Perioperative nursing

Order Description
Assignment question: Discuss the pre-operative preparation of a surgical patient presenting for SAME DAY surgery that is necessary to facilitate discharge following recovery from the anaesthetic and surgical procedure. Identify the implications of poor patient assessment and planning.

The question refers to before the patient is admitted for surgery such as pre-operative assessment and planning for the procedure. Some examples of what needs to be covered:
– making sure patient selection is appropriate
– the right tests have been run
– the right instruments and things have been ordered
– where the patient will be going to go after discharge (discharge planning)
– type of procedure and past history
– And what the outcomes are for the patient when these things have not been planned properly

ACORN standards for perioperative nursing needs to be referenced throughout paper.

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