| Performed on basis of the patient’s choice. | Elective. |
| Necessary for the patient’s health. | Urgent. |
| Must be done immediately to save a life or preserve function of body part. | Emergency. |
| -plasty | Plastic surgery. |
| -pexy | Fixation. |
| -otomy | Opening into. |
| -ostomy | Opening made to allow the passage of drainage. |
| -oscopy | Direct visualization with a scope. |
| -orrhaphy | Surgical repair. |
| Lysis | Destruction of dissolution. |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal. |
| Anastomosis. | Surgical joining of two ducts or blood vessels to allow flow to one to another; to bypass an area. |
| What is preoperative phase? | Before surgery. |
| What is intraoperative phase? | During surgery. |
| What is postoperative phase? | After surgery. |
| True or False: Carbohydrates and fats are the primary producers. | True. |
| Patient hospitalized for surgery. | Inpatient. |
| Patient is admitted the day surgery is scheduled and discharge the same day. | One-day (same-day surgery). |
| Patient ( not hospitalized ) is admitted either to a short-stay unit or directly to the surgical suite. | Outpatient. |
| Independently own agency; surgery is preformed overnight hospitalization is not required. | Short-stay surgical center. |
| Department of floor where a patient’s does not exceed 24 hours. | Short-stay unit. |
| A unit that moves from place to place; it moves to the patient instead of the patient traveling to the unit. | Mobile surgery unit. |
| True or False: Protein is essential to build and repair body tissue. | True. |
| What are older adults more likely to experience undergoing surgery? | Longer time to heal.
Nurse should be aware of any auditory, visual, or cognitive impairments.
Disorientation or toxic reaction the administration of anesthetics. |
| True or False: It is NOT important to patiently and actively to listen to the patient, the family, and significant other to address fears and to help reduce anxiety. | False. |
| What increases ICP? | Coughing. |
| What is the circulating nurse is responsible for? | Observing breaks in the sterile field. |
| What is the first signs and symptoms of hemorrhage? | Restlessness. |
| What should you do when the nurse assesses an oral temp of 94F? | Cover with warm blanket. |
| True or False: Preoperative checklist are guidelines for insuring all nursing intervention of the day of surgery completed and documented. | True. |
| What should nurse do to minimize the potential for venous stasis? | Assist with early ambulation. |
| True or false: If potassium is not available in adequate amounts, arrhythmias can occur during anesthesia. | True. |
| List the following signs of pulmonary embolism: | Dyspnea.
Tachycardia.
Chest Pain. |
| True of false: Anticoagulants should be discontinues for 48 hours before the surgeries, because it alters normal clotting factors and thus increasing hemorrhaging. | True. |
| True or False: The responsibility of the nurse as a witness to inform consent is to verify/obtain the patient’s signature. | True. |
| In preparing for the return of the surgical patient, what position should the bed be in? | Highest position with side rails down on receiving side and up opposite side. |
| True or False: taking several deep breaths is the first step a patient should take to control coughing. | True. |
| True or False: The use of multiple medications can lead to adverse drug reactions and interactions with other medications in the peri operative setting. | True. |
| True or False: For Vietnamese patients, having an interpreter is important, depending on the sensitivity of the subject under discussion, because of modesty. | True. |
| True or False: If a patient is allergic to a drug, ask him or her to describe specifically the type if reaction. | True. |
| What is the preoperative considerations for garlic? | Potential for increasing bleeding. |
| What is the preoperative considerations for ginger? | Risk for prolonged clotting times.
Discontinue before surgery. |
| What is the preoperative considerations for St. John wort. | Discontinue before surgery because of possible drug interactions. |
| Patient teaching before surgery help reduce: | The patient’s anxiety associated with the fear of the unknown.
The amount of anesthesia needed.
Postsurgical pain.
Corticosteroid production. |
| What is a significant decrease in or absence of intestinal peristalses, that may occur after abdominal surgery etc? | Paralytic ileus. |
| True or False: A urinary output of 30mL/h is considered acceptable postoperatively. | True. |
| True or False: Objective pain factors are signs that the body is responding to “pain”. | True. |
| In the PACU, when should the patient’s temperature and vitals signs should be monitored? | Every 15 mins. |
| The responsibilities of the scrub nurse: | Observes progress of surgical procedure.
Maintains count of equipment.
Maintains neat and orderly sterile field. |
| The responsibilities of the circulating nurse: | Observes sterile field closely for any breaks in aspect if technique and reports accordingly.
Counts the equipment before closure of wound begins. |
| What type of check list of then is used by facilities to ensure that all required care has been preformed and that the patients is prepared properly for the surgery. | Preoperative checklist. |
| What abnormal condition characterized by the collapse lung tissue? | Atelectasis. |
| List a following patient teaching for incentive spirometry: | Use is 10 breathe hourly during walking hours. |
| True or False: Urinary retention is a common postoperative complication. | True: |
| What do patients fear when they are in pain and on pain medications? | They fear that addiction to pain medication may occur. |
| List a preoperative patient teaching: | Encourage to void before receiving medication and must remain in bed after administration of the medication to prevent falls. |
