NURS 205 Lecture 7: Preoperative Care

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NURS 205
• Professor: Marion Lucktar- Flude

Document Summary

Art a nd s cie nce of tre a ting dis e a s e s , injurie s , a nd de formitie s by ope ra tion a nd ins trume nta tion. P e rforme d for: dia gnos is (ex. Us e biops y: cure or re pa ir, p a llia tion e nd of life. We know the pa tie nt is e ve ntua lly going to s uccumb to the ir condition but we a re trying to improve the ir qua lity of life (ex. P e rforming a s urge ry to ins e rt a cons ta nt pump for morphine to improve the ir pa in le ve ls : p re ve ntion. Inpatient: re quire s ove rnight s ta y, s a me -da y a dmis s ion. P re -ope ra tive as s e s s me nt.