Peri-operative
Care
Part 1
Purpose:
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Surgical Care Of Patients
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Preoperative Preparation
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Focuses on physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual preparation
Assesses and validates existing clinical information
Reinforces patient education
Provides nursing care to prepare for surgery
Postoperative Preparation
• Involves stabilizing a patient’s physical condition
• Educating a patient and family
• Preparing patient and family for effective management of the condition during
recovery
The Process Starts with the MD/Surgeon’s Assessment
Pre-operative
Diagnostic Tests
are Ordered
Based on
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Send in a Slating Form to the OR to book the Surgery Based
on Need
Pre-operative Assessment Completed by Client at Home
Mailed to the Pre-op Clinic Nurses at BTHC
Pre-operative Assessment Completed by Client at Home
Mailed to the Pre-op Clinic Nurses at BTHC
Care of the Surgical Older Adult :
OPTIMAL PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE GERIATRIC PATIENT: Best Practices
Guideline from ACS NSQIP®/American Geriatrics Society 2016
OSA
Assessment
Using STOP
BANG
OSA patients require special
anesthesia precautions as they are
sensitive to anesthetics and
sedatives.
Even minimal sedation can cause
airway obstruction and ventilatory
arrest
Initial Airway Management for Patients Unable to Maintain
Themselves
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