As a patient moves through the three key phases of an operative process (preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative), the role of the nurse must adapt the knowledge and education given to the patient, according to the particular setting. (Rothrock and McEwen, 2007). The nurses’ role in preoperative patient education in relation to physical and psychological patient needs is succinct and pertinent to their surgical procedure. This particular process is critical for safe patient-care delivery to take place.
While acknowledgement should be given of the sheer importance of a nurse’s role is in relation to preoperative patient education, discussion must first be established concerning what exact responsibilities are given to such nurses.
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They may experience high levels of anxiety and symptoms of depression due to concerns and uncertainties about the surgery (Gallagher and Mckinley, 2007). These can exacerbate symptoms of existing health problems during and after surgical procedure, adversely affecting the outcome and can result in a prolonged recover (Pritchard, 2009). Alanazi (2014) claims that nurses, in this case, can use two ways in intervening this issue: “pharmacological interventions, such as administering [sedative drugs] before surgery, and using non-pharmacological interventions, such […] provision of surgical information in videos/pamphlets, or in an meeting conducted by healthcare …show more content…
Suggestions have been made, such as via face-to-face teaching, video, television or by telephone (Walker, 2002). Davey et al. (1990) claim that peer support can help patients who are undergoing surgery to cope better with the experience, effectively lowering anxiety. Levey et al. (2005) suggests that giving the patients the knowledge on what to expect during the postoperative period is one of the best ways in improving outcomes, e.g. multiple intravenous lines, incisions, monitoring devices, dressings etc., as well as their role in post-operative recovery, i.e. deep breathing, exercise etc. However, it should be noted that the education of patients should not be perceived as a one-way transfer of information. Rather, patients should take an active role in the communication with nurses and other members of the team (Walker,
Hinkle, J., Cheever, K., & , (2012). Textbook of medical-surgical nursing. (13 ed., pp. 586-588). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health
Ignatavicius, D. D., & Workman, M. L. (2013). Care of Intraoperative Patients. Medical-surgical nursing: patient-centered collaborative care (7th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.
It will seek to demonstrate the appropriateness in supporting the patient and their family, whilst reflecting upon personal experience, and how literature may influence the healing effectiveness. The factors that enhance and inhibit the learning environment will be explored and suggested techniques to improve clinical learning will also be discussed. Finally the nurse-patient learning relationship will be explored along with the application of teaching and learning strategies will be examined.
“Communication is the heart of nursing… your ability to use your growing knowledge and yourself as an instrument of care and caring and compassion” (Koerner, 2010, as cited in Balzer-Riley, 2012, p. 2). The knowledge base which Koerner is referring to includes important concepts such as communication, assertiveness, responsibility and caring (Balzer-Riley, 2012). Furthermore, communication is complex. It includes communication with patients, patient families, doctors, co-workers, nurse managers and many others. Due to those concepts and the variety of people involved, barriers and issues are present. Knowing how to communicate efficiently can be difficult.
Stomberg, M., Sjöström, B., & Haljamäe, H. (2003). The Role of the Nurse Anesthetist in the Planning of Postoperative Pain Management. AANA Journal, 71(3), 197.
As a nurse, it is important to address the needs of a patient during care. These needs are unique to each individual and personalizing it, enable the patients to feel truly cared about. It is important to be educated about these needs as the patients and their families look to you as a guide; therefore, education on things w...
It is essential for a nurse to be able to demonstrate and practice professional communication skills, provision of information and handover to provide a holistic approach to treating and caring for patients. Professional communication skills not only allows the nurse to provide different methods and tactics to communicate with patients of different needs and ages, but it enables the nurse to understand and to give the best possible care and outcome for the patient. Provision of information and handover is another major point for nurses and relates to professional communication. Nurses need to be able to get a detailed diagnosis from the patient through communication, and therefore allows for the nurse to handover vital information to other doctors or nurses who take over to provide the correct and best possible treatments and care. The nursing profession requires a nurse to uphold professional communication, provision of information and handover in order to care for the patient with the right treatment, and to provide the best health outcome.
Through contemporary communication, we are educated to deliver exceptional care to our patient in different. As nurse practitioners, we learned how to effectively
Davenport, Joan M., Stacy Estridge, and Dolores M. Zygmont. Medical-surgical nursing. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008, 66-88.
According to Healthy People 2012 there are more then 800,000 new cases of diabetes each year, with the numbers on the rise. With this in mind, Healthy People 2012 has identified diabetes as their number five focus area. In order to reach their goal of improving the quality of life for people with diabetes they have identified diabetes teaching as their number one objective. Furthermore, in order to reduce the number of complications of diabetes, Healthy People 2012 has identified foot ulcers as their ninth objective. Through patient education Healthy People 2012 hopes to reduce the number of foot ulcers in people with diabetes, as diabetes is the number one cause of nontraumatic amputations in the United States. In order to successfully reduce the number of amputations and diabetic foot ulcers, patient teaching is essential. Patient teaching, as with the nursing process, begins with assessment in order to identify the patients learning needs (Wilkinson & Van Leuven, 2007).
Communication in the nursing practice and in healthcare is important because when talking with patients, their families, and staff, the nurse and the nursing student needs to be able to efficiently express the information that they want the other person to understand. “Verbal communication is a primary way of transmitting vital information concerning patient issues in hospital settings” (Raica, 2009, para. 1). When proper communication skills are lacking in nursing practice, the chances of errors and risks to the patient’s safety increases. One crucial aspect of communication that affects the patient care outcome is how the nurse and the nursing student interacts and communicates with the physicians and other staff members. If the nurse is not clear and concise when relaying patient information to other members of the healthcare team the patient care may be below the expected quality.
The introduction paragraph gives information on communication and the impact that it has on patient-nurse relationships. It gives the reader an understanding of what is involved in true communication and how that it is a fundamental part of nursing and skills all nurses need. It leads those interested in delivering quality nursing to read on. Showing us the significance that communication makes in the
As a medical surgical nurse you work with your patients before, during, and after surgery. Before surgery you want to explain the procedure to them and help prepare...
The role of the nurse in the preoperative area is to determine the patient’s psychological status to help with the use of coping during the surgery process. Determine physiologic factors directly or indirectly related to the surgical procedure that may cause operative risk factors. Establish baseline data for comparison in the intraoperative and postoperative period. Participate in the identification and documentation of the surgical site and or side of body on which the procedure is to be performed. Identify prescription drugs, over the counter, and herbal supplements that are taken by the patient that may interact and affect the surgical outcome. Document the results of all preoperative laboratory and diagnostic tests in the patient’s record
Although students were not allowed in the recovery unit, I was able to talk to one of the recovery nurses. I learned that a nurse’s duty of care includes monitoring the patient’s vital signs and level of consciousness, and maintaining airway patency. Assessing pain and the effectiveness of pain management is also necessary. Once patients are transferred to the surgical ward, the goal is to assist in the recovery process, as well as providing referral details and education on care required when the patient returns home (Hamlin, 2010).