The aim of this assignment is to present an evaluative report that looks into two clinical skills, which I have learned within Surgical First Assistant (SFA) module. The report incorporates my expectations as an SFA, standard practices, issues of accountability, responsibility and role limitations across professional boundaries of advanced surgical practice and will establish my understandings in relation to the specific learning outcomes of this course module, along with a critical appraisal of my performance and role fulfillment.…
References: Association of Surgical Technologists. (2008). Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist: A Positive Care Approach. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.…
These are the responsibilities an anesthesiologist should consider. Taking a total well-being history of the patient, performing physical exams to distinguish any issues, taking lab tests, (for example, taking blood). Other considerations include setting up the patient to be checked, utilizing medical procedures or a more serious procedure of an operation, as controlled by the doctor, and examining the patient’s medical history, pre-testing and the arranging of anesthesia…
Surgery has become commonplace in hospitals around the world. Even the smallest of hospitals have at least one operating room. Surgeons operate in theses operating room. They operate on all types of people. From other doctors to high school dropouts, the opportunity for surgery does not take into account the amount of education a patient has obtained. Before any surgery occurs consent must be obtained. Consent is usually in the form of a preprinted letter with a spot to handwrite the name of the procedure to be preformed. Once presented to the patient they are expected to sign on the dotted line which gives permission for the procedure to be completed. The ethical dilemma with this process is the consent is to be informed. Merck (2006) wrote "consent becomes informed when the person has the ability to understand and ultimately does understand the potential benefits and risks of his decision and the alternatives to the choice he is making. When a…
Patients undergoing surgical procedures are at a heightened risk for complications and death, although it is unclear whether these risks can be modified with the surgical safety checklist. The purpose of this paper was to respond in part to the question: When health care professionals implement a surgical safety checklist, compared to regular procedure without use of a…
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4. DOS (Dist Operating System) – it serves as an interface between the user and the hardware and between the hardware and another software.…
Today is my fifth clinical assignment here at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center the first of two assignments in same day surgery. I had the opportunity again to work alongside Adriana. I was not sure what to expect, I had heard other stories from classmates of the surgeries themselves, but not much on what how the nursing process works for the operating room nurse. The role that the nurse has during the surgery is a purely supportive person for the surgeons and both the anesthesiologist and surgical techs. OR nurses, also has the responsibility of charting the equipment that has been use for the surgery, doing the second count of the equipment (e.g. sponges, clamps, needles). Along with, maintaining contacted with the families member on the…
Professionalism is an adherence to a set of values comprising both a formally agreed-upon code of conduct and the informal expectations of colleagues, clients and society. The key values include acting in a patient's interest, responsiveness to the health needs of society, maintaining the highest standards of excellence in the practice of medicine and in the generation and dissemination of knowledge. In addition to medical knowledge and skills, medical professionals should present psychosocial and humanistic qualities such as caring, empathy, humility and compassion, as well as social responsibility and sensitivity to people's culture and beliefs. All these qualities are expected of members of highly trained professions.…
When reflecting over this past semester and my time in Medical surgical three, I have seen a great deal improvement in understanding of different medical care and various conditions. I improved my knowledge through the use of assigned readings, case studies, and other different assignments. When I first began this course I had a very limited knowledge about different medical conditions and how to care for these types of patients. The first day of class I was surprised by the content and the pace it was conveyed, I was very glad that I had brought my recording so that I could catch all the information that was being taught.…
Selye, H. (1936). A syndrome produced by diverse nocuous agents, Nature, Vol.138, No. 4, Jul. 1936, 32-33.…
“It became apparent to all the world that surgical anesthesia had became a reality and that pain was no longer the master but the servant of the body,” by J. Collins Warren ("The influence of anaesthesia"). This quote describes pain being taken over by anesthesia in the surgical world. When you are little, you are asked what you want to be when you grow up. A common answer to this would be a nurse, or a doctor. As we are little, we don't think there is anything more to that. In reality, there are millions of stuff you can do in the medical field. Everyday people are hurt, or need medical care. There is never a dull moment in hospitals, facilities, or doctor’s offices. A big part of the medical field, is the medicine. Medicine is given before,…
The career path as a surgeon is a physician who specialises in a specific treatment of injury, disease, or deformity through operations. Surgeon’s correct physical deformities, repair bone and tissue after certain impairment, or perform defensive surgeries on patients with a major disease or disorder. The changing nature of surgeons has changed in expeditious manner during the past 20-30 years and yet is still planning to change dramatically over the future. The job demands of a surgeon keep increasing due to having such a large population, as the population grows the demands of surgeons will only increase as the population increases. There are 32 different major types of surgeons some of them include: Brain Surgeon, Cardiac Surgeon, Cardiovascular Surgeon, Brain Surgeon, Colon and Rectal Surgeon and a Cosmetic Surgeon. The demand of nursing Training to become a graduated surgeon lengths from 6-10 years of formal education and workplace training. Even after all formal training is completed ongoing extensive reading is a high priority so that new skills and procedures are developed every day. The technology and methods have changed rapidly to improve the health care system in hospitals for guaranteed results of effectiveness throughout all surgeries, efficiency and improvement for all patients in employees in workplace.…
Often times, one may find that the particular situation is not directly related to the exam or treatment at hand, but in fact, directly related to basic human rights such as, the right to privacy, dignity, or simply hearing the truth. Each healthcare individual comes from a unique background that may draw upon certain belief systems, values, morals, and principals that will tempt such an individual to make a decision or judge an individual, based upon such principals. However, separating personal ethics and morals, from laws and guidelines set by the healthcare system to protect the patient's rights should be strictly observed. Keeping this in mind, it is required of myself to remember these principals. There are rules and regulations that are set in place to protect the patient from such judgment. It has always been a personal goal of mine to treat each patient before me with compassion and dignity. This reminds and encourages me to make a professional effort for every patient regardless of gender or position, belief, and…
Establishing such a high-quality working environment does not come without its share of social pressures. In fact, the medical profession as a whole faces many complicated choices that revolve around patients’ rights, doctor’s responsibilities and society’s moral values. Occasionally, these issues find themselves at odds with each other. For instance, a significant factor in the decision-making process for undergoing medical procedures can be the ability of the patient to comprehend the information provided to him or her on which he or she must base informed decisions. According to Moulton and King (2010), the responsibility resides with the healthcare provider to recognize that a patient’s right to self-decision is only successfully exercised if he or she possesses enough information to make an educated and informed decision. This fine line between divulging information and ensuring said information’s comprehension is just one of the many ethical issues facing our…