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AHN Ch 2 Questions with
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This is the area of medicine that addresses diseases, conditions, and
traumatic injuries that are difficult or impossible to treat only with medicine.
Ans: Surgery
What is surgery classified as? Ans: elective, urgent, or emergent
What is elective surgery? Ans: Planned for correction of a nonacute problem
What is an urgent surgery? Ans: required to keep additional health problems
from occurying
what is emergent surgery? Ans: performed immediately to save the
individuals life or to preserve the function of a body part or system.
What are various purposes of performing surgery? Ans: diagnostic, ablative,
palliative, reconstructive, curative, preventative, transplant, constructive, and
cosmetic
what is perioperative? Ans: time period of a patient's surgical procedure. It
commonly includes ward admission, anesthesia, surgery, and recovery
what is preoperative phase? Ans: before surgery
what is intraoperative phase? Ans: during surgery
what is postoperative phase? Ans: after surgery
Delegation Considerations in Perioperative Nursing Ans: Box 2.2
what does the body use to supply energy producing glucose to its cells? Ans:
carbohydrates, proteins, and fat
what do carbohydrates, proteins, and fat do? Ans: carbohydrates and fats are
the primary energy producers and protein is essential to build and repaid body
tissue
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ABCDEF Ans: A - Allergy to medication, chemicals, and other environmental
products such as latex. All allergies are reported to anesthesia and surgical
personnel before the beginning of surgery. Place an allergy band on the
patient's arm immediately.
B - Bleeding tendencies or the use of medications that deter clotting, such as
aspirin or products containing aspirin, heparin, or warfarin sodium. Herbal
medications may also increase bleeding times or mask potential blood-related
problems.
C - Cortisone or steroid use
D - Diabetes mellitus, a condition that not only requires strict control of blood
glucose levels but is also known to delay wound healing
E - Emboli. Previous embolic events (such as lower leg blood cloths) may recur
because of prolonged immobility
F - Fighting ability. patients whose immune systems are suppressed are at a
much higher risk for development of postoperative infection and are less
capable of fighting that infection
what are some perceptions that need to be evaluated that might influence a
patients perioperative period Ans: emotion, behavior, and support systems
what is polypharmacy? Ans: concurrent use of multiple medications
what are benefits to patient teaching before surgery? Ans: it reduces pts
anxiety associated w/ fear of the unknown, the amount of anesthesia needed,
postsurgical pain, and corticosteriod production
what is incentive spirometer (IS)? Ans: procedure in which a device is used at
the bedside at regular intervals to encourage a patient to breathe deeply
what is atelectasis? Ans: collapse of lung tissue
what is thrombus? Ans: stationary blood clot
what is embolus? Ans: moving blood clot
what is infarct? Ans: dead tissue
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What is anesthesia? Ans: absence of all sensation, including pain
What is general anesthesia? Ans: produces amnesia, analgesia, muscle
paralysis, and sedation reversible.
- used for major surgery requiring extensive tissue manipulation.
what is regional anesthesia? Ans: causes loss of sensation in an area of the
body and is used for some surgical procedure and pain management. Pt does
not lose consciousness but is usually sedated
Ablative Ans: Excision or removal of diseased body part
Palliative Ans: Surgery for relief or reduction of intensity of disease
symptoms; will not produce cure
ex. of ablative Ans: amputation, removal of appendix, cholecystectomy
ex of palliative Ans: colostomy, debridement of necrotic tissue
anastomosis Ans: Surgical joining of two ducts or blood vessels to allow flow
from one to another; to bypass an area
(Billroth I - joins stomach and duodenum)
-ectomy Ans: Surgical removal of
eg: cholecystectomy - removal of the gallbladder
Lysis Ans: Destruction of dissolution
eg: lysis of adhesions - removal of adhesions
-orrhaphy Ans: Surgical repair of
eg: herniorrhaphy - repair of a hernia
-oscopy Ans: Direct visualization by a scope
eg: cystoscopy - direct visualization of the urinary tract by means of a
cystoscope
- ostomy Ans: Opening made to allow the passage of drainage
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AHN Ch 2 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
This is the area of medicine that addresses diseases, conditions, and
traumatic injuries that are difficult or impossible to treat only with medicine.
