Nurse and Receiving Team Room Checklist for Post-op Care[edit | edit source]
All Team members should have basic Knowledge of ICU care and procedure preformed
- Room has monitor & cables (unless OR monitor used once arrives)
- Suction set up with Y or separate for Chest tube atrium and oral/ ET suction if needed.
- Bag and mask at bedside with oxygen supply (unless hospital provides with patient from OR)
- Code sheet with patients weight for emergency medication (attached is sample sheet that can be copied and calculated
- Team communication prior to arrival regarding handoff and expectations
- Upon patient arrival – Bedside RN gives permission to the team for handoff to begin (team starts when nurse focused and ready for report). See below[1][2]
- Vital Signs (Q 15 min for first 30 mins, Q 30 mins first hour and Q hour moving forward, chest x-ray and labs should be obtained.
- Monitor Chest tube output Q 30 min first 2 hours then Q hour.
Systematic team approach to report[edit | edit source]
- Detailed report given
- Anesthesia,
- Surgeon
- OR Nurse
- MD stating expectations
- Vital sign parameters
- Potential complication
- Chest Tube output parameters
- Any other patient specific factors related to care
- Bedside RN
- Repeats back expectations
- Clarifies any questions about safe care