{"title":"Using home health agencies to meet patient needs in phase III recovery.","authors":"M C Redmond","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Today third-party payers determine the types of surgical procedures that must be done on an ambulatory basis. After such surgical procedures, most patients are able to be discharged home for phase III recovery (the postdischarge period of recuperation), where they usually have adequate support systems. For a variety of reasons many patients need professional, assisted care in phase III recovery. Such care often is provided by home health agency personnel. Nurses in ambulatory surgery units need to recognize which patients need assisted care, understand how patients qualify for care, know what types of services are available and who provides the care, understand how the expenses are covered, and know how to access the system. By identifying and helping meet patients' and families' needs, nurses facilitate recovery, help alleviate anxiety, and work to reduce health care costs.</p>","PeriodicalId":77223,"journal":{"name":"Journal of post anesthesia nursing","volume":"10 1","pages":"21-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18709116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Practical points on wound healing.","authors":"K Litwack","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>After a surgical procedure, one patient outcome for both the inpatient and ambulatory surgical patient is wound healing without complication. It is the purpose of this article to review the stages of wound healing and to identify potential complications. Nursing interventions designed to promote wound healing will be highlighted.</p>","PeriodicalId":77223,"journal":{"name":"Journal of post anesthesia nursing","volume":"10 1","pages":"29-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18709672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Think win-win.","authors":"J Bauer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77223,"journal":{"name":"Journal of post anesthesia nursing","volume":"10 1","pages":"62, 61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18709676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One morning.","authors":"K Dennehy","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In addition to their usual responsibilities, many nurses share valuable time, knowledge, experience, and compassion working as community volunteers. Thousands of Americans depend on services that could not be provided without the many hours of work contributed by volunteers. This article describes one day in the experience of a nurse who is a regular volunteer at a day center for the homeless. Patients' names have been changed to protect their privacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":77223,"journal":{"name":"Journal of post anesthesia nursing","volume":"9 6","pages":"379-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18709688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Practical points in understanding intracranial pressure.","authors":"D W Shpritz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The dynamics of intracranial pressure (ICP) and the pathophysiology of increased ICP are presented. Assessment parameters and nursing implications also are addressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":77223,"journal":{"name":"Journal of post anesthesia nursing","volume":"9 6","pages":"357-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18709684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Postoperative administration of aerosolized medications: Part II--The techniques.","authors":"R A Marley, T Mullineaux","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Based on the content of this article, the reader should be able to: (1) verbalize the standard steps for proper aerosol administration for both small-volume jet nebulizers and metered dose inhalers in the nonintubated patient; (2) describe what type and volume of diluent to add to medication used in small-volume jet nebulization; (3) discuss considerations for using a particular carrier gas for small-volume jet nebulization; (4) describe proper techniques for administration of aerosolized medications to intubated patients; and (5) establish criteria pertinent to the evaluation of treatment efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":77223,"journal":{"name":"Journal of post anesthesia nursing","volume":"9 6","pages":"360-8; quiz 68-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18709685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Barbiturate therapy for status epilepticus in the postanesthesia care unit.","authors":"B Rose","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although rare, status epilepticus refractory to conventional therapy may require the initiation of pentobarbital anesthesia and intensive monitoring in the PACU. Barbiturate therapy mandates that the nurse be able to perform mechanical ventilation and advanced cardiopulmonary monitoring as well as be familiar with electroencephalographic monitoring. Careful attention to the potential side effects of barbiturate therapy and anticipation of end-organ complications can increase the likelihood of seizure termination and recovery of status epilepticus patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":77223,"journal":{"name":"Journal of post anesthesia nursing","volume":"9 6","pages":"334-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18709679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Music reduces stress and anxiety of patients in the surgical holding area.","authors":"M J Winter, S Paskin, T Baker","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many patients in the Surgical Holding Area become stressed and anxious. In a hospital setting music reduces patients' anxiety. This study determined that music can reduce the anxiety and stress of patients in the Surgical Holding Area. In this study, one group of subjects listed to music while a second group did not. Subjects who listened to music while in the Surgical Holding Area had significantly less stress and anxiety than did those who did not listen to music. Both groups spent similar lengths of time in the Surgical Holding Area. The results strongly suggest that if music were available to all patients in the Surgical Holding Area, most would select this option, and they would experience less anxiety.</p>","PeriodicalId":77223,"journal":{"name":"Journal of post anesthesia nursing","volume":"9 6","pages":"340-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18709680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Radical prostatectomy: a case study.","authors":"J S Carapella","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Radical prostatectomy is widely used to treat prostate cancer. Complications such as hemorrhage, hypothermia, impotence and pain can occur with this surgery. This case study discusses preoperative autologous blood donation as well as explains staging and grading systems used for prostate cancer. Fluid management also is reviewed. Postoperative treatment of the patient with cancer of the prostate is rapidly changing. Emphasis is placed on the follow up of and rationale behind treatment after surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":77223,"journal":{"name":"Journal of post anesthesia nursing","volume":"9 6","pages":"344-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18709681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changing perspectives.","authors":"S A Goodwin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77223,"journal":{"name":"Journal of post anesthesia nursing","volume":"9 6","pages":"333"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18709678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}