Ans: Surgery
What is surgery classified as? Ans: elective, urgent, or emergent
What is elective surgery? Ans: Planned for correction of a nonacute problem
What is an urgent surgery? Ans: required to keep additional health problems
from occurying
what is emergent surgery? Ans: performed immediately to save the
individuals life or to preserve the function of a body part or system.
What are various purposes of performing surgery? Ans: diagnostic, ablative,
palliative, reconstructive, curative, preventative, transplant, constructive, and
cosmetic
what is perioperative? Ans: time period of a patient's surgical procedure. It
commonly includes ward admission, anesthesia, surgery, and recovery
what is preoperative phase? Ans: before surgery
what is intraoperative phase? Ans: during surgery
what is postoperative phase? Ans: after surgery
Delegation Considerations in Perioperative Nursing Ans: Box 2.2
what does the body use to supply energy producing glucose to its cells? Ans:
carbohydrates, proteins, and fat
what do carbohydrates, proteins, and fat do? Ans: carbohydrates and fats are
the primary energy producers and protein is essential to build and repaid body
tissue
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ABCDEF Ans: A - Allergy to medication, chemicals, and other environmental
products such as latex. All allergies are reported to anesthesia and surgical
personnel before the beginning of surgery. Place an allergy band on the
patient's arm immediately.
B - Bleeding tendencies or the use of medications that deter clotting, such as
aspirin or products containing aspirin, heparin, or warfarin sodium. Herbal
medications may also increase bleeding times or mask potential blood-related
problems.
C - Cortisone or steroid use
D - Diabetes mellitus, a condition that not only requires strict control of blood
glucose levels but is also known to delay wound healing
E - Emboli. Previous embolic events (such as lower leg blood cloths) may recur
because of prolonged immobility
F - Fighting ability. patients whose immune systems are suppressed are at a
much higher risk for development of postoperative infection and are less
capable of fighting that infection
what are some perceptions that need to be evaluated that might influence a
patients perioperative period Ans: emotion, behavior, and support systems
what is polypharmacy? Ans: concurrent use of multiple medications
what are benefits to patient teaching before surgery? Ans: it reduces pts
anxiety associated w/ fear of the unknown, the amount of anesthesia needed,
postsurgical pain, and corticosteriod production
what is incentive spirometer (IS)? Ans: procedure in which a device is used at
the bedside at regular intervals to encourage a patient to breathe deeply
what is atelectasis? Ans: collapse of lung tissue
what is thrombus? Ans: stationary blood clot
what is embolus? Ans: moving blood clot
what is infarct? Ans: dead tissue
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What is anesthesia? Ans: absence of all sensation, including pain
What is general anesthesia? Ans: produces amnesia, analgesia, muscle
paralysis, and sedation reversible.
- used for major surgery requiring extensive tissue manipulation.
what is regional anesthesia? Ans: causes loss of sensation in an area of the
body and is used for some surgical procedure and pain management. Pt does
not lose consciousness but is usually sedated
Ablative Ans: Excision or removal of diseased body part
Palliative Ans: Surgery for relief or reduction of intensity of disease
symptoms; will not produce cure
ex. of ablative Ans: amputation, removal of appendix, cholecystectomy
ex of palliative Ans: colostomy, debridement of necrotic tissue
anastomosis Ans: Surgical joining of two ducts or blood vessels to allow flow
from one to another; to bypass an area
(Billroth I - joins stomach and duodenum)
-ectomy Ans: Surgical removal of
eg: cholecystectomy - removal of the gallbladder
Lysis Ans: Destruction of dissolution
eg: lysis of adhesions - removal of adhesions
-orrhaphy Ans: Surgical repair of
eg: herniorrhaphy - repair of a hernia
-oscopy Ans: Direct visualization by a scope
eg: cystoscopy - direct visualization of the urinary tract by means of a
cystoscope
- ostomy Ans: Opening made to allow the passage of drainage
