NURSING PRINCIPLES 2 UNIT 4 Surgical Patient

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  1. 3. empty this drain when it is half full and every 8-12 hours, Never fold or curl its tubing. (initials)
  2. 5. Post op complication causing adventitious breath sounds, elevated WBCs, and fever.
  3. 7. Helps reduce pain by supporting surface and internal tissues
  4. 9. You won't hear these sounds in paralytic ileus.
  5. 11. This lab's normal value is 150,000 mm3- 400,000 mm3 (initials)
  6. 12. Weight loss and weak pulses may indicate this.
  7. 13. Pain that is of short duration, lasting from a few hours to a few days
  8. 15. Polycythemia is a condition characterized by an increased concentration of ___ in the blood. (initials)
  9. 16. Shortness of breath and this kind of pain indicates pulmonary embolus
  10. 18. Indicates blood loss or anemia in a post-op patient (Initials)
  11. 19. must include the procedure to be performed and the related risks of the procedure; it must also be timed, dated, and witnessed.
  12. 22. The circulating nurse is responsible for pointing out any observation of ___ immediately to the personnel involved.
  13. 23. alternately compress and release to help blood flow through vessels (pleural)
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  1. 1. This lab should be maintained below 200 mg/dl in surgical patients with diabetes.
  2. 2. Type of pain assessment that includes history, verbal and nonverbal indicators, psychological, contributing factors, medication, and previous treatments used.
  3. 3. Set standards for pain assessment that conclude that all patients have the right to appropriate assessment of pain.
  4. 4. Programs the PCA pump
  5. 5. An automated patient-controlled device delivering narcotic pain medication
  6. 6. Teaching the patient to do this will help prevent surgical wound dehiscence
  7. 8. cause constipation
  8. 10. Thrombophlebitis may produce an edematous limb and __
  9. 12. the very young and the older adult surgical patient, the risk is much higher for:
  10. 14. Partial or complete collapse of a part of the lung (lobe or segment), leading to reduced or absent gas exchange in that area
  11. 17. National Patient Safety Goal instituted a directive that prior to presurgical medication, each patient must be __ when participating in marking the surgical site
  12. 20. This must be current for the anesthesiologist to calculate the appropriate amount of anesthesia for a patient.
  13. 21. This lab is important to check prior to surgery. (initials