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Perioperative Nursing
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Includes a registered nurse's planned patient-centered approach in
providing care to patients preoperatively, intraoperatively, and
postoperatively
,Conscious sedation/moderate sedation
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Used for procedures that do not require complete anesthesia - short-term
surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures that just require a
decreased level of consciousness
Shear
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The sliding movement of the skin and subcutaneous tissue while the
underlying muscle and bone are stationary. Causes necrosis deep within
the tissue layers
o Head of bed is elevated, and the sliding of the skeleton starts but the
skin. Is fixed because of friction with the bed
o Transferring a patient from bed to stretcher when a patient's skin is pulled
across the bed
Hospice Care Eligibility
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- Patients accepted into a hospice program usually have less than 6 months
to live
- For home hospice services, a patient must have a family caregiver to
provide care when the patient is no longer able to function alone
,Perfusion
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The ability of the cardiovascular system to pump oxygenated blood to the
tissues and return deoxygenated blood to the lungs
Kubler-Ross stages of grief/dying
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- Denial: The person cannot accept the fact of the loss. It is a form of
psychological protection from a loss that the person cannot yet bear.
- Anger: The person expresses resistance or intense anger at God, other
people, or the situation.
- Bargaining: The person cushions and postpones awareness of the loss by
trying to prevent it from happening.
- Depression: The person realizes the full impact of the loss.
- Acceptance: The person incorporates the loss into life.
Surfactant
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chemical produced in the lungs to maintain the surface tension of the
alveoli and keep them from collapsing
Noncontact touch
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eye contact
Anticipatory
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You can anticipate that the end is coming and what is about to happen. The
grief occurs before the person has even died - family member with ALS or
terminal cancer.
Preoperative assessment - medications
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- Include all prescribed, OTC, and herbal medication
o Any sort of anticoagulant needs to be held before surgery - NSAIDS,
ASA, heparin, Coumadin, etc
o Know baseline vitals
Hypoxemia S & S
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Perioperative Nursing
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Includes a registered nurse's planned patient-centered approach in
providing care to patients preoperatively, intraoperatively, and
postoperatively
,Conscious sedation/moderate sedation
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Used for procedures that do not require complete anesthesia - short-term
surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures that just require a
decreased level of consciousness
Shear
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The sliding movement of the skin and subcutaneous tissue while the
underlying muscle and bone are stationary. Causes necrosis deep within
the tissue layers
o Head of bed is elevated, and the sliding of the skeleton starts but the
skin. Is fixed because of friction with the bed
o Transferring a patient from bed to stretcher when a patient's skin is pulled
across the bed
Hospice Care Eligibility
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- Patients accepted into a hospice program usually have less than 6 months
to live
- For home hospice services, a patient must have a family caregiver to
provide care when the patient is no longer able to function alone
,Perfusion
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The ability of the cardiovascular system to pump oxygenated blood to the
tissues and return deoxygenated blood to the lungs
Kubler-Ross stages of grief/dying
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- Denial: The person cannot accept the fact of the loss. It is a form of
psychological protection from a loss that the person cannot yet bear.
- Anger: The person expresses resistance or intense anger at God, other
people, or the situation.
- Bargaining: The person cushions and postpones awareness of the loss by
trying to prevent it from happening.
- Depression: The person realizes the full impact of the loss.
- Acceptance: The person incorporates the loss into life.
Surfactant
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chemical produced in the lungs to maintain the surface tension of the
alveoli and keep them from collapsing
Noncontact touch
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eye contact
Anticipatory
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You can anticipate that the end is coming and what is about to happen. The
grief occurs before the person has even died - family member with ALS or
terminal cancer.
Preoperative assessment - medications
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- Include all prescribed, OTC, and herbal medication
o Any sort of anticoagulant needs to be held before surgery - NSAIDS,
ASA, heparin, Coumadin, etc
o Know baseline vitals
Hypoxemia S & S
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