Nurs 341 Exam 2: Perioperative

surgery

the art of treating diseases, injuries, and deformities by operation and instrumentation

diagnosis

example is a biopsy

cure

fix the problem

palliation

managing symptoms to improve comfort, will NOT cure

prevention

example is preventing cancer

cosmetic improvement

rhinoplasties, face lifts, breast augmentation, breast reduction, NOT covered by insurance

exploration

trying to figure out what the problem is

elective

any cosmetic improvement surgeries is considered what type of surgical setting?

emergent

if we don't do surgery ASAP, patient is going to die

urgent

need to have the surgery done, but not right now as the patient isn't going to die

inpatient surgery

plan to stay overnight, typically put patients more at risk for complications that we see post-op, more invasive

ambulatory surgery

planning to go home the same day

chronic illnesses

____________________ put patients more at risk post-operative

surgeon

who's responsibility is it to obtain informed consent?

incentive spirometer and cough and deep breathing

what two things should you always teach your patient post-op to prevent atelectasis, which can lead to pneumonia?

name, DOB, social security number, photo printed on ID band, address, telephone number

what are the six acceptable patient identifiers?

2

healthy people can have clear liquids up to how many hours before the procedure?

pneumonia and blood clots

we are going to get patients out of bed right away to prevent post-op ________________ and ___________________

preoperative checklist

what is the top nursing priority before a patient goes to surgery?

universal protocol

surgical time out/"pause for cause" , before starting ask patient to confirm name, DOB, operative procedure and site, and consent. Compare hospital ID number with patient's own ID bamd and chart

surgeon, sometimes patient

who marks the surgical site with a permanent marker