ATI MED SURG REMEDIATION

ATI MED SURG REMEDIATION Management of Care 1. Cancer Disorders: Advocating for a Client • Encourage the patient to take frequent rest periods • Make sure they get the right nutrition • Help the patient by planning activities that are appropriate for the patient. 2. Ethical Responsibilities: Client Decision to Refuse Treatment • We must respect our patient’s ethical principle of Autonomy. • We must self-reflect on our own values if they are problems that we are against as people. • We must allow them to make their own choices as well as still educating them on the risk or refusal of a certain , procedure. Safety and Infection Control 3. Preoperative Nursing Care: Identifying Allergic Cross-Reactivity • If a patient is allergic to bananas or kiwis, they can also be allergic to latex • Allergies to shellfish, is also considered an allergy to povidone-iodine • And having an egg as well as soybean oil can also mean allergies to anesthesia or propofol. 4. Medical and Surgical Asepsis: Maintaining a Sterile Field • Only touch items on the sterile field with sterile gloves • Never turn your back on the sterile field • Hold any sterile item 6 inches above th3e sterile field before placing it on the sterile field. Health Promotion and Maintenance 5. Infections of the Renal and Urinary System: Teaching About Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections • Educate patient on drinking 3 liters of water a day. • Void before and after intercourse • Make sure to empty the bladder at least every 3 or 4 hrs. Basic Care and Comfort