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Unit Profile - 5C
Nurse Manager
Nurse Supervisor
Clinical Nurse
Specialist
Educational Nurse
Coordinator
Brief Description of
the Unit
Common Medications
(Categories of Drugs)
Sarah Lane
Ellen Deleruyelle
Mary Lynn Parker
Denise Zebley
763-6848/ Pager 33021
615-6625/ Pager 35047
936-8352 / Pager 2325
936-0130/ Pager 75342
5C is a 32-bed surgical unit consisting of abdominal organ transplant recipients
(STX) and GI surgical services (SGW). Common surgical procedures include
kidney, pancreas, and liver transplantation; donor nephrectomies, gastric, colon,
and liver resections; pancreatic surgery and hernia repairs. Specialty care is also
provided to Minimally Invasive Surgery (SGB) patients undergoing surgical
weight loss procedures such as gastric bypass, sleeve, or laparoscopic banding. A
multidisciplinary approach is utilized in the collaborative management of patient
centered care. A team of physicians, physician assistants/nurse practitioners,
registered nurses, practice management coordinators, dietitians, and other
support services are involved in the management of patients and provision of
patient care.
1. Opioid and non-opioid analgesics
2. Anti-emetics
3. Immunosuppressants
4. Immune globulins (IVIG), Thymoglobulin
5. Anti-diabetic agents including insulin drips
6. Anti-hypertensives
7. Antibiotics
9. Anti-coagulants
10. Anti-virals
11. Anti-fungals
Common Procedures
Common Medical
Diagnoses
Common Precautions
and Safety Measures
1. Urinary management – ISC, bladder scan, foley management
2. Open wound care
3. Wound vacs
4. Care of ileostomies and colostomies
5. Drains and tube care – NG, JP drains, dobhoff, G-J tubes, percutaneous
nephrostomy
6. TPN therapy – continuous and cyclic
7. PCA/epidural therapy
8. Blood product transfusion
9. Education of transplant patients
1. End Stage Renal Disease
2. Diabetes
3. Cirrhosis/ End Stage Liver Disease
4. Morbid Obesity
5. Gastric Cancer
6. Colon Cancer
7. Pancreatic Cancer
8. Liver Cancer
9. Ulcerative Colitis
10. Hernia
1. Contact precautions: VRE, C-diff, MRSA, Beta Lactamase resistance
2. Fall precautions
3. Bariatric surgery patients – NPO until successfully pass a swallowing study
4. Bedside Shift Report
5. Zone (geographical) nursing
6. Hourly Rounding
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