ATI MED/SURG Exam 1 (Surgery) Exam Blueprint

Timeout - Performed immediately prior to surgical incision. Includes the verification of the patient, procedure, correct site, needed equipment, and, according to facility policy, can include fire risk assessments and antibiotic administration verification. Things to report to perioperative team to ensure safety DURING SURGERY - Allergies Anesthesia complications What are the effective communication techniques used in the perioperative setting - Pre-op teaching Education Therapeutic communication What kinds of meds are discussed during perioperative care - ID home medications Take meds preoperative Stopping meds Pain control meds Side effects Risk to patient palliative surgery - To relieve or reduce intensity of illness; is not curative Rehabilitative surgery - procedures from multiple surgical fields are combined diagnostic surgery - Done to provide data for a diagnosis of the problem (e.g., mass biopsy, exploratory laparotomy). curative surgery - cures; alleviates a problem restorative surgery - Performed to improve a patient's functional ability cosmetic surgery - a medical operation to improve a person's appearance Red blood count range - Male: 4.35-5.65 trillion cells/L Female: 3.92-5.13 trillion cells/L Hemoglobin range men - Male: 14-18 g/dL Female: 12-16 g/dL Hemoglobin range for women - 116-150 g/dL Hematocrit range for females - 35.5-44.9 Hematocrit range male - 38.3-48.6 WBC range - 3.4-9.6 billion cells/L platelet count range for male - 135-317 billion/L Platelet count range for women - 157-371 billion/L