NR226 EXAM 3 SURGICAL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is surgery? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Any procedure performed on the human body that uses
instruments to alter tissue or organ integrity.
Where do surgeries occur? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Surgical suites
Ambulatory care settings
Clinics
Physician offices
List the 3 (three) phases of Perioperative Nursing Care
When They Begin and End - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Care given before (pre-operative)
Care given during (intra-operative)
Care given after (post-operative)
What is preoperative? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Begins when the decision to have surgery is made and
ends when the client is transferred to the OR table
What is Intra-operative? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Begins when the client is transferred to the OR table
and ends when the client is admitted to the PACU
What is post-operative? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Begins with the admission of the client to the PACU
and ends when the healing is complete
, Types of surgery - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Degree of Urgency
Degree of Risk
Extent of Surgery
What is emergency surger? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Necessary to preserve the client's life, body part, or
body function
List Some Risks For Surgical Procedures - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Major - involves a high degree of risk.
Minor - normally involves little risk.
Age - very young and elder clients are greater surgical risks than children and
adult.
General health- surgery is least risky when the client's general health is good.
Nutritional Status - required for normal tissue repair.
Medications - regular use of certain medications can increase surgical risk
Mental status - disorder that affect cognitive function
Why effective communication and maintaining a
professional relationship is so important in the preoperative phase? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Effective
Communication Is The Basis For An Effective Patient-Nurse Relationship
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is surgery? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Any procedure performed on the human body that uses
instruments to alter tissue or organ integrity.
Where do surgeries occur? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Surgical suites
Ambulatory care settings
Clinics
Physician offices
List the 3 (three) phases of Perioperative Nursing Care
When They Begin and End - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Care given before (pre-operative)
Care given during (intra-operative)
Care given after (post-operative)
What is preoperative? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Begins when the decision to have surgery is made and
ends when the client is transferred to the OR table
What is Intra-operative? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Begins when the client is transferred to the OR table
and ends when the client is admitted to the PACU
What is post-operative? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Begins with the admission of the client to the PACU
and ends when the healing is complete
, Types of surgery - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Degree of Urgency
Degree of Risk
Extent of Surgery
What is emergency surger? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Necessary to preserve the client's life, body part, or
body function
List Some Risks For Surgical Procedures - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Major - involves a high degree of risk.
Minor - normally involves little risk.
Age - very young and elder clients are greater surgical risks than children and
adult.
General health- surgery is least risky when the client's general health is good.
Nutritional Status - required for normal tissue repair.
Medications - regular use of certain medications can increase surgical risk
Mental status - disorder that affect cognitive function
Why effective communication and maintaining a
professional relationship is so important in the preoperative phase? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-Effective
Communication Is The Basis For An Effective Patient-Nurse Relationship
