Adult Patients and Knee Surgery

Adult Patients and Knee Surgery

Abstract

The paper focuses on how useful nerve blocks are when engaging in knee surgery for adult patients. Moreover, there is a consideration of complications that would arise if a nerve block is not used when participating in the operation. At the beginning of the study, there is the identification of a particular population to focus on in the research. After that, there is the intervention stage that reviews the treatment strategies that can be applied in the case of the patient to have effective knee surgery. There is also the comparison where there is the provision of suggestions to employ in case the nerve block of preference is unavailable or if the patient is allergic. The outcome of the procedure is well presented in later parts of the assignment, and a time frame provided as well.

The research focuses on adult patients that are going through knee surgery. Any form of operation in the contemporary environment is painful, and thus the need to have nerve blockage. Regardless of the age of the individual, it is crucial to have the person having nerve blockage to ensure that there is general protection of the person’s health.

General knee surgery is an essential operation for a patient that is suffering from a knee injury. The is orthopedic and requires highly trained medical professionals to carry out the procedure. If the surgery gets carried out in a wrong manner, the consequences can be very significant, and this is where the patient might lack the ability to walk well again. The other outcome might involve having this practitioner banned from carrying out any more operations. Moreover, the specific doctor might even lose his or her license. It is imperative to ensure that there is a consideration of the patient’s pain. The best means through which this pain can get reduced is through a nerve block. Besides, ensuring that there is the incorporation of anesthesia is essential for it provides that the patient is adequately sedated and thus cannot feel any pain while the procedure is underway (Arbous et al. 2005). It is imperative to review the process required for adequate knee replacement or correction and consequently determine the means through which it can get carried out all the while considering the use of nerve block and anesthesia.

Before engaging in the procedure, the doctor needs to ask the patient and family members, whether they have a history of complications after the incorporation of anesthesia in the general process. It is from this that a doctor can understand the specific pain reduction drug to use on the patient. Some patients are allergic to anesthesia, or the drug might not work on him, and the consequence of this is the patient going through a lot of pain and also suffering more complications along the way.

Preoperative tests are prevalent in the modern environment, and carrying them out is essential in ensuring that the patient is in good condition to have the surgery carried out. If a patient is having some health problems, then he or she must go through an extensive evaluation, and the importance of this has the patient and the doctor informed of any dangers that may lurk. Besides, the doctor can offer recommended medication for the patient both before and after the operation.

Before engaging in the surgery, a member of the medical team should talk to the patient to determine the type of anesthesia to use. It is essential to understand that for knee surgery, three main nerve blocks can be performed, and this is based on the recommendation of the patient. As identified, the patients, in this case, are adults that do not require any type of supervision, and the reason for this is the fact that they are independent and mature enough to make their own decisions.

The least common of these procedures is the local anesthesia. This medication only numbs a person’s knee. It is essential to understand that this is not entirely effective, and the reason for this is that it might lead to a person feeling the pain if the nerve block is not administered correctly. Doctors have the responsibility of ensuring that they offer quality advice to the patient regarding the medication. For the patients that are not well financially situated, the most crucial drug or procedure to go through is the local anesthesia (Arbous et al. 2005). This medication is not commonly used, and doctors do not prefer to use this strategy because of the high chances of blowing back on the patient. There are many cases where doctors fail to achieve their set objectives; the reason for this is that the patient might complain about pain in the joints while going through the surgery.

There are many times where doctors lack strategies to handle the matter effectively, and patients have even gone ahead to sue the hospital and the doctors. Ensuring that the patient is comfortable during the time of the surgery is the critical responsibility of a medical practitioner. With discomfort, the patient might nag or disturb the doctor, and this is a very negative factor in the modern nursing environment. Without informing the patient what is expected and the results of the surgery, there might be poor coordination. Consequently, many issues might arise that can even disrupt the work of these doctors.

The other form of nerve block that can get incorporated in the performance of surgery is regional anesthesia. Through this medication, it is possible to identify that the patient is more comfortable and reduces the chances of medical complications. The patient cannot even feel pain during the surgery. However, there are times when these issues become very serious, and the medication might not work as effectively as expected. Patients that have general moderate-income are welcomed to use this strategy, and the consequence of this is the adult patient going through effective surgery and the complications reducing significantly. Through this regional nerve block, the patient becomes numb below the waist, and thus the doctor can operate. Moreover, there is an assurance that the general environment will be even safer for patients.

The other method of nerve block is general anesthesia. This form of medication is bound to put the person general anesthesia; thus, the purpose of this medication is ensuring that a person goes entirely to sell. The given method is standard in the nursing environment since the doctors can carry out sufficient research on the knee issues and even using complex terms without the worry that the patient will overhear them (Butterworth, Mackey & Wasnick, 2018), allowing the doctor to act devoid of pressure that might come from the patient and his or her parents. It is also important to note that the financial status of the person is a significant determinant of whether the person will go through this form of surgery. The nerve block is administered in high dosages, and the importance of this is ensuring that the person falls deeply asleep and loses cognition in case the knee surgery becomes very complicated. Operations are, to a high degree risky, to ensure proper management of these procedures is vital in ensuring that the process runs smoothly much to the gratification of the patient, the family, and the doctors as well.

