* Assess patient’s pain level and administers appropriate pain relief measures. * Maintains patient’s safety(airway, circulation, prevention of injury) * Administer medication, fluid and blood component therapy, if prescribed. * Assess patient’s readiness for transfer to in hospital unit or for discharge home based on institutional policy. 2. Identify priority nursing care to prevent potential complications following this type of surgery.
In this assessment I am going to plan a care pathway for each physiological disorder including the roles of relevant practitioners. What is a care pathway? A care pathway is when different professionals come together to design a report that meets the needs of the service users over a particular period of time. Assessment of needs Assessment of needs is when health care professionals identify problem within care needs of the service users by assessing the physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs. The assessment of needs forms the background or starting point for further assessments against which improvements are compared.
Blue top tubes are generally used for coagulation tests such as the PTT and PT, and lavender top tubes are best for tests such as the complete blood count, sedimentation rate, and the BNP. After choosing the correct tubes and gathering the remaining supplies, it is time to begin the actual phlebotomy procedure. Upon walking in the patient’s room, a phlebotomist should correctly identify the patient by visually checking the hospital bracelet and verbally confirming the name and date of birth. Then, the phlebotomist can begin looking at a patient’s arm to determine which size needle to use to draw blood into certain tubes. To begin, you should choose an arm and tie your tourniquet 2- 3 inches above the anticubital fossa (the bend of the arm).
* Using a dry, lint-free wipe; Remove any remnants of the protective coating on the fiber after stripping the buffer. * Insert the fiber into the connector until the buffer bottoms out inside the housing. Tip: Rotate the connector during insertion to assist in guiding the fiber into the ferrule. For jacketed fiber, allow the kevlar to fan out around the connector barrel. * Hold the flat surface of the scribe tool flat against the ferrule tip with the beveled edge facing up.
Throughout this essay I am going to discuss the important role that the operating department practitioner (O.D.P) plays in keeping the patient safe during their perioperative journey. This essay will also include topics such as hand washing, the different styles of hand washing and the importance of a good aseptic technique within the perioperative environment. It will also discuss how to maintain a sterile field, the disposure of clinical waste, importance of sharps safety, safe surgical positioning and manual handling. The patient’s perioperative journey begins in the anaesthetic room and ends at the doors of the recovery room. On admission to hospital the patient is fitted with an identification tag which is usually placed on the patient’s wrist this should include their name, date of birth and patients hospital number.
There are a number of ways that personnel’s can prevent and control infection in a health and social care setting. Personnel’s in a health and social care setting include , nurses , Doctors, cleaners, nursery assistants and nursery teachers. Nurses should thoroughly wash and dry their hands before and after caring for a patient, before and after touching any potentially contaminated equipment or dressings, after bed making and before handling food. Their hands can be washed with soap and water or, a fast-acting antiseptic solution like a hand wipe or hand gel. They should also wear Disposable gloves when physical contact with open wounds, for example when changing dressings, handling needles or inserting an intravenous drip.
The outcome of nursing care either positive or negative depends on the quantity and quality of the care provided to the patients by the nursing staff ("Nursing world," 2013) Each nurse should hold proper information and knowledge of nursing care such as knowledge of pressure ulcers. In this scenario every nursing personnel should provide the ultimate nursing care in dealing with pressure ulcers. In order to prevent any pressure ulcer each nursing personnel should be aware of the pressure ulcer concept, their prevention and the correct technique of reducing any other complication related to pressure ulcers. In this case the nurse and the CNA should use their knowledge of preventing any pressure ulcer. The first action is to assess completely the patient for any sign of pressure ulcer such as any erythema or bruising.
Infectious waste would include humans who have diarrhoea and this type of waste would have the risk of cross-contamination. Non-infectious waste would include household waste such as paper which carries a low level of risk with the potential of paper cuts. 3.2 To dispose of the different types of waste safely and without risk to others is the use of colour coding. This indicates the type of waste contained in the bags or containers. For example non-infectious waste in a nursing home, such as human faeces is disposed of in yellow clinical bag and collected usually by an outside company who will incinerate the waste.
If they do, they'll have diagnostic tests, like measurements of their breathing and seeing if they have enough nutrients. Before they leave, the doctors make sure that their lungs are clear and that they've started a diet with digestive enzymes and vitamins that will help them gain weight normally. After that, they'll probably see their doctor for follow-up visits at least once every 1 to 3
The methodology used will be described and the rationale for this choice. The recommended sampling, data collection and analysis will be discussed and an explanation of the approaches adopted. Trustworthiness and rigour of the study and ethical issues and considerations will be referred to within context of the proposal. Finally it will be concluded as to how the proposed piece of research would add to the knowledge of nurses and the benefit it would have on their practice as well as discussing the impact it could have on patient safety and the quality improvement of care. Literature review A literature review is undertaking to summarise all current literature on a selected topic.