NSG 501 EXAM 3 CONTENT OVERVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Perioperative nursing care
Nursing care provided before, during, and after surgery.
Classification of surgery - Urgency
Elective, urgent, emergency.
Classification of surgery - Purpose
Diagnostic, curative, palliative, reconstructive, cosmetic.
Classification of surgery - Extent
Minor, major.
Preoperative assessment
Health history, physical exam, labs, psychosocial factors.
Preoperative diagnosis
Risk for infection, anxiety, deficient knowledge, risk for injury.
Preoperative planning
Develop a care plan, educate patient, prepare for surgery.
Preoperative implementation
Administer meds, obtain consent, prepare skin, transport to OR.
Preoperative evaluation
Assess patient's readiness for surgery.
Intraoperative assessment
Monitor vital signs, fluid balance, and oxygen saturation.
, Intraoperative diagnosis
Risk for injury, infection, fluid volume deficit.
Intraoperative planning
Assist surgical team, anticipate needs, monitor patient.
Intraoperative implementation
Position patient, administer meds, provide emotional support.
Intraoperative evaluation
Assess response to anesthesia and surgery, monitor vitals and fluid balance.
Postoperative assessment
Monitor vitals, respiratory status, pain, incision site, and potential complications.
Postoperative diagnosis
Acute pain, risk for infection, impaired gas exchange, risk for altered body temperature.
Postoperative planning
Develop a care plan, manage pain, prevent complications, promote wound healing.
Postoperative implementation
Administer pain meds, encourage deep breathing and coughing, assist with ambulation,
monitor I&O.
Postoperative evaluation
Assess pain, monitor vitals, evaluate wound healing.
Surgical asepsis principles
Strict adherence to sterile technique; maintaining a sterile field; proper hand hygiene;
wearing appropriate attire; minimizing movement and traffic around the sterile field;
using aseptic principles for all invasive procedures.
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Perioperative nursing care
Nursing care provided before, during, and after surgery.
Classification of surgery - Urgency
Elective, urgent, emergency.
Classification of surgery - Purpose
Diagnostic, curative, palliative, reconstructive, cosmetic.
Classification of surgery - Extent
Minor, major.
Preoperative assessment
Health history, physical exam, labs, psychosocial factors.
Preoperative diagnosis
Risk for infection, anxiety, deficient knowledge, risk for injury.
Preoperative planning
Develop a care plan, educate patient, prepare for surgery.
Preoperative implementation
Administer meds, obtain consent, prepare skin, transport to OR.
Preoperative evaluation
Assess patient's readiness for surgery.
Intraoperative assessment
Monitor vital signs, fluid balance, and oxygen saturation.
, Intraoperative diagnosis
Risk for injury, infection, fluid volume deficit.
Intraoperative planning
Assist surgical team, anticipate needs, monitor patient.
Intraoperative implementation
Position patient, administer meds, provide emotional support.
Intraoperative evaluation
Assess response to anesthesia and surgery, monitor vitals and fluid balance.
Postoperative assessment
Monitor vitals, respiratory status, pain, incision site, and potential complications.
Postoperative diagnosis
Acute pain, risk for infection, impaired gas exchange, risk for altered body temperature.
Postoperative planning
Develop a care plan, manage pain, prevent complications, promote wound healing.
Postoperative implementation
Administer pain meds, encourage deep breathing and coughing, assist with ambulation,
monitor I&O.
Postoperative evaluation
Assess pain, monitor vitals, evaluate wound healing.
Surgical asepsis principles
Strict adherence to sterile technique; maintaining a sterile field; proper hand hygiene;
wearing appropriate attire; minimizing movement and traffic around the sterile field;
using aseptic principles for all invasive procedures.