It is also imperative to review the recommended alternatives to using anesthesia. Hypnosedation is an alternative that can be used in the case of knee surgery. As identified, various patients suffer from allergies and thus cannot use the general anesthesia. Hypnosedation has been used by many hospitals in the current environment and provided the fact that very few people are allergic to this drug is vital in ensuring that more adults get the quality amount of healthcare that they deserve from any reputable institution. Ever since 1992, the number of patients that have benefited from the drug is above 2000. It is expected that more research on the components of the drug will be done, and the importance of this is the determination of the chemicals that make it so strong, and that can be incorporated in the creation of anesthesia. It is expected that the number of reported complaints relating to the drug will significantly decrease over the next few years. Moreover, the incorporation of technology in studying the components of the drug will be beneficial for the entire society as a whole.

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It is also essential to review the outcome and after-services in the medical institution once the surgery is complete. After the surgery, the patient must remain in the hospital as the doctor observes the recuperation of this person.  The significance of going through this is noting the problematic areas and offering possible solutions. Gauging from the population, one can determine the average number of people that are discharged from the hospital at a particular time. Without understanding the average population, then engaging in the research blindly might offer biased results, and this is a slightly negative aspect, and that is avoided by all researchers regardless of the field.

Moreover, noting the population can offer the researcher insight on how to progress, and this is in the case if the patient has a crisis plan. The population does not only apply to the patients but also to the number of nurses to note how much workload they have and then comprehend whether they can indicate if the patient has an effective plan to curb a crisis

Another aspect of reviewing is the intervention that will be best applied in the research. In case there are many problems such as discharging the patients early and then having them relapse and engaging in harmful activities such as hurting others, mitigations aspects will be advised from the project, and one of these is the incorporation of technology (Rhine & Mayerson, 2017). With technology in the institutions, it is possible to note the patients as they go on their daily activities ; this will aid the research by enabling the researcher to observe the effectiveness of this and thus employ it in other fields if effective regardless of the industry where they operate. Technology is also another intervention where it is possible to have the nurses and doctors putting some monitors on these patients where they will measure their cardiac and other organ performance to note whether they are eligible for discharge from the healthcare facilities in the area of research.

There is also the aspect of comparison where one compares the performance of the patient before and after discharge. That who does not have an arrangement with other institutions and the consequent of this the researcher can gather enough information to have the practitioners noting their weaknesses. The area of research might be in an area where only one institution is facing numerous problems. In contrast, the other institutions do not have issues discharging their patients and do not get problems (Butterworth, Mackey & Wasnick, 2018). To resolve these problems, the research can involve going to these capable hospitals and getting all the information that is required and passing the data back to the clinics or even hospitals that are having problems. After this, there is a better resolution to these problems.

It is vital to review the outcome, which involves an analysis of the impact implementation of the research strategies brings to the company. From this, there is the assurance that the number of patients discharged and then complications falling back to the institution will reduce. The institution might not have the actual tools required; thus, through this research, it will manage to achieve all the goals that it had previously set. The consequence of this is having relatives putting more trust in the institution and reason for this is that before then, it was rather hard for people to take their patients to the institution, fearing that they might also fail to get all that they set out to do.

It is possible to predetermine the institution that is most requiring the research by going through the needs and assessments. The above can be done by searching a particular location seeking to identify the ones with the highest number of complaints relating to the discharge of the patients on the internet. From this, a researcher can go to this institution and talk to the management and consequently get a chance to offer the much-needed help to restore the dignity of the institution, which is very vital (Marx, 2019). The aim and objectives of this research are to have the modern healthcare environment improving in such a manner that people increase their confidence in medical institutions. Many people give up in medical facilities for simple reasons, but if they are given the much attention that they require, then it is possible to resolve these issues effectively.

Various theories can be applied to understand the given situation, and one of the common ones is the needs theory. The needs theory holds that it is the right of every individual to receive quality care until they get back to health. Nurses must ensure that they follow the nursing guidelines and act professionally to ensure that they accord the patients the respect that they require. Another theory of nursing to review is the interpersonal theory. It is essential to establish a line of communication between the nurse and the doctor; as a result, the nurse will receive any complains and needs that the patients have. Incorporating this also ensures that the lifespan of these delicate knee injury patients increases.

Information presented by famous and renowned scientists, Alan Sinclair, provides for the fact that the contemporary environment has seen numerous challenges in the field of healthcare management. The reason for identifying this is that most of the nurses in the modern environment do not go through practical training. It is always essential to ensure that nurses understand all that is expected of them (Rhine & Mayerson, 2017). Through consideration of this, there is an improvement in the field of healthcare delivery. Dunphy Lane is another scholar that offers information relating to the subject and contributes to this by stating that communication between patients and nurses has reduced, and this is through technology. Technology has seen people disconnecting because they can communicate over online channels. Personal contact is significant in this setting, for it ensures that the patients feel appreciated. The general timeline for knee surgery is supposed to be 6 hours, and the patient should remain in the hospital for another month to ensure monitoring.

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