EARN Cares

MARCH 24, 2022

Properly and safely positioning the patient for surgery to adequately expose the surgical site while preventing injuries and falls. Leading and participating in the official surgical time out to verify the correct patient, correct surgery, on the correct site, with all available supplies and instruments.

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Operating Room Nurse Surgery Operation 52

The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 11, 2020

An anesthesia machine, with the vital signs monitor screen on the left, and the electronic medical records computer screen on the right. His vital signs are heart rate = 100, BP = 150/80, respiratory rate = 20 breaths/minute, oxygen saturation 95% on room air, and temperature 100.2 Dr. A meets Mr. Doe and interviews him.

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Anesthesiologist Vital Signs Post-Anesthesia Anesthesia 52

The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 2, 2018

Anesthesia providers typically judge anesthetic dosing depending on: a) patient weight, b) patient age, and c) the patient’s vital signs (i.e. Additional IV narcotics can be added post-extubation if the patient complains of significant pain. A patient’s weight can be misleading.

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General Anesthesia Anesthesia Incision Post-Anesthesia 52

The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

The surgeon intends to supplement your intravenous (IV) sedation with local anesthetic at the surgical site. His vital signs are normal, with a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute. Because he’s been medicated, the option of having him sign a consent and performing a femoral nerve block now is out of the question.

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Anesthesiologist General Anesthesia Post-Anesthesia Anesthesia 52

The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The patient’s vital signs remained normal and the ET tube was removed. The patient is going to rip their sutures out or have bleeding from the surgical site.” The anesthesiologist inserted a suction catheter into her mouth to remove the vomitus. The lung examination with a stethoscope confirmed normal breath sounds.

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General Anesthesia Anesthesia Anesthesiologist Post-Anesthesia 52

The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 8, 2025

You learn to inject propofol and intubate a patient in the first few months, but its a lifetime journey to master the medical aspects of evaluating and treating the heart, lungs, brain, kidneys and vital signs during anesthesia care. The goal is to be a perioperative (around the time of operation) doctor, not a technician.

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Anesthesia General Anesthesia Operating Room Post-Anesthesia 88

Caresyntax

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Data points are constantly being collected throughout the surgical continuum, such as: Electronic medical records. Pre- and post-operative vital signs. Surgical instrument usage and patterns. Pre-operative consultation findings. Video and imaging data. Anesthesia risk data. Diagnostic test results.

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Operating Room Operation Hematoma Vital Signs 59