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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  1. 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)

  1. vital signs including post-op observations
  2. 02 therapy
  3. pain management (has a PCA)
  4. IVT monitoring and assessment
  5. fluid status
  6. wound care
  7. positioning
  8. VTE (venus thrombus e) prophylaxis
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