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Medical Surgical Nursing Assignment: Cataract

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Added on  2020-06-06

Medical Surgical Nursing Assignment: Cataract

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Table of ContentsASSESSMENT 2A..........................................................................................................................3ASSESSMENT 2B..........................................................................................................................4REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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ASSESSMENT 2ACataract is related to opacity of crystalline lens that is present in the eye of an individual.Extensive amount of it present in the lens reduces its access to light and ultimately leads tocondensed or no vision. There are various procedures available which are used for extraction ofcataract. The case states that Dubbo Base Hospital had high number of adverse outcomes fromthe cataract surgeries that were performed on 8th February 1999 (Kain and et.al., 2014). Thecommission was charged to find out the issue and reasons of these unsuccessful cataractsurgeries that took place in the hospital. 19 patients undergone surgery that day and out of them12 were left with permanent damage in their corneas leading to perpetual visual impairment. Itwas analysed that the actions took by health care practitioners to perform these operations wereinappropriate and brought them under scrutiny to check that what went wrong (Brown and et.al.,2017).The happening took place due a particular solution that was used during the surgery, thatis, “Eyestream”. A clear warning was stated on the bottle stating that the solution must not beused when the doctor is conducting intra ocular surgery as it can result in adverse outcomes(Nettina, Msn and Nettina, 2013). The aforesaid situation is the clear case of negligence where appropriate surgicalprocedures were not followed by the surgery team before conducting the operation. There werevarious personnel who were involved in conducting these surgeries. These were,Ophthalmologist, two surgical assistants, phaco emulsifier nurse, scout nurse, 2 instrumentnurses, Anaesthetist and one anaesthetist nurse. The main role in played by surgical techniquethat has been used to remove the cataract. It is important that all the surgical instruments andsolutions used by the team are checked and all the warranty attentions have been well read sothat its adverse properties can be controlled (Brito Poveda, Clark and Galvão, 2013). The case generates the requirement of issuing warrant attention. Hence, it becomesimportant to analyse various aspect before opting for any surgery. It is the duty of hospitalmanagement to issue the best protocol regarding the same. Hence, in that case, it becomesimportant to state the protocols for acquisition of any material and substances required to be usedin operating room. Role of the function of pharmacy must also be defined wherein safety for theharmful substances must be maintained and must not be issued without proper visualization ofthe results. Moreover, it must be ensured that any new substance must not be introduced in the3
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