ATI MED SURG REMEDIATION

ATI MED SURG REMEDIATION SG 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 6. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Erectile Dysfunction, and Prostatitis: Preventing Complications Following a Transurethral Resection • Educate the patient to avoid liftin heavy items as well as sexual intercourse for 2-6 weeks • Youi must contact the surgeon if there is continued bleeding or ay obstruction like you notice any decrease in urine out point, or any distention in the abdomen area. • Avoid anything that might stimulate the bladder like, caffeine or alcohol. Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies 7. Diabetes Mellitus Management: Medication to Withhold Prior to CT Scan with Contrast Media • Stop metformin at least 24 to 48 hrs. before any surgery or iodine, as this could cause lactic acidosis. • Diuretics • NSAIDS