Surgical and Perioperative Nursing Flashcards

What preoperative assessment does DOH Abu Dhabi require nurses to perform?

Answer: Comprehensive assessment including medical history, allergies, medication review, fasting status, consent verification, surgical site marking verification, and anxiety management

DOH preoperative nursing assessment includes medical/surgical history review, allergy verification, current medication assessment, NPO status confirmation, informed consent verification, surgical site marking, VTE risk assessment, and patient anxiety management.

What is the DOH Abu Dhabi surgical safety checklist requirement?

Answer: Mandatory WHO Surgical Safety Checklist completion at sign-in (before anesthesia), time-out (before incision), and sign-out (before leaving OR)

DOH mandates the complete WHO Surgical Safety Checklist with three phases: sign-in (identity, consent, site marking, allergies), time-out (team introduction, procedure confirmation), and sign-out (instrument count, specimens, recovery plan).

What intraoperative nursing responsibilities does DOH Abu Dhabi define?

Answer: Surgical count management, sterile field maintenance, specimen handling, patient positioning, monitoring, and documentation of all intraoperative events

DOH defines intraoperative nursing roles including surgical instrument/sponge/needle counts, maintaining sterile technique, proper specimen management, safe patient positioning, continuous monitoring, and comprehensive documentation.

What postoperative assessment does DOH Abu Dhabi require in the recovery unit?

Answer: Continuous monitoring of vital signs, airway patency, consciousness level, pain, surgical site, IV fluids, and Aldrete score for discharge readiness

DOH recovery nursing includes continuous vital sign monitoring, airway management, consciousness assessment, pain management, surgical site observation, fluid balance monitoring, and Aldrete scoring for safe discharge from recovery.

What VTE (venous thromboembolism) prophylaxis nursing responsibilities does DOH Abu Dhabi mandate?

Answer: Risk assessment using validated tools, application of mechanical prophylaxis (TED stockings, SCDs), administration of pharmacological prophylaxis, and patient education on early mobilization

DOH requires nurses to assess VTE risk, apply mechanical prophylaxis (compression stockings, sequential compression devices), administer prescribed anticoagulants, promote early mobilization, and educate patients on prevention.

What surgical site infection (SSI) prevention measures does DOH Abu Dhabi require?

Answer: Proper skin preparation, appropriate antibiotic timing, normothermia maintenance, glucose control, sterile dressing management, and surgical wound assessment

DOH SSI prevention nursing measures include chlorhexidine skin preparation, ensuring prophylactic antibiotics within 60 minutes of incision, maintaining normothermia, blood glucose control, sterile dressing technique, and systematic wound monitoring.