Question: what are the duties of a surgical nurse

title: Surgical nursing
text: The first twenty - four hours post surgery are critical , there are many procedures that should take place in order to monitor the patient . Observations of the patient need to be taken and recorded every fifteen minutes . General observations are inclusive of , heart rate , blood pressure , temperature , respiratory rate and oxygen saturation . Further tasks taken out by a surgical nurse post operation include ; urine output , assessment of wound sites , replacing intravenous requirements and reporting any abnormalities . It is also a task of the nurse to collect information about the social patient 's history or issues , mobility restrictions , nutrition and education requirements prior to discharge from hospital . When these tasks are taken out it is proven to improve recovery .