Intraoperative Patient Care

Intraoperative nursing definition

What does the OR RN DO?

In the holding room

Getting ready to go to the OR

Are we ready?

Environmental preparation

Why do we check?

What to check?

When to undertake checking?

Supplies from outside organisation

Checking other areas

What to check?

What is this dictated by?

What to use?
environmental cleanliness

What to check?

The OR before the client gets there
nursing responsibilites

In the OR - RN responsibilities

anesthesia types

General anesthesia

Conscious sedation (MAC)

spinal and epidural

Local anaesthesia

In surgery - RN responsibilities

Foley

SCD stockings

skin prep

Time out

Positioning in detail

Factors to consider with positioning

Positioning definitions

Skeletal anatomy - bony prominences

Skeletal anatomy

neural anatomy

Vascular system

Why do you position a pregnant women on her side and which side?

Vascular system

Lithotomy position
why should legs be raised and lowered slowly and simultaneously?

respiratory system
What occurs when the patient is put into trendelenburg position?

Prone position- respiratory system

Respiratory system - lateral position

Integumentary system

pressure ulcers

positioning probelm - shear forces

Risk of complications

patient assessment

Supine position

relevance for recovery

Positioning within recovery

All staff duty of care

role of instrument nurse

The sterile field

In surgery - RN responsibilites
after incision

Other issues

Once surgery is complete

RN responsibilities in PACU

After leaving PACU - RN responsibilities

Rn responsibilities of the OR