Topic one The technical perioperative environment may be challenging for the nurse as well as the patient and patients are vulnerable for many reasons. In a recent article, Cousley discusses patient vulnerability in the Operating Room and comments as follows:We conclude that the concept of perioperative vulnerability exists in practice and that perioperative practitioners manage the concept effectively using strategies that promote positive outcomes (2015 p.246).The Task Discuss the concept of patient vulnerability in the operating room. Identify the key factors that put patients at risk and the positive strategies that nurses use to reduce vulnerability and risk in perioperative settings in Australia.Ref: Cousley, A., 2015. Vulnerability in perioperative patients: a qualitative study. Journal of Perioperative Practice. December, Vol 25(12), pp 246-254.orTopic two Hypothermia is a major preventable issue for patients having surgical intervention that leads to poor patient outcomes. The findings of a recent Cochrane Review found that: …the intervention of active warming has a statistically significant effect in reduction of time to achieve normothermia and reduce shivering (2016, p159).The Task Discuss the patient assessment required and the nursing responsibilities for the prevention of hypothermia in each of the perioperative phases.
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