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Perioperative Nurse

Test III, N101

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Any procedure performed on the human body that uses instruments to alter tissue or organ integrity. Surgery
Surgery: Allows to confirm or establishes diagnosis Diagnostic
Surgery: Excision or removal of diseased body part Corrective
Surgery: Restore function or appearance to traumatized or malfunctioning tissues Reconstructive
Surgery: Removes a diseased body part Ablative
Surgery: Relieves or reduces pain or symptoms of a disease; it does not cure Palliative
Surgery: Replaces malfunctioning structures Transplant
Surgery: Performed to improve personal appearance Cosmetic
Phase: Begins with decision to have surgery --> to OR Table Preoperative
Phase: Begins on OR table --> PACU Intraoperative
Phase: PACU --> healing complete Postoperative
The surgery itself Procedural
What the Pt. may experience Sensory
What actions may help decrease anxiety Behavioral
Selecting and passing instruments and supplies used for the operation Scrub Nurse
Managing overall nursing care in OR & helping maintain a safe comfortable environment Circulating Nurse
Monitored by every member of the surgical team Sterility
Verified by expiration date, pckg integrity & sterile integrator color chg. Sterility of Items
Constantly monitored for breaks in technique or sterility Sterile Field
An infection that occurs in the part of the body where surgery took place Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Pre-procedure Verification Process Marking of procedure site Time-Out Universal Protocol
Correct person, site, procedure Pre-operative Verification Process
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