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Types of Anaesthesia correct answers local, regional, general
Postoperative care correct answers RPAO - routine post anaesthetic observations • Monitor
every 15 mins for first hour • If stable every 30 mins for 2 hours • If stable every hour for 4
hours • If stable 4 hourly observations
Discharge planning (IDEAL) correct answers Include - patient and family (with consent)
Discuss - medications, potential complications or side effects to look for and what to do if
they happen, appointments, who to contact if concerned, support needed, strategies to prevent
problems at home
Educate - patient about their condition/discharge/plan of care Assess - understanding of
diagnosis/health plan. Use teach back
Listen - respect their goals and wishes/address their concerns
perioperative nursing correct answers Refers to the role of the operating room nurse during
the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgery.
preoperative nursing correct answers Assessments by nurse/surgeon/anaesthetist/allied heath
(Establish baseline
data, determine patient's psychological and physiological factors)
Begin discharge planning (transfer of care) - assess patient's needs and wants (concordance)
Verify understanding of pre-operative orders
Discuss/review Advance Care Directive document if appropriate
Assess VTE risk, nutrition status, falls risk, pressure injury risk
Provide patient education to minimize complications
Intra-operative correct answers ransfer to operating table then transfer to Post - Anaesthetic
Care Unit (PACU)
Roles: anaesthetic nurse, instrument/scrub nurse, circulation/scout
Maintain patient safety in positioning, specimen collection, surgical counts, maintaining
sterile field, assist surgeon/anaesthetist or other staff as required; organize and pass
equipment
postoperative correct answers from admission to PACU to transfer of care. Continuous
assessment required
ABCDE - Primary assessment - airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure
FGH - Secondary assessment - fluids/full set of vital signs, glucose/give comfort; head to toe
assessment
Valid consent correct answers Voluntary
Specific
Informed
Legal capacity
Current
Agonist correct answers A drug binds to a receptor and causes a response
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Types of Anaesthesia correct answers local, regional, general
Postoperative care correct answers RPAO - routine post anaesthetic observations • Monitor
every 15 mins for first hour • If stable every 30 mins for 2 hours • If stable every hour for 4
hours • If stable 4 hourly observations
Discharge planning (IDEAL) correct answers Include - patient and family (with consent)
Discuss - medications, potential complications or side effects to look for and what to do if
they happen, appointments, who to contact if concerned, support needed, strategies to prevent
problems at home
Educate - patient about their condition/discharge/plan of care Assess - understanding of
diagnosis/health plan. Use teach back
Listen - respect their goals and wishes/address their concerns
perioperative nursing correct answers Refers to the role of the operating room nurse during
the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgery.
preoperative nursing correct answers Assessments by nurse/surgeon/anaesthetist/allied heath
(Establish baseline
data, determine patient's psychological and physiological factors)
Begin discharge planning (transfer of care) - assess patient's needs and wants (concordance)
Verify understanding of pre-operative orders
Discuss/review Advance Care Directive document if appropriate
Assess VTE risk, nutrition status, falls risk, pressure injury risk
Provide patient education to minimize complications
Intra-operative correct answers ransfer to operating table then transfer to Post - Anaesthetic
Care Unit (PACU)
Roles: anaesthetic nurse, instrument/scrub nurse, circulation/scout
Maintain patient safety in positioning, specimen collection, surgical counts, maintaining
sterile field, assist surgeon/anaesthetist or other staff as required; organize and pass
equipment
postoperative correct answers from admission to PACU to transfer of care. Continuous
assessment required
ABCDE - Primary assessment - airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure
FGH - Secondary assessment - fluids/full set of vital signs, glucose/give comfort; head to toe
assessment
Valid consent correct answers Voluntary
Specific
Informed
Legal capacity
Current
Agonist correct answers A drug binds to a receptor and causes a response
