Nursing 223 Final Questions with complete solutions.

Elective surgery correct answers surgery preformed on basis of patients choice Urgent surgery correct answers surgery that requires prompt attention within 24-48 hours Emergent surgery correct answers surgery needed to be performed immediately to preserve a life or organ Diagnostic surgery correct answers surgery to confirm a diagnosis Ablative surgery correct answers surgery for amputation or removal Palliative surgery correct answers surgery to relive/reduce intensity of disease symptoms Constructive surgery correct answers surgery to restore function lost Preoperative correct answers begins when the patient is informed they are having surgery Intraoperative correct answers begins when the patient enters the OR, ends when they leave the OR postoperative correct answers when the patient leaves OR and gets to recovery Hct values correct answers Males (42%-52%) Females (37%-47%) Hbg values correct answers Males (14-18) Females (37-47) Platelet values correct answers 150,000 - 400,000/mL, less than 100,000 is associated with hemorrhage BUN values correct answers 10-20 Creatinine values correct answers 0.5-1.5 general anesthesia correct answers loss of all sensation and consciousness Regional anesthesia correct answers loss of sensation in one area of the body Local anethesia correct answers loss of sensation at site Moderate sedation (Conscious sedation) correct answers used for procedures that don't require complete anesthesia Cognitive correct answers what a patient needs to know, intellectual behaviors Affective correct answers includes a patients personal attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and emotions