{"id":343,"date":"2022-12-06T10:06:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T10:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perioperative1001.slc-courses.ca\/?p=343"},"modified":"2025-01-06T15:53:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T15:53:42","slug":"module-5-c-perform-a-risk-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perioperative1001.slc-courses.ca\/?p=343","title":{"rendered":"Module 5: C. Perform a Risk Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Perform a Risk Assessment<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-11\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"11\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Module 5: Perform a Risk Assessment\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>(ORNAC, <a id=\"post-242-_Int_uBYfGbQj\"><\/a>2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5>Nurses\u2019 Roles in the Maintenance of Normothermia of a Surgical Patient<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The patient\u2019s temperature should be monitored for the duration of the procedure. (ORNAC, <a id=\"post-242-_Int_ieOe9u80\"><\/a>2021)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-12\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"12\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Module 5: Nurses\u2019 Roles in the Maintenance of Normothermia of a Surgical Patient\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>(ORNAC, 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5>\ud83d\udcac Communication Highlights<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If <a id=\"post-242-_Int_sIq2qGcT\"><\/a>a patient\u2019s temperature is below 36\u00b0C preoperatively, the anesthesia provider should be notified and prewarming measures implemented.<\/li><li>The use of warming methods should be discussed during the surgical safety checklist. If the procedure is longer than 30 minutes, prewarming methods should be in place.<\/li><li>During the transfer of accountability to PACU, the circulating nurse should communicate to the receiving nurse the warming methods and type of anesthetic that were used. They should relate anything significant that could <a id=\"post-242-_Int_qzgklgNF\"><\/a>influence the patient\u2019s post-op temperature such as if the patient <a id=\"post-242-_Int_gfIgylZW\"><\/a>was irrigated with <a id=\"post-242-_Int_aHw0PTCW\"><\/a>many fluids.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5>\ud83d\udcc1 Documentation Highlights<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Policy\/procedure or guidelines should be available for the management of unplanned perioperative hypothermia.<\/li><li>The temperature should be assessed within the hour before the procedure and documented during the preoperative assessment phase of care.<\/li><li>The temperature should be monitored and documented every hour by the anesthetist.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5>\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f AORN CINE-MED VIDEO&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Navigate to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cine-med.com\/aornonline\/index.php\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cine-med.com\/aornonline\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AORN Cine-Med website<\/a> and make sure that you are logged in before clicking on the link below.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Watch the AORN Cine-Med Video on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cine-med.com\/aornonline\/overview.php?cat=4&amp;id=1987\" target=\"_blank\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cine-med.com\/aornonline\/overview.php?cat=4&amp;id=2021\" target=\"_blank\">Prevention of Unplanned Perioperative Hypothermia<\/a><\/a><\/li><li>Download the <a id=\"post-242-_Int_jmuxBk3c\"><\/a>Study Guide included to follow along.\u00a0<\/li><li>Runtime 24 minutes<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perform a Risk Assessment (ORNAC, 2021) Nurses\u2019 Roles in the Maintenance of Normothermia of a Surgical Patient The patient\u2019s temperature should be monitored for the duration of the procedure. (ORNAC, 2021) (ORNAC, 2021) \ud83d\udcac Communication Highlights If a patient\u2019s temperature is below 36\u00b0C preoperatively, the anesthesia provider should be notified and prewarming measures implemented. 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