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Part one - Pre-op case management

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What are the 3 Phases of Surgical Case Management?   -Preoperative -Intraoperative -Postoperative  
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Preoperative case management: Prepare the ___. Pull necessary _____________(s). Prepare and maintain the __________ field. _______, gown, and _______. Count. Drape. Don ___.   - OR - Supplies - PPE - Sterile - Scrub,gown,and glove  
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Intraoperative case management: Maintain the ________ field. ________________ team members needs. Pass __________(s) and ___________(s) as needed. Prepare and handle med_____(s). Speciman ______. Dressings.   - Maintain the STERILE field. - ANTICIPATE - Instruments and supplies - Medications - Specimen CARE  
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Postoperative case management: Maintain _______ field until patient is transported. Transport used instruments and equipment to _______________ area. Prepare OR for next patient. Dispose of ______(s).   - STERILE FIELD - Decontamination area - Sharps  
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 Maintain the sterile field  Anticipate team members needs  Pass instruments and supplies as needed  Prepare and handle medications  Specimen care  Dressings   Intraoperative case management  
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 Prepare the OR  Pull necessary supplies  Don PPE  Prepare and maintain the sterile field  Scrub, gown, and glove  Count  Drape   Preoperative case management  
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 Maintain sterile field until patient is transported  Transport used instruments and equipment to decontamination area  Prepare OR for next patient  Dispose of sharps   Postoperative case management  
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A POSitive CARE approach. What do the letters in CARE stand for?   C - Caring attitude A - Application R - Role E - Enviormental Concern  
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APOS?   A - Anatomy P - Pathology O - Operative (procedure) S - Specific (variations)  
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 Identifying goal or problem  Gathering and evaluating information  Use A POSitive CARE Approach  Generating one or more responses  Implementing the best response  Assessing the results   The five steps to critical thinking.  
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What is the first step in the five steps to critical thinking?   1. Identifying the goal or problem  
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What is the second step in the five steps to critical thinking?   2. Gathering and evauluating information. ( Use A POSitive CARE approach).  
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What is the third step in the five steps to critical thinking?   3. Generating one or more responses  
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What is the fourth step in the five steps to critical thinking?   4. Implementing the best response  
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What is the final step in the five steps to critical thinking?   5. Assesing the results  
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Where can you gather information about the surgeon and what he wants?   Surgeons prefrence card  
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NAME THREE PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS:   -breathing -food -water  
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Name three physicological needs :   -safety -belonging -love  
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Reminder  Never judge a patient  Condition  Behaviors that led to condition  Personal appearance  Surgical choices  Always view patients with compassion This is called :   Respect  
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 Laboratory results  Radiology reports  Previous pathology reports  Surgical consent (review)  History and physical report (H&P)  Preoperative checklist  Allergies, handicaps, or other limitations  Nurses notes   All of these things should be in the patient chart.  
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Surgical consents?   -Permission to perform an action. -permission to touch (voluntary- can be taken away at any time).  
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Touching without permission can be_______.   Battery  
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Informed Consent: Obtain for all invasive procedures  Protects patients and providers  Patient is aware of:   - Their condition - Proposed procedure - Risks - Viariables - alternatives  
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The responsibility for securing written, informed consent belongs with the:   Surgeon  
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Preoperative Patient Education reduces ____________.Significant increase in patient __________________. Proven to shorten hospital stay.   - Anxiety. - Compliance  
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 Patient should shower or bath the night or morning prior to surgery  Practice good oral hygiene  Hair should be washed  Preop shave  As close to the time of surgery as possible  NPO eight hours prior to surgery  Comfortable clothing   PREOPERATIVE ( before admitting to hosptial for surgery).  
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Nail polish should be removed to better measure blood oxygen saturation Pulse oximeter Makeup should be removed Skin tone Infection   PREOPERATIVE  
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All ______________ should be removed prior to surgery. Dentures, prostheses, and implants also need to be removed.   Jewelery  
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Jewelary, Dentures, Prostheses, etc. need to be ______________ and placed with patient possesions. This includes wigs and hairpins.   Labeled  
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Once patient possisions are collected:   - Give to family members - Lock in the hospital safe - Labeled and kept with patients chart  
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Preoperative medications are used to:   - Alleviate anxiety - Decrease nausea - Produce amnesia - Decrease saliva and gastric juices -  
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These medications should be taken __ to __ hours before surgery.   1 to 2  
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The paitent should not be left alone after administration of Pre OP meds.   True that.  
