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Roles:: Patient: Who Will Be Providing This Type of Anesthesia?
Roles:: Patient: Who Will Be Providing This Type of Anesthesia?
Brandon:Doctor
Adora:Nurse
Blessing:Patient
Vanessa:Narrator
Introduction:VideoonPrecedexwillgiveanoverviewofwhatitis
usedfor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXStV_6N9L0
Narrator:Blessingwillbehavingcataractsurgerythisafternoon.Nurse
Adorawillbeassistinghertoday.
PreOp
Nurse:Introducesherselftopatient
Hello,howareyoudoingtoday?Iseeyouhavealreadysignedtheconsent
formforyoursurgery.Iamheretodiscusswithyousomeinformation
regardingthemedicationyouwillbereceivingduringsurgery.Youwillbe
receivingPrecedex,atypeofgeneralanesthesiathatwillsedateyouand
allowtheproceduretobedonewithoutanypain.
Patient:Whowillbeprovidingthistypeofanesthesia?
Nurse:Therewillbeadoctorthatisspecializedinadministeringanesthetics.
Hewillbeprovidingtheanesthesiatoyoutoday.
Patient:Whataretheadverseeffects?
Nurse:Themostcommonadverseeffectsforthismedicationinclude
bradycardiaandhypotension.Otheradverseeffectsincludetransient
hypertensionandnausea.Wewillbemonitoringyourbloodpressureafter
surgery.
Patient:Whataretheoverallbenefitsofthistypeofanesthesia?
Nurse:SedationwithPrecedexdecreasesintraocularpressure,painon
injectionandprovidessedationeffectivelywithoutcausingrespiratory
depression.Thistypeofanesthesiaallowspatientstorecoverquicklyand
resumenormalactivitiesinarelativelyshortperiodoftime.
Nurse
ChecksIDwristband,assessforallergies,reviewLabs(liverfunctiontest)
andmonitorsvitalsigns
IntraOp
Doctor:HiAdora,okaywearereadyforyoursurgery.Youareingood
hands.
*AnesthetistadministerstheanesthesiatoBlessing.*
Dr.Brandoninitiatessurgery(putsgauzeovereye)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjwI9Oz0yl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSuNpiWLwI
PostOp
Nurse:Askspatienthowsheisdoing
Iwillbemonitoringyourbloodpressureandheartsincethismedicationis
knowntodecreaseyourbloodpressureandpulse.
Patient:WhencouldIresumedriving?
Nurse:Sincethemedicationsuppressesyourcentralnervoussystem,itwill
makeyoudrowsy.Itissuggestednottodriveforupto24hoursafterthis
procedure.
Patient:WhatdoIneedtoknowaboutcareathome?
Nurse:Youmayfeeldrowsybutnormalactivitiescouldberesumed
normallyinashortamountoftime.
Besuretofollowupwithyourdoctorattherecommendedtime.Its
importantforyourdoctortoseethatyourehealingwell,andto
provideadditionaltreatmentifyouneedit.
Narrator:PrecedexdidntseemtohavemanysideeffectsforAdora.Hereis
anexampleofwhatsomeadverseeffectsNitrousOxide,anothertypeof
generalanesthesiacouldhaveonapediatricpatient.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs
BriefOverviewofotheranestheticswillbeshownviaapresentation