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The assessment of patients forms a major component of the nursing role. It allows the nurse to gain vital information to base the planning and implementation of prioritised care on. A systematic method of assessment is required, that ensures that all areas of assessment are covered and that the assessment and subsequent interventions are as effective and efficient as possible. One method that can be followed for patient assessment is the primary and secondary surveys, with an additional assessment replacing the secondary survey post-operatively. This essay will display the implementation of these methods in the assessment of a trauma patient throughout the peri-operative period. The case study of Mrs Lily Flowers, as outlined in Appendix A, will be used to demonstrate the use of the primary and secondary surveys both pre and post-operatively, commencing with the pre-operative primary survey first.

The first stage of the primary survey is airway management with cervical spine......

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