NIFA PERIOPERATIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUIZ 1 AND 2 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS

NIFA PERIOPERATIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 QUIZ 1 AND 2
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS

◉ elective surgery. Answer: surgery that is not emergency or mandatory
and can be planned at the patients convenience


not medically necessary
EX: nose


◉ Non-urgent surgery. Answer: need, but won't die if not done right
away


EX: gallbladder


◉ urgent surgery. Answer: needing quick action or attention to prevent
negative complications
EX: torn ligament repair


◉ emergency surgery. Answer: surgery that must be performed
immediately to save the person's life or a body organ: no planning, need
ASAP or will die
EX: ruptured appendix

, ◉ major surgery. Answer: Involves extensive reconstruction or
alteration in body parts; poses great risks to well being: life threatening
without it


EX: head/chest/abdomen


◉ minor surgery. Answer: Procedure without significant risk; often done
with local anesthesia


EX: limbs


◉ Inpatient. Answer: Admitted to the hospital overnight


◉ outpatient. Answer: Seen and sent home the same day


◉ reasons for surgery. Answer: Diagnostic
curative
preventative
ablative
palliative
constructive
reconstructive
transplantation