Perioperative Nursing Care

Surgery classification based on the degree of urgency is considered emergent if it is scheduled within 24 to 30 hours.

The doctor must inform the patient about surgery and obtain written consent.

Deficiencies in protein for tissue repair and collagen deposition should be corrected nutritionally prior to surgery.

Smokers should quit 1–3 weeks before surgery to avoid pulmonary and wound complications.

To reduce bleeding risk, stop taking aspirin 7–10 days before surgery.

Age alone is a clinical predictor of cardiovascular complications associated with anesthesia and surgery.

During surgery, nurses ensure patient safety, coordinate the OR staff, and scrub and circulate.

Constant surveillance and meticulous aseptic technique are required to reduce the risk of contamination.

Rewarming a patient after surgery must be accomplished rapidly to prevent further hypothermia.

In order to assess the intraoperative patient's care, nurses collect data from the patient and their medical records.