Chapter 19 Nursing Management: Postoperative Care Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Postoperative Care in the Postanesthesia Care Unit PACU AdmissionPACU Admission –Fast Tracking –Initial Assessment Potential Alterations in Respiratory FunctionPotential Alterations in Respiratory Function –Etiology {Insert Figures 19-1 and 19-2 from the Online Image Collection here}
Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nursing Management: Respiratory Complications Nursing AssessmentNursing Assessment Nursing DiagnosesNursing Diagnoses Nursing ImplementationNursing Implementation
Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Postoperative Care in the Postanesthesia Care Unit (cont.) Potential Alterations in Cardiovascular FunctionPotential Alterations in Cardiovascular Function –Etiology
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Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Postoperative Care in the Postanesthesia Care Unit (cont.) Potential Alterations in Neurologic FunctionPotential Alterations in Neurologic Function –Etiology
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Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Postoperative Care in the Postanesthesia Care Unit (cont.) Pain and DiscomfortPain and Discomfort –Etiology
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Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Postoperative Care in the Postanesthesia Care Unit (cont.) HypothermiaHypothermia –Etiology
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Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Postoperative Care in the Postanesthesia Care Unit (cont.) Nausea and VomitingNausea and Vomiting –Etiology
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Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Postoperative Care in the Postanesthesia Care Unit (cont.) Surgical-Specific Care of the Patient in the PACUSurgical-Specific Care of the Patient in the PACU Discharge from the PACUDischarge from the PACU –Ambulatory Surgery Discharge
Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Care of the Postoperative Patient on the Clinical Unit Potential Alterations in Respiratory FunctionPotential Alterations in Respiratory Function –Etiology {Insert Figure 19-4 from the Online Image Collection here}
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Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Care of the Postoperative Patient on the Clinical Unit (cont.) Potential Alterations in Cardiovascular FunctionPotential Alterations in Cardiovascular Function –Etiology
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Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Care of the Postoperative Patient on the Clinical Unit (cont.) Potential Alterations in Urinary FunctionPotential Alterations in Urinary Function –Etiology
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Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Care of the Postoperative Patient on the Clinical Unit (cont.) Potential Alterations in Gastrointestinal FunctionPotential Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function –Etiology
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Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Care of the Postoperative Patient on the Clinical Unit (cont.) Potential Alterations of the IntegumentPotential Alterations of the Integument –Etiology
Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nursing Management: Surgical Wounds Nursing AssessmentNursing Assessment Nursing DiagnosesNursing Diagnoses Nursing ImplementationNursing Implementation
Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Care of the Postoperative Patient on the Clinical Unit (cont.) Pain and DiscomfortPain and Discomfort –Etiology
Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nursing Management: Pain Nursing AssessmentNursing Assessment Nursing DiagnosesNursing Diagnoses Nursing ImplementationNursing Implementation
Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Care of the Postoperative Patient on the Clinical Unit (cont.) Potential Alterations in TemperaturePotential Alterations in Temperature –Etiology
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Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Care of the Postoperative Patient on the Clinical Unit (cont.) Potential Alterations in Psychologic FunctionPotential Alterations in Psychologic Function –Etiology
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Copyright © 2004, 2000, Mosby, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Care of the Postoperative Patient on the Clinical Unit (cont.) Planning for Discharge and Follow-Up CarePlanning for Discharge and Follow-Up Care
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