Framing the perioperative envrionment

Question	Answer
Role of perioperative nurse	Patient education, support, nursing process, professional expertise, technical expertise
Examples at each stage of the surgical journey	Preoperative - anxiety Intraoperative - hypothermia Postoperative - bronchospasm
What does the workplace look like?	'Behind the blue line' closed unit restricted zone semi restricted zone Unrestricted zone
Where do they do it? - Flow	One direction for patient and equipment within all surgical areas
Designs features of each stage	Preoperative - privacy, prep room set up Intraoperative - Door placement, lights, air con Postoperative - line of sight, placement of monitors and outlets
How do they do it?	According to stage training, crit care, ALS, scrubbing, gowning, gloving, teamwork, communication

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	Created by Elizabeth Then over 6 years ago