Practical Procedures list : Medical Surgical Nursing –i

Medical Surgical Nursing –i

2.1               Respiratory system

     i.        Assessment

    ii.        Nebulization

  iii.        Throat suctioning

  iv.        Collect specimen for common investigation

·        Swab for culture

   v.        Care of chest drainage

  vi.        Assisting with and preparation of patient undergoing –

·        Bronchoscopy

·        Brontograph

 vii.        Postural drainage

2.2               Gastrointestinal system

     i.        Assessment

    ii.        Nutritional assessment

  iii.        Nasogastric aspiration

  iv.        Nasogastric feeding

   v.        Bowel wash

  vi.        Enema

 vii.        Ostomy care

·        Gastrostomy

·        Colostomy

·        Enterostomy

viii.        Oesophagoscopy (preparation and assisting)

  ix.        Liver biopsy

2.3               Cardiovascular system

        i.         Assessment

       ii.         Preparation and assisting in noninvasive diagnostic procedures

·        Cardiac catheterization

·        Coronary angiograph

·        Thoracentesis

·        Holter study

·        TMT

·        Echo Cardiography

·        Doppler ultrasound

     iii.        CPR

     iv.        ECG

      v.        Administration of cardiac drugs

2.4               Genitourinary system

i.        Assessment

ii.        Catheterization

·        Condom

·        Simple catheterization

·        Indwelling

·        Bladder irrigation

iii.        Maintain intake - output record

iv.        Assisting / performing with procedure

·        IVP

·        Cystoscopy

·        Cystography

·        Pyelography

·        Kidney biopsy

·        Dialysis

o   Hemodialysis

o   Peritoneal dialysis

2.5               Endocrine

i.        Assessment

2.6               Skin and communicable disease

i.        Assessment of patient with skin disease

ii.        Administer topical medication

iii.        Use of personal protective equipments (PPE)

iv.        Assisting / performing  medication baths

v.        Counselling HIV patient

2.7               Orthopedic

i.        Traction

·        Skin

·        Skeletal traction

ii.        Assist in application of plaster cast

iii.        Assist in removal of plaster cast

iv.        Wound dressing

v.        Physiotherapy

·        ROM

·        Muscle strengthening exercise

vi.        Crutch walking technique

vii.        Assist in ambulation

2.8               Operation theatre

     i.        Pre  Operative preparation

·        Physical preparation

·        Psychological

·        Premedication

·        Informed consent

    ii.        Intraoperative preparation

·        Handwashing (surgical)

·        Gowning

·        Gloving

·        Drapping

  iii.        Identify instruments

  iv.        Identify suturing materials

   v.        Disinfection – surface disinfection , fogging

  vi.        Preparation of instrument set

 vii.        Positioning and monitoring of patient

viii.        Assisting in endotracheal intubation

  ix.        Handling specimen

   x.        Disposal of waste

  xi.        Assist in administration of drug

·        Anesthetic

·        Epidural

·        Intrathecal

Floor nurse for surgical procedure

Scrub nurse for surgical procedure