NURS 3210 Study Guide: Perioperative
Care (NCLEX Style)
🏥 I. Phases of Perioperative Care
1. Preoperative Phase
● Involves: assessment, consent, teaching, preparation
● Key Responsibilities:
○ Confirm NPO status
○ Verify informed consent
○ Complete pre-op checklist
○ Ensure surgical site is marked
○ Medication review (anticoagulants, insulin, etc.)
2. Intraoperative Phase
● Focus: patient safety, aseptic technique, positioning, documentation
● Key Considerations:
○ Time-out procedure
○ Monitoring for malignant hyperthermia
○ Preventing hypothermia
○ Surgical counts (sponges, instruments)
3. Postoperative Phase
● Includes: PACU to full recovery
● Priorities:
○ ABCs: Airway, Breathing, Circulation
○ Monitor for complications: bleeding, infection, VTE, respiratory depression
○ Pain control, wound care, mobility
Care (NCLEX Style)
🏥 I. Phases of Perioperative Care
1. Preoperative Phase
● Involves: assessment, consent, teaching, preparation
● Key Responsibilities:
○ Confirm NPO status
○ Verify informed consent
○ Complete pre-op checklist
○ Ensure surgical site is marked
○ Medication review (anticoagulants, insulin, etc.)
2. Intraoperative Phase
● Focus: patient safety, aseptic technique, positioning, documentation
● Key Considerations:
○ Time-out procedure
○ Monitoring for malignant hyperthermia
○ Preventing hypothermia
○ Surgical counts (sponges, instruments)
3. Postoperative Phase
● Includes: PACU to full recovery
● Priorities:
○ ABCs: Airway, Breathing, Circulation
○ Monitor for complications: bleeding, infection, VTE, respiratory depression
○ Pain control, wound care, mobility
