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10 things we worry about during surgery

1 fluid and nutritional 2 drug and alchol use 3 breathing 4 cadio vascular 5 hipanic and renal metabulisim 6 endocrine function 7 imune function 8 previous med use 9 phsycosocial 10 spiritual; and cultural beliefe

Regarding the surgical client, which phase refers to the period of time that spans the entire surgical experience?

Perioperative

The nurse should determine that a client is coughing effectively after surgery if the nurse observes which of the following activities?

The client takes a deep abdominal breath and then "huff" or "hack" coughs three or four times.

The patient is NPO prior to having a colonoscopy. The patient is to take a daily blood pressure pill prior to the procedure. Until when may water be given prior to the procedure?

Up to 2 hours before surgery

reasons for surgery preformed

diagnostic curative reparative reconstructive pallitive

surgeries preformed based on?

emergent prompt required elective optimal

preoperative phase

period of time from when the decision for surgical intervention is made to when the patient is transferred to the operating room table

postoperative phase

period of time that begins with the admission of the patient to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) and ends after follow-up evaluation in the clinical setting or home

intraoperative phase

period of time that begins with transfer of the patient to the operating room area and continues until the patient is admitted to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU)

preoperative nursing

period of time that constitutes the surgical experience include 3 phases