Preoperative Management and Nursing Care Using The Nursing Process
11. Pre –anesthetic Care
- Standards for Preanesthetic Care.
- Reviewing the available medical record. Interviewing and performing a focused examination of the patient to: Discuss the medical history, including previous anesthetic experiences and medical therapy.
- Assess those aspects of the patient’s physical condition that might affect decisions regarding perioperative risk and management.
- Ordering and reviewing pertinent available tests and consultations as necessary for the delivery of anesthesia care.
- Ordering appropriate preoperative medications.
- Ensuring that consent has been obtained for the anesthesia care.
- Documenting in the chart that the above has been performed.