Role of Perioperative Nurses in Postoperative Care

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Once a patient has undergone a surgical process it is the role of a perioperative nurses to
ensure he or she is stable until they leave the hospital (Mary, 2017). They are therefore entitled
to apply necessary skills to minimize risks and promote health safety to the patients. After a
patient has been released from the operation room, it is a role of a perioperative nurses to apply
bandages and dressing (Loreli, 2016). In this case, nurses monitors patient’s conditions to see
whether he or she is strong enough to go to the recovery room. They also check how a patient is
awakening from anesthesia after confirming he or she can be transferred to the recovery room.
The nurses performs primary assessment which helps them in recognizing the illness and correct
management to be implemented.
Once a patient has been transferred to a recovery room, perioperative nurses should
monitor the patient by performing a DRSABCD action plan. In this case, perioperative nurses
should assess the life threatening conditions surrounding the patient and if both are exposed to
any dangers (Mihai, 2013). It also involves coming up with necessary antibiotics in case any
problem arises. This will help nurses to know if the patient is responding to the medication given
or not. After performing the DRSABCD plan, perioperative nurses should check any signs of the
transmitted illness because patients from anesthesia are prone to diseases. This helps a nurse to
know whether a patient needs a more advanced health care or not.
In monitoring the patient, perioperative nurses to assess the breathing and respiratory
system of a patient. This involve looking for a clean open airway, obstructions and respiratory
distress (Sumara & Seema, 2014). Airway is an important element to be well maintained because
it can lead to ultimate deaths. In case of any problem with the airways, nurses should do suction
which involves inserting tubes to aid in breathing. Moreover, they should clean up the airways to