HELP! Surgical Questions...PLEASE

[joy7765]

Hello, I am a student nurse and I need answers to a few questions...If anyone would please be kind enough to answer, PLEASE, I cannot find this info in any of my school texts, or online and I am stressed out, have a test tomorrow and have to study things I can't even find!!!!

1. Post-op Laryngectomy patient, surgical site is red and edematous, what is your first action? (instructor gave this hint..Post Op Patients will have Post-Op orders)

2. How do you take a patients temp who had sinus surgery? I figure it will not be orally, because patient needs to breathe through the mouth, but can you do it Tympanically? I figure rectally and auxillary, but I am curious as to if you can do it Tympanically also?

3.What should you expect with a Post-Op Sinus Surgery Pt.?

4. What kind of dressing will a Post-Op Pt. Have? I think they will have nasal packing and a bandage underneath the nostrils, is this correct?

5. Post-Op sinus surgery pt complains of tickle in throat, what do you do? All I could think is to check the throat for drainage/blood and report findings, is this correct, or is there more?

Please, please let me know if you can help, I am desperate here!

Thank you,

Joy

[RN~in~CT]

Ah, homework...I remember it well ~ gave it up once I graduated though.

:)

I am sure that your med/surg book will have the answers you are searching for.

[joy7765]

Hi, RN in CT, my med surg book is Adult Health Nursing, and the short description of sinus surgery and laryngectomy does not answer my questions at all. I am still searching the internet, but not coming up with much at all, If anyone can help me, please let me know, Thanks,

Joy

[WhiteCaps]

Do you have a Lippencott Manual? Good resource book.

[joy7765]

Hi White Caps, thanks for the reply, No, I do not have the Lippincott Manual, but I will look into getting one if it will help me with this class, thanks for the tip :)

Joy