Perioperative Nursing (complete)
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Running head: PERI-OPERATIVE NURSINGPeri-operative NursingName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
1PERI-OPERATIVE NURSINGAnswer 1Nursing responsibility before administration of pethidine includes application of thecritical thinking skills in order to analyse the best available evidence behind the application ofpethidine in relation to pain management. It is also the duty of the nurse to conduct thephysical assessment in a comprehensive manner in order to fetch accurate data or informationgoing in favour of the administration of pethidine. Physical assessment should be done viaasking Jordan about the severity of the pain. Legal nursing responsibilities associated with administration of pethidine includeengaging in therapeutic and professional relationship with the Jordan. This can be done viarecognizing that patient (Jordan) is an expert in the experience of his life and thus he hasevery right to provide opinion in favour of his treatment. Thus the ethical principle ofautonomy not only deals with allowing the patients to take their own decisions. Nursing orother healthcare professionals have an obligation to frame conditions required for theautonomous choice for patients.Thus before administration of pethidine, it is the duty of thenurse to example why he is given pethidine, what is the function and side-effects of themedicine and whether Jordan is willing to take the same in order to manage his pain. It is alsothe legal rights of the nurse to provide safe and competent nursing care to Jordan and thisfalls under the ethical principle of non-malfeasance. So the attending nurse should check thevalid medical order charted by the medical office before administering the medicine. Thedrug should be cross-checked with two registered nurses and document the same in the drugbook and prescription chart of Jordan.Nursing responsibility after administration of pethidine includes evaluation of theoutcome of the medicine. Since pethidine is mostly administered for pain managementevaluation of outcome include assessment of the pain and its associated chronicity via
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