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Anesthesia
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state produced by medications given intravenously intraspinally, subcutaneously, or by inhalation to create temporary partial to total loss of sensation and consciousness in a patient for invasive procedures such as surgery or painful diagnostic tests.
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Circulating nurse
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A registered nurse who coordinates and manages a wide range of activities before, during, and after surgical procedures.
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Conscious sedation
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Anesthesia that provides analgesia and amnesia, but in which the patient remains conscious. Patients are able to breathe independently and are cardiovascularly stable.
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dehiscence
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An unintended separation of wound margins due to incomplete healing.
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equianalgesia
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Approximate equivalente doses o opioid analgesic as compared to morphine sulfate
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evisceration
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Protrusion of body contents through a surgical wound
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general anestesia
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Deed sedation, which includes analgesia and muscle paralysis. This type of anesthesia requires respiratory maintenance without the aid of the patients respiratory musculature.
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informed consent
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Disclosure of risks associated with the intended procedure or operation to the patient. The language of the document varies according to statutory and common law of each state.
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intraoperative phase
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The time during surgery, from beginning to end.
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perioperative phase
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A specialized area of nursing practice that incorporates the three phases of surgical experience: preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative
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Postoperative phase
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Period when a procedure or surgery has been completed and the patient is recovering from the stress associated with the surgery.
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preoperative phase
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Time when preparation of the patient for surgery is conducted and completed
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regional anesthesia
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Anesthesia that desensitizes the area to be operated but does not involve the full central nervous system or cause sedation
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scrub person
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Prepares the sterile field, surgical supplies, and equipment for surgical procedures; also assists surgeon and physician assistant by passing instruments, suctioning blood, and maintaining the sterile field.
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surgery
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An invasive medical procedure preformed to diagnose or treat illness, injury, or deformity. Although surgery is a medical treatment, the nurse assumes an active role in caring for the patient before, during, and after surgery.
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