- Recognizes and manages vasovagal response to treatment.
- Assesses and differentiates types of chest and abdominal pain with appropriate intervention.
- Ensures diet is appropriate and restrictions (food and fluid) are followed.
- Provides activity/rest as appropriate to patient condition, disease process.
- Ensures a safe environment for staff and patients
- Discharge planning= early assessment of need for home durable equipment, follow-up with home health or possible rehab or ECF.
- Keeps patients clean and turned appropriately.
- Ensures durable equipment is provided to the patient to promote independent functioning.
- Manages hematomas in A-line puncture sites.
- Correlates disease process to drug therapies to manage patients with hyper/hypotension, fluid overload, pump failure, dysrhythmias.
- Maintains IV access on all patients.
- Reinforces follow up care with physicians ie, blood drug levels, M.D. appointments.
- Works with medical director and leadership team to improve and develop program to improve outcomes.
- Provides assistance with complex discharge planning in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team to develop a safe, realistic and timely discharge plan.
- Applies the nursing process to develop a plan of care for the bariatric surgery patient including patient education for pre operative and post operative care and expected outcomes of care.
- Focuses on providing safe and compassionate care to bariatric patients seeking treatment and ensures that proper equipment and furniture are available to meet the needs of the patients and their families.
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