Care of patient during and after surgery, care of preoperative patient care of intraoperative patient, after post anesthetic care revovery, role of a nurse including consent physical psychological preparation of patient in preoperative care
2. Surgery
• Surgery is an invasive procedure that
can be performed in a serious
condition
• Elective Surgery
• Urgent Surgery
• Emergency Surgery
3. Surgery is required for multiple reasons:
Elective surgery
• For the patient’s well-being
• Not life-saving
• Scheduled in advance
Urgent surgery
• Needed for patient’s health
• Must be done to prevent further damage or disease
Emergency surgery
• Done immediately to save life or limb
• Need is sudden and unexpected
5. Pre-Operative Period
• Patient comes to a surgical care facility for either elective or
emergency surgery. A patient needs nursing care throughout his stay in
the hospital. The role of the nurse is to understand the process of
illness and contribute skilfully to patients recovery
8. • patient care during an operation. Activities such as monitoring the patient's vital
signs, blood oxygenation levels, fluid therapy, medication transfusion, anesthesia,
radiography, and retrieving samples for Laboratory tests.
10. POST OPERATIVE
• The period the patient leaves the operating room, the nurse focuses on
the re-establishing the patients physiological equilibrium, preventing
complications, and teaching patient self care.
11. Admitting to the post-operative care unit
• Assessing the patient
• Maintain patent airway
• Relieve pain
• Relieve urinary retention
• Dressing
• Tubes
• Foley/IV /JP/NG
• Rails Up
• Family Present
• Early Ambulation
• Readiness for discharge
