NR 226 EXAM 3 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWER
1. Types of surgery: Categories: Seriousness, Urgency, Purpose
2. Seriousness of surgery: major: involves extensive reconstruction of body
parts (ex. colon resection)
minor: involves minimal alteration of body parts; correct deformities (ex. cataract
extraction)
3. purposes of surgery: diagnostic, ablative, palliative, reconstructive,
transplanta- tion, constructive
4. urgency of surgery: 1. Elective: not necessary for health (ex. BA)
2. Urgent: necessary for health (ex. removal of mal. tumor)
3. Emergent: must be done asap to save life (ex. appendix repair after rupture)
5. purposes of surgery: Diagnostic: confirms a diagnosis for further testing
(ex. biopsies)
6. purposes of surgery: ablative: excision or removal of diseased body
part (ex. amputation or appendix removal)
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, 7. purposes of surgery: palliative: relieves or reduces intensity of disease
symp- toms
(ex. colostomy)
8. purposes of surgery: reconstructive /restorative: restores fxn or
appearance to trauma tissues
(ex. scar revision)
9. purposes of surgery: transplantation: removal of organ or tissues from
one person to another (ex. heart transplant)
10. purposes of surgery: constructive: restores fxn lost or reduced as a result
of congenital anomalies (ex. clef palate)
11. purposes of surgery: cosmetic: improves personal appearance (ex. nose
job)
12. Pre-operative phase: The period of time from when the decision for surgical
intervention is made to when the patient is transferred to the operating room
table.
13. pre-operative assessment: Hx &
Physical Current level of function
Expectations
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COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWER
1. Types of surgery: Categories: Seriousness, Urgency, Purpose
2. Seriousness of surgery: major: involves extensive reconstruction of body
parts (ex. colon resection)
minor: involves minimal alteration of body parts; correct deformities (ex. cataract
extraction)
3. purposes of surgery: diagnostic, ablative, palliative, reconstructive,
transplanta- tion, constructive
4. urgency of surgery: 1. Elective: not necessary for health (ex. BA)
2. Urgent: necessary for health (ex. removal of mal. tumor)
3. Emergent: must be done asap to save life (ex. appendix repair after rupture)
5. purposes of surgery: Diagnostic: confirms a diagnosis for further testing
(ex. biopsies)
6. purposes of surgery: ablative: excision or removal of diseased body
part (ex. amputation or appendix removal)
1/
7
, 7. purposes of surgery: palliative: relieves or reduces intensity of disease
symp- toms
(ex. colostomy)
8. purposes of surgery: reconstructive /restorative: restores fxn or
appearance to trauma tissues
(ex. scar revision)
9. purposes of surgery: transplantation: removal of organ or tissues from
one person to another (ex. heart transplant)
10. purposes of surgery: constructive: restores fxn lost or reduced as a result
of congenital anomalies (ex. clef palate)
11. purposes of surgery: cosmetic: improves personal appearance (ex. nose
job)
12. Pre-operative phase: The period of time from when the decision for surgical
intervention is made to when the patient is transferred to the operating room
table.
13. pre-operative assessment: Hx &
Physical Current level of function
Expectations
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7
