Colleges of Nursing - Faculty Tool Kit Learning Guide

Learning Unit: Management of Perioperative Care: Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Care Know this material from Be prepared to discuss this material during At the completion of this learning unit, you should be able Pathophysiology/Pharmacology and class: to: pre-requisite classes

 Principles of asepsis  Discuss the differences between the three  Identify the common purposes and settings of surgery  Principles of oxygen administration phases of perioperative care: preoperative,  Describe the purpose and components of a preoperative  Principles of cardiovascular, intraoperative, and postoperative nursing assessment respiratory, and neurological  Differentiate between general and regional or  Explain the components and purpose of informed consent assessment local anesthesia and conscious sedation for surgery  Pharmacology of opioids, including advantages, disadvantages, and  Identify the purposes and types of preoperative antiemetics, and analgesics rationale for the choice of the anesthetic medications  Defining characteristics of the technique  Identify the special considerations for preoperative following nursing diagnoses:  Discuss principles of informed consent preparation of the older adult o Risk for constipation  Discuss principles of aseptic technique used in  Describe the physical environment of the OR and holding o Risk for infection the operating room area o Acute urinary retention  Discuss perioperative complications, such as  Discuss the role of the perioperative nurse malignant hyperthermia  Describe the functions of the members of the surgical  Identify adaptive factors that determine the team patient’s surgical risk  Discuss differences between general and regional or local  Identify defining characteristics of risk for anesthesia perioperative positioning injury  Describe the preoperative nursing role  Review definitions and indicators of this Nursing  Describe the intraoperative (circulator) nursing role Outcomes Classification:  Describe the postanesthesia care unit nursing role o Risk control  Review these Nursing Interventions Classifications: o Positioning: intraoperative o Moderate sedation o Postanesthesia care Suggested Learning Resources: Chapters 14, 15, and 16. In: Ignatavicius D, Workman ML. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care. 8th ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier, Inc; 2016. Clinical Conference: Analyze the effect of the surgical experience on patients. Assess the patient assigned for the clinical shift and discuss various nursing diagnoses. Discuss elements required for a valid informed consent.

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