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College of Nursing: Resource Unit On Nephrectomy
College of Nursing: Resource Unit On Nephrectomy
Silliman University
Dumaguete City
Prepared by:
Laura Ashley R. Paduganao
Facilitator:
Asst. Prof. Veveca Bustamante
Topic: Nephrectomy
Topic Description: The topic will focus on the surgical procedure Nephrectomy: its purpose, process, and medical management (pre-operative and post-operative) as well as the
possible health condition that would require this specific procedure
Time Allotment: 1 hours and 10 minutes
Central Objective: At the end of this lecture, the level III student nurses will be able to integrate the knowledge on the management and purpose about Nephrectomy, which will
assist them in the nursing profession in preparation for their nursing duties leading to an improvement in their skills as a student nurse.
SPECIFIC CONTENT TIME TEACHING- EVALUATI
OBJECTIVES ALLOTM LEARNING ON
ENT ACTIVITIES
After the discussion, the
students will…
IV. List at least 3 of h. Removal of a health kidney for transplantation (living donor)
the 3 minutes
contraindications IV. Contraindications
a. Risk of Kidney Failure
i. Poor kidney health of the remaining kidney
ii. Decreased glomerulus filtration rate
b. Bleeding Disorders
i. Possible risk for hemorrhage during or after surgery
c. Decompensated Heart Failure (DHF)
i. Already have reduced kidney function
d. Decompensated Diabetes Mellitus
i. Increased blood glucose
e. Anticoagulation Medications
V. Recognize at least i. Possible risk for hemorrhage during or after surgery
2 of the possible
complications of V. Complications 7 minutes
nephrectomy a. Hypertension
b. Chronic Kidney Disease
c. Infections
d. Hemorrhage
e. Post-operative pneumonia
f. Allergic reactions to anesthesia
g. Death
h. Blood clots
i. Leakage of urine
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