Nursing implications during induction
Patients should be endotracheally intubated and have an
orogastric or nasogastric (NG) tube, an indwelling urinary
catheter, a central venous access device (CVAD) or a
minimum of two peripheral venous access devices, and a
core temperature sensing device in place before induction
can take place (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
2014). The physiological changes caused by hypothermia
should also be monitored and treated as necessary. In
order to do this, the baseline data in Box 2 should be collected prior to the induction phase (Bucher et al, 2013).