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What are the three phases of perioperative nursing care?
Preoperative Phase, Intraoperative Phase, Postoperative Phase
What is emergency surgery?
Which type of surgery is performed when it's necessary to operate within a specific time frame to avoid complications?
Elective surgery is when surgical intervention is the __________ treatment for a non-life-threatening condition.
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Match the types of surgery with their descriptions:
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Study Notes
Perioperative Nursing Care
- Nursing care during surgery is divided into three phases: preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative.
- The preoperative phase is from the decision for surgery to the patient entering the operating room.
- The intraoperative phase is from entering the operating room to being admitted to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).
- The postoperative phase begins at admission to PACU and continues through follow-up in the clinic or at home.
- Surgical procedures are classified according to urgency.
- Emergency surgery: Necessary to preserve life or function (e.g., bleeding control or traumatic amputation).
- Urgent surgery: Necessary within 24 hours of diagnosis to reduce risk of complications (e.g., fracture fixation).
- Elective surgery: Preferred treatment for a non-life-threatening condition to improve quality of life (e.g., hernia repair).
- Required surgery: Necessary within a few weeks (e.g., cataract removal).
- Optional surgery: Requested by the patient (e.g., breast augmentation).
- Surgical procedures are classified based on the purpose of the surgery.
- Diagnostic and exploratory surgery: To confirm diagnosis (e.g., biopsy).
- Curative surgery: To treat a condition (e.g., tumor excision or appendectomy).
- Palliative surgery: To reduce symptoms of an incurable disease (e.g., nerve root resection for pain relief).
- Reconstructive/Cosmetic surgery: To restore function or enhance appearance (e.g., breast augmentation or facelift).
- Transplant surgery: Replaces or repairs organs or tissues.
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This quiz explores the three phases of perioperative nursing care: preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative. It also emphasizes the classification of surgical procedures based on urgency, including emergency, urgent, elective, and required surgeries. Test your knowledge and understanding of the essential nursing responsibilities throughout each phase of surgery.