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Know the proper attire for the surgical technologist.   - Hat - Masks - Scrub suit - Shoe covers - Protective eyewear - radiation protection - gloves  
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Scrub suits are changed _____.   Daily  
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Shirts and drawstrings tucked __.   In  
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Need to change _______(s) if they become soiled.   Need to change SCRUBS if they become soiled.  
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Wear a cover gown or ____ ______ when leaving the O.R. environment. It looks professional and it prevents cross-contamination.   Lab coat  
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Hair covers are donned prior to the scrub suit to prevent shedding  Reusable hats must be washed everyday  Completely cover hair  Space helmets  Skullcap  bouffant   True  
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Masks are worn at all times in _________________ areas. Tied snugly to fit over mouth and nose  Strings of mask should not be crossed  On or off  Not hanging around neck  Handled with strings Minimal  Changed between all cases.   -Restricted  
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Shoe covers protect your _____. Remove when soiled. Remove when leaving surgical site.   Shoes  
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Gowns are sterile from ______ _______ to ___ ______.   Waist level to mid level.  
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Sleeves circumferentially to _____ inches above elbows.   two  
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Cuffs of the gown are considered ___ ______________,   Non sterile  
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_________(s) Should be worn anytime contact with broken skin or body fluids is expected.   Gloves  
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Always examine package and inspect ___________ of package before opening and putting on back table.   Integrity  
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Check the ________ date.   Expiration  
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Open __________ table first.   Back  
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____________ items to ____________ items.   Larger items to smaller items.  
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STSR’s gown and gloves should not be opened on the ____ _______.   Back table  
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During a surgical scrub hands and arms need to be __" above the elbow.   2  
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Surgical scrub should provide a film that lasts for several __________.   hours  
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There are two types of surgical scrubs:   -Timed method and -Counted brush stroke method. ( Hospital policy will dictate  Number of strokes  Required number of minutes 5-10)  
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Open door with back  Keep hands between waist and midchest  Avoid touching anything  Don a surgical gown  Minimize big movements  Do not turn your back on sterile field  “closed gloving”   Self drying and gloving  
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Keep hand in sight  Keeps hands in sterile zone  Establish a routine  Drape the mayo stand  Organize the back table  Move as little as possible  Keep body centered  Work in sections  Handle each item only once  Be aware of environment   Preperation of sterile field  
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Sponges. Packs of __ or __.   5 or 10  
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__________. sponges should not be used until after final count   Dressing sponges.  
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Patient Transport    Feet first  Slowly  Elevator  Head first  
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Apply safety strap __” above knee  Proximal to knee. Never leave patient alone.   2 inches above knee  
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Normal temp values: Oral: Rectal: Axillary:   Oral: 98.6 Rectal: 99.6 Axillary: 97.6  
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Tempature monitoring Methods: Noninvasive: Invasive:   Noninvasive: -touch -skin sticker -ear -axilla INVASIVE: -Oral -Rectal -Esophogeal -Bladder  
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Normal Pulse Values: ------------------- Birth: Infants: Children ( 1 to 7): Children ( over 7): Adults:   Birth: 130-160 Infants:110-130 Children (1-7): 80-120 Children (over 7): 80-90 Adults: 60-80  
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Normal Respirations: Infants Children Adults   Infants: 30-60 per minute Children: 18-30 per minute Adults: 12-20 per minute  
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Normal BP for a newborn:   50-52 SYSTOLIC/25-30 DIASTOLIC  
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Normal BP for a child under six years of age:   95/62  
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Normal BP for a child to ten years old:   100/65  
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Normal BP for an adolescent:   118/75  
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Three basic positions:   -Supine -Prone -Lateral  
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Patient Positionins:   Supine  Prone  Fowler’s  Trendelenburg  Reverse Trendelenburg  Lithotomy  Kraske  Lateral  
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