Nursing 3910A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lifesaving, Phenothiazine, Warfarin

• School: Western University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: Nursing 3910A/B
• Professor: David Reid

Document Summary

3910 we e k one re a dings (pg 449-461 me d-s urf te xt) P a tie nts unde rgoing eme rge ncy s urge ry: The unpre dicta ble na ture of tra uma a nd e me rge ncy s urge rie s provide unique cha lle nge s for nurs e s throughout the pre ope ra tive pe riod. A pa tie nt who ha s unde rgone a tra uma tic e xpe rie nce ma y ne e d e xtra s upport a nd e xpla na tion of the s urge ry. Informe d cons e nt is the pa tie nts a utonomous de cis ion a bout whe the r to unde rgo a s urgica l proce dure . Volunta ry a nd writte n cons e nt is re quire d be fore non-e me rge nt s urge ry.