Emergent surgery - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Describe a comprehensive preoperative assessment to identify pertinent health and surgical risk factors Correct Answer-Initiates the nursing process Admission data: demographics, health hx, other information pertinent to the surgical procedure Verifies completion of preoperative diagnostic testing Begins discharge planning by assessing pt's need for postop care Health hx and physical exam, medications and allergies, nutrition, fluid status, dentition, drug or alcohol use, respiratory and ca...

CMAA practice test nha 2023 Which of the following is an OSHA regulation that must be reviewed yearly to ensure compliance? A medical administrative assistant is scheduling a patient for a procedure. Which of the following actions should the assistant take first? A patient who has medicare and had a physical exam 10 months ago calls to schedule another physical within the week. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the medical administrative assistant to take? A provid...

ATI Adv. Med-surg FINAL EXAM 1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? a. “large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation” b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to” c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted ov...

Medical errors are caused by ️ faulty systems, processes, and conditions that lead people to make mistakes or fail to prevent them Mistakes can be prevents by ️ designing the health system to make it harder to do something wrong and easier for them to do it right NPSG pertaining to surgery ️ Prevent infection Right surgery, right patient, right site Surgical site marking Pause, time out, before surgery Hand off communication is ️ a process of passing patient information from one...

-seriousness -urgency -purpose correct answers surgery is classified based on what three levels? -traditional inpatient -ambulatory (same day/ outpatient) -short-stay (23 hour stay) correct answers Name the 3 different types of surgical settings major surgery correct answers involves extensive reconstruction or alteration in body parts; poses great risks to well-being minor surgery correct answers minimal alteration in body parts elective surgery correct answers performed on basi...

Test Bank - Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing 7th Edition (Williams, 2023) All Chapters 1-57 | Complete Guide. TABLE OF CONTENTS Unit 1 Understanding Health Care Issues 1. Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process 2. Evidence-Based Practice 3. Issues in Nursing Practice 4. Cultural Influences on Nursing Care 5. Complementary and Alternative Modalities Unit 2 Understanding Health and Illness 6. Nursing Care of Patients with Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances 7. Nursing Ca...

SURGERY EOR EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS A 54-year-old man presents to the emergency department with crampy abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The patient has not passed gas or had a bowel movement for at least 10 hours. On examination, the abdomen is distended and there are high-pitched bowel sounds with rushes. A plain radiograph of the abdomen reveals cecal distension to 12 cm. What is the most appropriate definitive management for this patient? A Intravenous fluids B N...

AG-ACNP – Respiratory Questions and Answers Graded A+ 58 yo. M presents to ED with complaints of dry cough. CXR revealed generalized, inflamed film throughout. What is the most likely diagnosis? Pneumonitis What drug has been known to prevent nosocomial PNA? Sulcarafate (Carafate) - Mucosal Protective Agent What is an initial finding associated with a pulmonary embolism? Respiratory Alkalosis - secondary to increased RR and blowing off CO2 What is diagnostic of pulmonary HTN? 2D echo Your...

TNCC 9th Edition Practice Questions And Answers MARCH mneumonic - CORRECT ANSWER-Massive Hemorrhage: Control with combat gauze, celox gauze, or chito gauze; replacement of blood loss with whole blood or 1:1:1 ratio of plasma, RBC, and platelets to achieve SBP of 80-90mmHg. Airway: Establish and maintain patent airway Respiration: Decompress suspected tension pneumothorax, seal open chest wounds, and support ventilation and oxygenation as required. Circulation: Provide vascular acces...

What is the dynamic process of sorting casualties to identify the priority of treatment and evacuation of the wounded? - Answer- Triage. What are the traditional categories of triage? - Answer- 1. Immediate, 2. Delayed, 3. Minimal, 4. Expectant. A patient requiring life saving surgery with a high chance of survival would be what triage category? - Answer- Immediate. Injuries include: respiratory obstruction, unstable with chest or abdominal injuries, or emergency amputation. A patie...