Physical and occupational therapists are important after surgery because they are rehabilitation experts. Postoperative rehabilitation by physical and occupational therapists is important to ensure that whatever is improved by the surgery is allowed proper healing time, while beginning to stimulate the healing process through range of motion, stretching and strengthening exercises as tolerated.
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See All 2 AnswersThe American Association of Critical Care nurses recommendation to critical care units is to have "open" visiting hours. This recommendation is based on research studies that show increased patient & family satisfaction. Most modern critical care units allow at least one family member to stay and have accomadations for a family member.
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Dr. Daniel R. Spogen, MD , Family Medicine, answered on behalf of Univ. of Nev. School of Medicine, Family MedicineSee All 2 AnswersCritical care medicine is the area of medical care that is given in the intensive care units. This includes the intensive care, cardiac intensive care, newborn intensive care and surgical intensive care units. These are highly specialized units that require a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, nurses and the variety of therapists. Often these patients are on ventilators. Some physicians will be trained to care for patients only in these areas and go under the designation of "Intensivists" or "Critical Care Specialists."
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When patients are in critical care, they are often unconscious or heavily sedated during their critical illness. Because of this, they cannot speak for themselves and make medical decisions for themselves. Nurses often play the role of patient advocate. Nurses will speak up for what they perceive the needs of the patient are because they are with them 24/7. The nurses often find out from families and friends certain wishes a patient may have and communicate these with the rest of the healthcare team. This can be as simple as a preferred nickname to be called. In some cases, more serious questions about a patient condition needs to be answered such as whether to have a risky surgery. A patient may not have anyone who can make a medical decision on their behalf. In this care, a judge can appoint someone to make medical decisions in that person's behalf and they are called a patient adocate, but this is rare.
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Englewood Community Hospital answeredCritical care admissions ask if a patient has a living will, so if there is a negative outcome, the patient's wants are met.
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The admitting doctor in the critical care unit decides when you need to be in a critical care unit. For example, a patient arrives in the emergency room, with complex medical or surgical issues, that require specialized intravenous medications, mechanical ventilation, or close monitoring. That emergency room doctor will contact the critical care doctor and discuss the plan of care. Based on this information, the critical care doctor will admit this patient into the critical care unit. Critical care covers a wide variety of specialized doctors, such as cardiologists, nephrologists, pulmonologists, and neurosurgeons. Any of these doctors, who have critical care admitting privileges, decides when a patient needs specialized critical care.
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See All 5 AnswersA registered nurse is a nurse who has obtained either a 2 year ASN degree, 3 year (diploma) or a 4 year BSN degree. A registered nurse can obtain additional training and specialize in a particular area of nursing such as critical care. A critical care nurse is a registered nurse who cares for patients who are very ill and require special attention.