Returning from the PACU Mrs Roman has Peripheral IV therapy with a PCA (patient control analgesia) for analgesia, a surgical incision on the Right side of the upper abdomen and 3 laparoscopic wound sites, a Bello vac drain insitu with 100ml bright blood drainage. An IDC, O2 via a Hudson mask at 6L/m. TED stockings were applied pre-operatively and remain insitu. You are to explain the post-operative care you will provide on the return to ward from PACU under the following domains (easy and simple) vital signs including post-op observations 02 therapy pain management (has a PCA) IVT monitoring and assessment fluid status wound care positioning VTE (venus thrombus e) prophylaxis
Returning from the PACU Mrs Roman has Peripheral IV therapy with a PCA (patient control analgesia) for analgesia, a surgical incision on the Right side of the upper abdomen and 3 laparoscopic wound sites, a Bello vac drain insitu with 100ml bright blood drainage. An IDC, O2 via a Hudson mask at 6L/m. TED stockings were applied pre-operatively and remain insitu. You are to explain the post-operative care you will provide on the return to ward from PACU under the following domains (easy and simple) vital signs including post-op observations 02 therapy pain management (has a PCA) IVT monitoring and assessment fluid status wound care positioning VTE (venus thrombus e) prophylaxis
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- Returning from the PACU Mrs Roman has Peripheral IV therapy with a PCA (patient control analgesia) for analgesia, a surgical incision on the Right side of the upper abdomen and 3 laparoscopic wound sites, a Bello vac drain insitu with 100ml bright blood drainage. An IDC, O2 via a Hudson mask at 6L/m. TED stockings were applied pre-operatively and remain insitu.
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You are to explain the post-operative care you will provide on the return to ward from PACU under the following domains (easy and simple)
- vital signs including post-op observations
- 02 therapy
- pain management (has a PCA)
- IVT monitoring and assessment
- fluid status
- wound care
- positioning
- VTE (venus thrombus e) prophylaxis
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