Ms. Mary Poppins is a 65-year-old female that was just received from the PACU following a right upper lobe lobectomy. Th
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:45 am
Ms. Mary Poppins is a 65-year-old female that was just received
from the PACU following a right upper lobe lobectomy. The surgery
was performed because she has Stage 3 adenocarcinoma in her right
lung. The surgeons noted there was no lymph node involvement. Her
family (husband, 2 daughters) are in the room waiting for her to
arrive. She has a right forearm IV running at 100ml/hr, a foley
catheter, a chest tube to water seal, and there is a dressing over
the incision. Pt has an epidural patient-controlled pump (PCEA)
with Fentanyl.
Vitals: 138/84, T: 98.2, P: 108, R: 20, O2Sat 97% on 1
L/n/c
Labs are preop and all values were normal.
1. List the priorities for this patient in her
immediate post-operative period.
from the PACU following a right upper lobe lobectomy. The surgery
was performed because she has Stage 3 adenocarcinoma in her right
lung. The surgeons noted there was no lymph node involvement. Her
family (husband, 2 daughters) are in the room waiting for her to
arrive. She has a right forearm IV running at 100ml/hr, a foley
catheter, a chest tube to water seal, and there is a dressing over
the incision. Pt has an epidural patient-controlled pump (PCEA)
with Fentanyl.
Vitals: 138/84, T: 98.2, P: 108, R: 20, O2Sat 97% on 1
L/n/c
Labs are preop and all values were normal.
1. List the priorities for this patient in her
immediate post-operative period.