Surgical procedures

I am highly interested in the Versant Graduate Nurse Residency in the Adult Medical-Surgical Unit at the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa. I will be graduating in December, 2016 with a BSN from the Valdosta State University, GA. As a novice nurse, I find the Medical-Surgical Unit as a starting point to improve my knowledge and experience in the nursing profession. As a Nursing Student at the Valdosta State University, I have mastered strong nursing skills such as: honesty and team effort. I know CHRISTUS…

Summary: The demand in ambulatory and cosmetic procedures is rapidly grown in last decade. The volume of ambulatory surgery in U.S hospitals is increased by 2.9 million’s. 40% of the hospital revenue is coming from the perioperative services. As the clinical and technical advances are transforming the way of surgery is performed. To attract both the patients and physician most of the hospitals introduce digital operating rooms, tele- surgery and robotic assistance. With this the patients have…

What is Chin Augmentation? Chin augmentation is a surgical procedure done to change the shape or size of the chin and provide and improve the facial profile. It is achieved by inserting the right size and style facial implant to make the chin bigger or longer, in order to balance its proportion with the face. Who needs chin augmentation? People who have delicate or receding chins are the ones who usually consider this surgery, desiring an improvement in their looks. These are the typical…

However, there are many treatment options for someone with mitral valve stenosis including medications if it is not severe. If it is severe, treatments can range from balloon mitral valvuloplasty and surgical commissurotomy to mitral valve replacement. As research and development into the procedures and replacement valves improve in the future, the prognosis of this disease will also…

assess if the mortality associated with OAR is increasing in patients with similar risk categories as less hospitals and surgeons perform the procedure and allows us to investigate the effect of volume in this association. Using data from the MDHSCRC, we reported the effects of MRC, hospital volume, surgeon volume, year if procedure, and cost of procedure on in-hospital mortality following OAR. We obtained an in-hospital mortality rate of 5.04%, this was slightly higher than 4.8% reported by…

This would be to make sure each clinic is up to standards, however, I would say that the doctors would not have to have admitting privileges nor would the clinics have to operate like surgical centers. I believe that as of now, with abortion being one of the safest procedures, having an extremely low complication risk, that there is no need to change how the clinics are operated and run, especially a change that would close down many clinics, making it harder for abortions to…

WHY IS THE PROCEDURE DONE? A total hip replacement is a surgical procedure where the diseased/damaged cartilage and bone of the hip joint is replaced with artificial materials called implants. This surgery may be considered following a hip fracture or for someone who has severe pain due to arthritis. INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY: When osteoarthritis (also known as degenerative arthritis) is not curable by medical therapy and the patient continues to experience pain while walking, climbing stairs and…

the ivy poles at the head of the bed. And ¾ drape was the placed at the foot of the bed to ensure sterile coverage. A Magnetic instrument pad was then placed on the patient’s thighs to have an extra level of protection. Surgical Procedure After the draping was completed a surgical time out took place. The time out consisted of the patient’s name, patient’s…

facilities vital machine is extremely important because it gives an indication of the patient’s physiological state and determines what measures/interventions need to be implemented by the nurses and medical team. According to Castledine, 2013), surgical patients require extensive monitoring of their vital signs to determine if any complications, change in status, if the patient is stable, or is in any pain; the patients will have interval times per protocol of how often they will be needed. I…

surgery, is a modern surgical technique designed for the visual inspection of peritoneal cavity, biopsy of its organs and various operative procedures in the abdominal and pelvic cavities. Though laparoscopy was first performed in dogs in the early 1900s by Dr. Georg Kelling, the first successful laparoscopic surgery in humans was cholecystectomy in 1987 (1). During last two decades the laparoscopy has been increasingly used for diagnostic, as well as, many surgical procedures in veterinary…