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NUR 220 - Perioperative questions fully solved & updated(latest update)

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NUR 220 -
Perioperative
questions fully solved
& updated(latest
update).
what are the three types of surgeries - answer elective, urgent, and
emergent


describe elective surgery - answer based on patient choice -
remove, repair, restore function, improve self concept, etc.
(cataracts, boob job, scar revision)


describe urgent surgery - answer necessary for patient health,
usually done within 24-48 hours to prevent further damage (removal
of tumor, gallbladder, colon resection)


describe emergent surgery - answer must be done to preserve life -
control hemorrhaging, tracheostomy, etc.


What is ablative surgery? - answer excision or removal of diseased
body part


what is palliative surgery - answer Surgery to reduce intensity of
disease/symptoms but not to cure disease

, what does the suffix ectomy refer to - answer removal or excision


what does lysis mean - answer destruction of - electrolysis is an
example; it uses electric current to destroy


what does the suffix orrhaphy mean - answer repair or suture of
(hernia repair = herniorrhaphy)


what does the suffix oscopy mean - answer looking into


what does the suffix ostomy refer to - answer creating an opening
into


what does the suffix otomy refer to - answer cutting in to -
tracheotomy for example


what does the suffix plasty mean - answer repair


as an RN what should we always ask a woman 12-55 prior to surgery
- answer when her last menstrual cycle was or if there is an
possibility of pregnancy


what are we most concerned about with obese patients if they are
having surgery - answer healing deficits, respiratory function, and
the anesthesia being taxing on the heart


what are some common health problems that increase surgical risks
- answer uncontrolled diabetes, cardiovascular and respiratory
disease, hepatic and renal disease, alcohol, radiation

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