Title: Apply the nursing process as it relates to the surgical client.
Course: Practical Nursing II (14052-II) > Section: Applying Concepts Related to Wellness and Illness

Application should include

- dealing with the fears and anxieties of the client
- identifying preexisting health risk factors
- reducing surgical risk factors
- applying anti-embolic stockings
- performing presurgical procedures
- practicing intraoperative responsibilities
- practicing postoperative responsibilities.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are common nursing interventions that are used to address fears and anxieties of the client experiencing surgery?
- What are specific teaching topics to reduce or eliminate risk factors for the surgical client?
- Why must anti-embolic stockings be used for the surgical client?
- How would a nurse's role in the pre-, intra-, and postoperative care of the client be described?
- How would one prepare a surgical checklist?
- What are the different types of anesthesia and the nursing interventions for, and potential complications of, each?
- What are the most common questions a nurse asks a client when being admitted for surgery?
- What are major complications that may occur during the post-operative period and the medical and nursing prevention and/or management of each?