Across
- 1. These serve to provide a healing environment, absorb drainage, splint or immobilize, protect, promote homeostasis, and promote patients physical and mental comfort
- 6. Patients are not to drive home or be discharged to home _____.
- 8. This surgical phase begins with the admission of the patient to the PAcu and ends with a follow-up evaluation in the clinical setting or home
- 10. Always monitor the ____.
- 14. DO NOT medicate the patient until this is signed
- 15. Returning to cognitive baseline, clearing the airway, controlling N/V and stabilizing vital signs are examples of recovery from ____.
- 16. The nurse must maintain patient ____.
- 18. The nurse must manage ____ and fluids.
- 19. Pallor, cool skin, moist skin, rapid respirations, cyanosis, a rapid and threads pulse, decreased pulse pressure, low blood pressure, and concentrated urine are signs of ____.
- 20. Anxiety relief, decreased fear, understanding the surgical intervention, and no evidence of preoperative complications are examples of ___ ___.
Down
- 2. This surgical phase begins when the decision to proceed with surgical intervention is made and ends when the patient is transferred to the operating room
- 3. This surgical phase begins when the patient is transferred onto the OR bed and ends with admission to the PACU
- 4. The patient should not have less than ____ of urine output
- 5. The patient should not be constipated for 3-4 days, give this with pain medication
- 7. The nurse must prepare the ___ and skin.
- 9. It is the job of the nurse to provide this type of intervention in order to reduce anxiety and fear
- 11. Intervene at what number indication of nausea?
- 12. This is a sign that the bowel has awakened
- 13. These type of problems include pulmonary infection/hypoxia, DVT/PE, hematoma/hemorrhage, infection, and wound management
- 17. Bowel sounds sound like a ___ ____ or gurgles