Preoperative & Postoperative Care - made by Wendy by Melissa Singletary https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc Ensure that you scroll across the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the padlet to access all resources en-us 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC 2026-05-23 21:05:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Malnutrition risk score melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163150 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163150 Skin risk assessment melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163151 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163151 Delirium screen melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163152 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163152 Falls risk assessment melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163153 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163153 VTE risk assessment melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163154 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163154 NSQHS Comprehensive Care Standard melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163156 https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/nsqhs-standards/comprehensive-care-standard

]]> 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163156 Pre & Post procedure handover/checklist melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163157 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163157 Preoperative preparation melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163158 Please see Subsection on Preparing a person for surgery from Berman, A., Snyder, S., Levett-Jones, T., Burton, T., & Harvey, N. (2020). Skills in clinical nursing, 2nd ed. Pearson Education Australia. 

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It includes information on preparation, education, deep breathing and leg exercises, VTE prevention

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]]> 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163161 Bromage Score melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163162 An assessment used to assess the intensity of motor block]]> 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163162 Regional Anaesthesia, PCA & IV analgesia monitoring melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163163 This chart provides information on assessments for patients having IV analgesia & Regional Anaesthesia. It shows the Bromage and Dermatome scores]]> 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163163 Incentive spirometry melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163164 Please see Subsection on Incentive Spirometry from Berman, A., Snyder, S., Levett-Jones, T., Burton, T., & Harvey, N. (2020). Skills in clinical nursing, 2nd ed. Pearson Education Australia. 
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]]> 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163164 Postoperative care melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163166 Please see Subsection on Post operative care from Berman, A., Snyder, S., Levett-Jones, T., Burton, T., & Harvey, N. (2020). Skills in clinical nursing, 2nd ed. Pearson Education Australia. 

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This section information for immediate postoperative care in PACU and in the ward.

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]]> 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163170 Applying Compression stockings with applicator melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163171 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163171 melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163172 This document will assist you in measuring the correct size of TEDs]]> 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163172 Preventing VTE melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163173 See information on preventing VTE & application of anti-embolism (compression) stockings

]]> 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163173 PACU handover - please see an example of a PACU handover here melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163174 2025-03-25 23:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382163174 PCA Chart melissasingletary7 https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382492453 2025-03-26 03:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasingletary7/tvwmeum14hadt1gc/wish/3382492453