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==OR/Surgical Services==
The YKHC Surgery Department has two operating rooms, one endoscopy room, two PACU rooms, and one four-bed PreOp/PostOP room. An anesthetist is ON-CALL 24/7 for emergent/urgent cases in either the operating room or the emergency department.
Surgical Services consists of five distinct areas, each with a defined scope of service to include independently assessing patient needs and condition, monitoring patient care and safety, education and evaluation of the care provided.
===Pre and Post Operative Care Unit===
There are five pre- and post-operative beds and a Phase I and Phase II Recovery Room. This service is provided from 8 a.m. until no longer required Monday – Friday and as needed for emergencies.  


Treatments and other activities include patient assessment, pre-op teaching, education assessment, nursing history, implementation of pre and post operative physician orders, post-operative assessment, discharge teaching, verification of discharge criteria, documentation of care provided.
===[[Anesthesia Services]]===


‘’’Staff’’’


Staff in the pre and post operative Phase I and Phase II Recovery Room will be provided by Registered Nurses, CRNAs, physicians and other support staff. All RN staff, CRNAs and physicians are BLS, ACLS, and PALS certified.
===[[Dental]]===
===Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)===  
 
The PACU is available to provide intensive, individualized post anesthesia care to all ages 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Post-anesthesia nursing care will be provided by a registered nurse. The nurse/patient ratio will be 1:2 with variations based on individualized patient need.
 
===[[Endoscopy]]===
‘’’Treatment and activities will include:’’’
Diagnostic, surveillance, and screening procedures are provided for adults and adult-size teens who meet the [[YKHC Low-Risk Endoscopy Criteria]].  Therapeutic procedures require referral a higher level of care.
∗ RN’s will assess the patient on admission to the unit and every 5 minutes for the first 15
 
minutes and every 15 minutes for the first hour, then every 30 minutes thereafter.
===[[Gynecology]]===
∗ Assess for adequate ventilation, body temperature and hemodynamic status.
 
∗ Follow physician orders as designated.
 
∗ Verify discharge criteria met
===[[Obstetrics]]===
∗ Document care provided
 
∗ Post-anesthesia care may be provided in other areas (ED) when patient needs dictate. The same standards of care and practice will apply.
 
∗ Care in the PACU will be provided by registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, and physicians and assisted by support staff as needed.
===[[Urgent/Emergent Procedures]]===
 
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Revision as of 19:19, 5 September 2019

The YKHC Surgery Department has two operating rooms, one endoscopy room, two PACU rooms, and one four-bed PreOp/PostOP room. An anesthetist is ON-CALL 24/7 for emergent/urgent cases in either the operating room or the emergency department.

Anesthesia Services

Dental

Endoscopy

Diagnostic, surveillance, and screening procedures are provided for adults and adult-size teens who meet the YKHC Low-Risk Endoscopy Criteria. Therapeutic procedures require referral a higher level of care.

Gynecology

Obstetrics

Urgent/Emergent Procedures

File:Guidelines2017.pdf

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