Med-Surg: Perioperative Care questions with correct answers

Perioperative Care refers to the time: Answer -When the patient is scheduled for surgery until the patient's condition stabilizes and patient is d/c from facility. -*Preoperative, intraoperative, and perioperative* What 3 things will you, as a nurse, function as to the patient in parioperative process? Answer An educator, advocate, and a promoter of health. The peri operative emphasis on: Answer Safety, advocacy, patient education, and a culture of safety. Objective to Perioperative Care: Answer -Provide care for the perioperative client -Provide nursing care for clients experiencing signs and symptoms of commonly occurring complications, shock, and hemorrhage. -Manage the pain of the perioperative client -Develop age-related teaching/learning strategies for the perioperative client. The preoperative period begins when: Answer The patient is scheduled for surgery and ends at the time of transfer to the surgical suite. Reason for Surgery, Diagnostic: Answer *Description:* Performed to determine the origin and cause of a disorder or the cell type for cancer.