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5. YUSINING ROHAYU
 Caring for a patient in recovery
anxious

Postoperative uncomfortable
in pain feelings

sick

1. The nurse’s role in recovery

2. The difference between the recovery bay and the ward
3. Nurses require specialtraining to work in the recovery bay

Answers
1. The nurse should check Observations, reassure the patient, manage the patient,s pain. Make the
comfortable, etc.
2. In the Recovery bay, patients require more intensive care, the patient staff ratio is much lower to
ensure close monitoring and optimun care, there is different Observation monitoring equipment.
3. Because. Nurses who work in the Recovery bay must have completed an advanced Life Saving
course which includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrilltion, and recognition of post-op
complications such as breathing difficulties
 Sentences about recovery

Alert and oriented anaesthetic Coronary Care Unit (CCU)

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) oxygen mask Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Recovery, or (1) PACU, is where patients go to wake up

after an operation.
In Recovery, nurse check that the patient is (2) alert and
oriented- that they are awake and know where ther are.
Patients often need to breathe using an (3) oxygen mask
until they
Recover from the (4) anaesthetic.
If patients are too ill to go to the ward, they go to the (5)
ICU
If a patient has heart problems, they go to the (6) CCU
 Talking abaout pain

Ways to talk about pain

Verbs : to hurt, to ache
Adjectives : painful, agonising
Nouns : an ache, a pain
Expressions : in agony
Nurse in recovery checks are:
a. That the patient has waken up
b. If the patient is in pain
c. The patient’s observations
d. If IV fluids are running
e. If the patient is bleeding
 Talking about pain
1. There are any cultural differeces in some cultures,
people may try tu pu a brave face on it and pretend to
be sufferinf less than they really are. This may
beassociated with so called macho attitudes, where men
are expected to be strong and no to complain. Many
older people believe in the stiff upper li, i.e keeping
emotions under control
2. Talk about pain with children theough pictures, mime,
using a toy, e.g. Point on teddy where you feel the pain.
3. Fmiliar colloquialism my leg is killing me : i’m bent
double with pain
Answers
To follow the appropriate pain management plan.

No pain Mild pain Severe pain

My back doesn’t I’ve got a slight My chest’s really painful/aching/sore.

hurt at all headache. My I’ve got a terrible stomach ach.
hand’s quite My foot’s hurt a lot.
painful/sore. My leg aches/hurts quite a bit.