NUR 120 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
5 rights of delegation
1. right task
2. right circumstances
3. right person
4. right directions and communications
5. right supervision and evaluation
informed consent
active, shared decision-making process between the HCP and recipient of care.
Must be signed voluntarily with clear understanding of the information
presented.
time out
done before a surgical procedure to identify patient and safety risks and
prevent mistakes such as the wrong site or surgery on the patient.
,SCIP
interventions used to reduce the number of complications from surgery.
Includes:
- prophylactic antibiotics 30-60 min before surgery
- warming blanket on pt to prevent hypothermia
- pneumatic compression devices minimize risk for VTE.
surgical positioning
must be carefully determined to include the accessibility to surgical site, allow
for the administration of anesthesia and to maintain patients airway
supine
most common body position allows for operation on the abdomen, heart,
chest, or head.
,prone
position is used for surgery on the spine
lithotomy
position is used for various gynecologic, genitourinary and colon procedures
cultural competence
the ability to understand, appreciate, and work with people from cultures
other than your own. Being aware and accepting cultural differences, self-
awareness, and knowledge of patients cultures
circulating
the ________ nurse in the OR remains non sterile and helps prepare the room,
conduct preprocedure verification, assess patient status, conform facility
, protocols, checks chart for pertinent information, ensure patient safety, records
intraoperative care, labels specimens, measures output, works with scrubbed
team to count item, facilitate patient transfer to PACU, gives hand-off to PACU
nurse
scrub
the _____ nurse performs the sterile activities during surgery
helps prepare the OR, wears sterile gown and gloves, prepares instrument
table, assist with draping, passes instruments to surgeon, keep count of
sponges etc, keeps track of irrigation solution
preoperative environment
unrestricted zone: people in street clothes interact with those in scrubs
(holding area, locker room, information desk)
semi restricted zone: clean surgical attire worn.
restricted zone: surgical suite, sterile core, masks worn and traffic minimized
emergency
5 rights of delegation
1. right task
2. right circumstances
3. right person
4. right directions and communications
5. right supervision and evaluation
informed consent
active, shared decision-making process between the HCP and recipient of care.
Must be signed voluntarily with clear understanding of the information
presented.
time out
done before a surgical procedure to identify patient and safety risks and
prevent mistakes such as the wrong site or surgery on the patient.
,SCIP
interventions used to reduce the number of complications from surgery.
Includes:
- prophylactic antibiotics 30-60 min before surgery
- warming blanket on pt to prevent hypothermia
- pneumatic compression devices minimize risk for VTE.
surgical positioning
must be carefully determined to include the accessibility to surgical site, allow
for the administration of anesthesia and to maintain patients airway
supine
most common body position allows for operation on the abdomen, heart,
chest, or head.
,prone
position is used for surgery on the spine
lithotomy
position is used for various gynecologic, genitourinary and colon procedures
cultural competence
the ability to understand, appreciate, and work with people from cultures
other than your own. Being aware and accepting cultural differences, self-
awareness, and knowledge of patients cultures
circulating
the ________ nurse in the OR remains non sterile and helps prepare the room,
conduct preprocedure verification, assess patient status, conform facility
, protocols, checks chart for pertinent information, ensure patient safety, records
intraoperative care, labels specimens, measures output, works with scrubbed
team to count item, facilitate patient transfer to PACU, gives hand-off to PACU
nurse
scrub
the _____ nurse performs the sterile activities during surgery
helps prepare the OR, wears sterile gown and gloves, prepares instrument
table, assist with draping, passes instruments to surgeon, keep count of
sponges etc, keeps track of irrigation solution
preoperative environment
unrestricted zone: people in street clothes interact with those in scrubs
(holding area, locker room, information desk)
semi restricted zone: clean surgical attire worn.
restricted zone: surgical suite, sterile core, masks worn and traffic minimized
emergency
