NUR1460 Module 5

Exam 3; Concepts: Inflammation, Comfort, Pain, Caring Interventions, Thermoregulation, Culture Exemplars: Perioperative Care, Appendicitis, Clinical Decision Making, Care Coordination and Management

Elective surgery

scheduled – Planned for correction-nonacute  

-Hip replacement, hernia repair 

Urgent surgery

Requires prompt attention-required within 24-48 hours 

-Fractures, Intestinal obstruction  

Emergent surgery

immediate-life-threatening  

-Gunshot wound, Severe bleeding, Appendectomy  

Palliative surgery

to alleviate pain:  

-Removal of a tumor on the spine causing compression  

Curative surgery

resolve health problem 

-removal of a gallbladder  

Diagnostic surgery

for definitive diagnosis  

-Breast biopsy  

Restorative surgery

restoring a body part to its original form  

-skin graft for burn patient  

Transplantation surgery

replace malfunctioning structure 

-autologous muscle transfer-organ or tissue from another person