Foley catheter

On October 31, 2016, at the nurse’s station I observed the night nurse and the day shift nurse provide hand off report. The night nurse informed the day shift nurse that the patient is a 30-year-old female who had abdominal surgery yesterday and is currently on a clear liquid diet; however, the doctors are planning on changing the diet. Furthermore, the night shift nurse informed the day shift nurse that the patient was complaining of a lot of gas related pain and is very anxious and scared…

an ESU grounding pad was put onto the right thigh. The ESU grounding pad is used to allow the electrical current of the ESU to loop back to the ESU machine to prevent patient injury. The circulating nurse then inserted an indwelling 16-French Foley catheter to drain urine intraoperatively and postoperatively. A balloon was inflated to 10 ml and secured to the patient’s thigh and connected to a gravity drain. The levels and color of the urine were watched carefully as this surgery is a…

A major complication after surgery is the infection of the surgical site which is an indicator of the quality of care (Ozmen, Javadov & Yegen, 2016). These type of infection causes increased hospitalization and increased surgery-related costs. As the nurse educator, educating the staff would play an important role in the reduction of the rate of surgery infection, safety and cutting cost within the Summerville community. Evidence-based guidelines can play an important role in the preventive…

Today during simulation, we had the chance to review Doris Bowman’s virtual simulation one-on-one with our instructor. Doris Bowman was the patient who had a hysterectomy done with a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy under general anesthesia. I will go more into detail in the body of my journal/paper and explain the complications and postoperative care of a surgical patient. I hope you enjoy this simulation journal/paper, thank you! Doris Bowman During the virtual simulation we had the chance…

The patient has been diagnosed with a malfunctioning penile implant. He had an inflatable implant inserted three years prior to this surgery. It malfunctioned because either the balloon or reservoir was leaking fluid. The fluid leak can occur in any part of the prosthesis, this type of complication could occur following surgery. This can be due to improper implantation of the prosthesis or a defect in the product. This will require that the implant be replaced by the surgeon. Improper…

dorsal lithotomy position , the uterine cervix was cleaned with antiseptic solution (povidine –iodine) after insertion of standard bivalve speculum standard bivalve speculum , The upper cervical lip was grasped with a tenaculum, A pediatric Foley catheter (No. 8) was passed through the cervix into the endometrial cavity and its balloon was filled with 2 ml of sterile saline . Then the tenaculum & the speculum were withdrawn and the 3D probe (6-9 MHzPhilips HD9 Ultrasound System, USA) was…

Clinical Experience I choice to do my practicum in the OR at SHMC. I completed a total of 134 hours from August 29-September 22. I had a great experience and gained much confidence in myself from this clinical. Before coming in, I was worried about the clinical experience from what I have heard from those that work in the OR. I also had a lack of confidence in my nursing skills. However, I think that this clinical experience was great for me. There was much personal growth that occurred during…

called in sick on Thursday but I didn’t want to miss out on anything in clinicals. O - Discuss an OBJECTIVE summary of interventions and skills you performed this week: I administered oral and IV medications to various patients. I discontinued a Foley catheter without causing discomfort to the patient. I provided comfort to an elderly patient who was upset being in a room with a disruptive and aggravated patient next to her. I observed how a dressing was changed and wound vac replaced. I…

Evidence based practice is a decision. A decision to use the best and most current evidence to create a safe, patient centered environment. Evidence-based practice is performed by evaluating research and guidelines from high quality resources and using this information to benefit each patient’s wellbeing (Sackett, Straus, Richardson, Rosenberg, & Haynes, 2000). Evidence-based practice (EBP) is similar to the nursing profession, specifically the nursing process. There are six systematic steps…

individual must meet to perform their duties. Sometimes these are a specific set of skills or tasks that we must be able to perform, but to be competent we must be able to “get the bigger picture”. Sure, we can learn how to start an IV, insert a foley catheter or pull a temporary CVC, but can we effectively communicate with other members of the healthcare team? Do we display professionalism and follow safety guidelines? Do we understand why the policies and procedures are in place? As we have…