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NURS 326 Exam 4 Perioperative Care
Graded A+ 2026
What is perioperative nursing?
care of the client before, during and after surgery
What is preoperative nursing?
-before surgery
-begins with decision to have surgery entering OR
What is intraoperative nursing?
during surgery
i.e. OR to PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit)
What is postoperative nursing?
after surgery
i.e. PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit) to full recovery
Care of the patient having surgery has shifted from hospital focused to ___ focus
home based
Many surgeries and procedures once done in-patient are being done as
outpatient or short-stay
Responsibility of managing post op patient has largely shift to
-family
-increased need for education of patient and family
What is the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)?
standards guide perioperative nursing practice
What are nursing goals in the preoperative area?
-Quality improvement and evidence-based practices
-Patient safety through high quality care
-Teamwork and collaboration
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-Effective communication and interactions between patient, patient family, surgical team
-The nursing process to deliver timely assessment and interventions in all phases of
surgery
-Advocacy for a patient and the patient's family
-Cost containment
What is considered a major risk for surgery?
-High degree of risk
-Blood loss, complex procedure, post-op complications
-extensive reconstruction or alteration in body parts
-i.e. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Nephrectomy, Colon resection
What is considered a minor risk for surgery?
-Minimal risk to well-being
-Outpatient setting
-designed to correct deformities
-i.e. Arthroscopy, breast biopsy, inguinal hernia repair
What is ablative surgery?
removal of diseased body part
What is diagnostic surgery?
confirm or rule out diagnosis (biopsy)
What is reconstructive surgery?
restore function or appearance to traumatized or malfunctioning tissues
What is palliative surgery?
relieve discomfort but no cure
What is constructive surgery?
restores function lost or reduced due to congenital abnormality (cleft palate)
What is cosmetic surgery?
improve appearance
NURS 326
NURS 326 Exam 4 Perioperative Care
Graded A+ 2026
What is perioperative nursing?
care of the client before, during and after surgery
What is preoperative nursing?
-before surgery
-begins with decision to have surgery entering OR
What is intraoperative nursing?
during surgery
i.e. OR to PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit)
What is postoperative nursing?
after surgery
i.e. PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit) to full recovery
Care of the patient having surgery has shifted from hospital focused to ___ focus
home based
Many surgeries and procedures once done in-patient are being done as
outpatient or short-stay
Responsibility of managing post op patient has largely shift to
-family
-increased need for education of patient and family
What is the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)?
standards guide perioperative nursing practice
What are nursing goals in the preoperative area?
-Quality improvement and evidence-based practices
-Patient safety through high quality care
-Teamwork and collaboration
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-Effective communication and interactions between patient, patient family, surgical team
-The nursing process to deliver timely assessment and interventions in all phases of
surgery
-Advocacy for a patient and the patient's family
-Cost containment
What is considered a major risk for surgery?
-High degree of risk
-Blood loss, complex procedure, post-op complications
-extensive reconstruction or alteration in body parts
-i.e. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Nephrectomy, Colon resection
What is considered a minor risk for surgery?
-Minimal risk to well-being
-Outpatient setting
-designed to correct deformities
-i.e. Arthroscopy, breast biopsy, inguinal hernia repair
What is ablative surgery?
removal of diseased body part
What is diagnostic surgery?
confirm or rule out diagnosis (biopsy)
What is reconstructive surgery?
restore function or appearance to traumatized or malfunctioning tissues
What is palliative surgery?
relieve discomfort but no cure
What is constructive surgery?
restores function lost or reduced due to congenital abnormality (cleft palate)
What is cosmetic surgery?
improve appearance
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