Personal Narrative: My First Surgical Masks

Being told that something is wrong with you can be scary. Getting surgery performed on you can be terrifying. Patients that must be undergo anesthesia could become apprehensive about the whole procedure. But what helps is knowing that there is an anesthetist with you along the way. The anesthetist informs the patient of the surgery and attempts to calm their nerves before surgery. The anesthetist monitors and ensures the patient is stable during the surgery and informs the patient of the result of the surgery after the surgery. Essentially, the sole person that is concerned about the body as a whole during the surgery is the anesthetist. Two years ago, I had no idea what an anesthesiologist assistant was or that this highly skilled profession

“It isn’t fair. I’ve worked so hard all my life, I don’t deserve this,” thought Mrs. Ross as she looked down at her right leg where a large wound gaped open. Two weeks ago, she had a femoral-popliteal bypass, which got infected. The wound was opened up and was healing slowly by secondary intention. It was painful, raw, and frightening. She put a hand on her chest and raised the head of the bed higher so she could catch her breath and stare out the window.

I was thirteen, and I had just come home from a school softball game. My friend Dalton had invited my sister and I to come and swim at the neighborhood pond. My sister stayed home, but I got permission to go. After a while of swimming, Dalton looks at me claims that he’ll jump out of a tree near the bank if I jump out. Of course, I accepted my friend’s little dare and climbed into the tree, focusing on the seven-foot-deep drop-off off of the bank. Regrettably, I didn’t jump far enough. My right leg landed in the drop-off, but my left leg hit the clay, which caused all of my weight to shift to my left foot. I felt an immense pain in my ankle and started screaming while crawling over to the bank as Dalton ran to get my mom. After I finally made it to the emergency room, I found that I had broken my fibula at an upward slant, which caused the upper part of the bone to slam down into my ankle.I had completely blown out every ligament and tendon on the left side of my ankle. I had to have a plate and four screws implanted into my fibula along with the surgical repair of all of my ligaments and tendons. The entire ordeal left me extremely interested in the human body, and this interest was heightened when I had to get my appendix removed a few months later and again when I took Anatomy and

However, I realized that I’m too strong it has to be something more to life than this and that there’s a reason that I’m here on this earth. I know my purpose is to go to your college and to receive the education and credentials to save lives. What sets me apart from other applicants is that I may not be the star in every club or the president of everything, even may not be an all around academic perfectionist. However, I have my determination and hunger for success because I’m human, and I know it’ll be tough but my heart is set on being a surgeon. So yes graduating from high school is a major accomplishment itself as little as being accepted and going to college is huge accomplishment to me because I know won’t be that negative statistic, and I’ll fulfill my

One day she had lunch with an anesthesiologist who told her some people suffocate and cough when under anesthesia (Lang 168). Memories and flashbacks filled Linda’s mind with her being on the table, not being able to move, feeling terror, and not seeing anything (Lang 168). After years of trying to find out what was wrong with her, she found out she awoke during surgery (Lang 168). Thus, this anecdote about Linda’s experience of “anesthesia awareness” or awakening during surgery and what she felt and experienced during the surgery supports the theme of explaining the concept of “anesthesia

My heartrate has to be off the charts. I’m sure the anesthesiologist would know, since I’m hooked up to a monitor. She is doing her damnedest to make this experience seem routine. For her, I’m sure it is. She must do at least a dozen sections a week. I, on the other hand, have never had surgery. Never have I had another life inside me either, counting on me to make all the right decisions. I’m hoping this is the right decision. I am sitting here on this hard cold steel table alone, no loved ones are allowed back until the procedure is underway. My naked back is exposed to a student. There will be a slight pinch as the needle pierces through my lumbar flesh kissing the anesthetic solution into my system. I am here because my daughter, my already

Being informed that something is wrong with your health can be frightening. Getting surgery performed on you can be terrifying. Patients that must undergo anesthesia can become apprehensive regarding the entire procedure. However, what reliefs is knowing that there is an anesthetist with you along the way. The anesthetist enlightens the patient of the surgery and administers anesthesia before surgery begins. The anesthetist monitors and ensures the patient remains stable during the surgery and notifies the patient of the result of the surgery after the surgery. Essentially, the sole person that is concerned about the body as a whole during the entire surgery is the anesthetist. Two years ago, I had no idea what an anesthesiologist assistant

During the intraoperative phase, identifying outcomes related to patient care during surgery is paramount due to the fact the patient is under anesthesia and completely dependent on the surgical team, and the nurse acting as their advocate. Examples of identifying outcomes prior to surgery would include; the prevention of electrical burns from cautery equipment, proper positioning during the procedure to prevent nerve or skin damage. Collaborating with other members of the surgical team regarding this information, and utilizing evidence-based nursing knowledge is necessary for the surgical plan. My responsibility as a nurse is to alleviate suffering during the intraoperative phase and as the patient’s advocate ensuring no further injury occurs.

A patient’s journey throughout the surgical process can often be a frightening and unpredictable time in a person’s life (Short & Gordon, 2015). It is therefore vital for nurses to provide holistic and safe patient centred care, in order to meet the needs of each patient through their experience (Short & Gordon, 2015). The following essay will explore the surgical journey and nursing considerations of a patient undergoing a surgical procedure. Firstly, it will address important nursing factors relevant to the preadmission and perioperative stages of care. It will then address relevant nursing factors relevant to the anaesthetic stages of care, during the surgical process.

Hi Christine, your female patient’s story inspired me too. It was hard to recover from an injury, and most people did not

Spending the day in the operating room (OR) can be an exhilarating experience, throughout this paper I will discuss the different aspects of surgery as you follow my journey. I will discuss pre- operative care and testing preformed; operative care, anesthesia, and possible complication; and post-operative care and recovery.

My name is Meredith Yang. I studied at Sanford-Brown University to become an orthopedic surgeon. Orthopedic surgeons operate on patients who are living with musculoskeletal problems related to trauma, accidents, sports injuries and various types of disorders. In addition to performing surgery, I may perform physical examinations, review charts and conduct follow-up visits. Standing for many hours while working is often required, and readiness to operate on an emergency basis is sometimes needed. Surgeons are under great pressure in the operating room, and they must be able to remain calm and focused (Education-Portal). I received my undergraduate in three years graduating top of my class. I then took my MCAT and passed. I was then able to get

Anesthesia is the loss of feeling or sensation. It may be accomplished without the loss of consciousness, or with partial or total loss of consciousness. Anesthesia has not been around forever, but there is a background history of its creation and the primitive anesthetics used before anesthesia was discovered. Today there are many different anesthetics and delivery methods dependent to the type of procedure. Anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists are a crucial part of the surgical team. Without anesthesia where would we be today?

About 234.2 million surgeries are performed each year with anesthesia, and has an average of 65% success rate (TG, Weiser). People get many medical issues that require them to get surgery such as serious back problems, cancers, etc. Drugs are being used to remove pain during surgeries. This never happened before, though. Due to his exploration of many numbing substances, the encounters of ether’s effect, and the exchange of this discovery around the world, William Morton’s discovery of anesthesia affected the lives of many individuals and changed the way surgery is performed to this day.

Before you know it the doctors walked in with the needle in their hands. First they tried to put it in two different spots in my hand, but the veins were too small. Closing my eyes not staring at the different parts they were poking.The three doctors were apologizing because it took them forever just to find a good vein for the medication to kick in. Dr. Berkson came in and marked lines all around my knee and signed his initials on my leg. He started babbling saying what they would be doing and how long it was going to take. I was spacing out the whole time. I admit it surgery is a scary thing so trying not to think about it the whole time was hard. The nurses came in after the