iv. Diuretics
v. Phenothiazines
1. used to treat psychiatric illness ie schizophrenia; other psychotic disorders;
dangerous because can cause increased CNS depression and hypotension when used
during surgery; similar with MAOIs
vi. MAOI’s
vii. Antidepressants: Some can potentiate the effects of opioids
viii. Antihypertensives: Predispose the patient to shock from combined effect of drug and
the vasodilator effect of some anesthetic agents
ix. insulin coin may require adjustments due to increased body metabolism, decreased oral
intake, stress, anesthesia
II. preop diagnostic studies [Lewis table 17.5]
1
, NSG 331 - Exam 1 Study Guide.
a. Evaluate laboratory findings-
i. Include pregnancy test-we do not operate (esp electively) on pregnant women
b. Make sure labs are normal going in
c. BGs
III. Intraoperative care
a. Roles of the nurse
i. Can be circulating nurse, scrub nurse or assists- know these jobs
ii. Circulator: usually does Time Outs- do them several times and out loud
1. Documents everything
iii. Circulating nurse
1. Remains in unsterile field, monitor, call time-outs, document, assist, grabs
other instruments, label for pathology, count instruments
2. Usually in charge of Time Outs- do them several times and out loud
a. Documents everything
iv. Scrub nurse/Tech:
1. Designated surgical hand antisepsis procedure, gowned and gloved in sterile attire.
v. Surgeon
1. Physician who performs procedure. Responsible for preoperative medical history,
physical assessment, discussing risks and alternatives , patient safety, management
in OR, post operative management.
vi. Surgical assistant
1. Physician as assistant during surgical procedure.
vii. Anesthesia personal
1. In charge of Pt, monitor vitals, organs, stability of Pt, asepsis
a. Malignant hyperthermia- biggest concern.
i. Hereditary- if someone had a major OR complication, we need to be ready and aware
and watching for S/Sx
1. Take family and surgical history
b. Safety Concerns
i. Want to keep patient warm cause ORs get cold
ii. SCDs- want to keep blood circulating
iii. Position is important- if body is in a position that’s uncomfortable, they’re under anesthesia
and can’t feel
1. Make sure the body is aligned
c. you do not need to know the anesthesia medications
d. Table 18.1: Intraoperative Nursing Activities
i. circulating, non sterile activities
1. Help prepare room, ensuring that supplies and equipment are available, in
working order, and sterile
2. maintains aseptic technique in all required activities
3. monitors practices of aseptic technique in selfon others checks mechanical and
electrical equipment and environmental factors
4. conducts pre procedure verification process
5. confirms and implements facility protocols and safety measures
6. assess patients physical and emotional status
7. assist with an insurance patient safety and transferring and positioning patient
8. aids and anesthesia induction’
9. monitors draping
10. takes part in surgical timeout
11. records intra operative care
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, NSG 331 - Exam 1 Study Guide.
12. measures blood, urine output, and other fluid loss
13. facilitate patient transfer to PACU
14. gives handoff report to PACU nurse with information relevant to care patient
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