NUR 324- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 197 pages long!)
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Perioperative nursing: ambulatory surgery: same day surgery, bariatric: morbid obesity, may have special beds, gastric bypass surgey. Intraoperative phase: period of time from when patient is transferred into operating room to admission to post anesthesia care unit (pacu) Perioperative nursing data set safety: physiologic responses, behavioral responses, health care systems (not every system is the same, practices impact surgery. Surgical classification: diagnostic: biopsy (benign or malignant, reparative: acl repair, reconstructive, cosmetic: birth defects (cleft palette), breast augmentation, mastectomy (reparative, palliative: end of life care. Initial preoperative assessment: done by surgeon or gp before surgery. Joint commission requires there be a history of physical 30 days prior to surgery (elective cases) Special considerations: geriatric/gerontologic considerations, how strong you feel, who is going to assist at home, living situation, obesity bariatric, disabilities, underlying conditions, ambulatory surgery, emergency surgery. Level 3: required within a few weeks/months. Level 4: elective no surgery, not catastrophic.
