Perioperative Nursing

Preoperative nursing care guide — preoperative assessment, NPO guidelines, medication review, consent verification, WHO surgical safety checklist, patient teaching, and nursing responsibilities before surgery.

Postoperative nursing care guide — PACU priorities, airway management, pain control options, early ambulation, fluid balance, Aldrete score, and nursing interventions in the recovery period after surgery.

Surgical complications nursing guide — hemorrhage, surgical site infection, DVT, pulmonary embolism, atelectasis, wound dehiscence, evisceration, ileus, and urinary retention: recognition, risk factors, and nursing interventions.

Informed consent nursing guide — legal requirements, three elements of consent, provider vs. nurse responsibilities, decision-making capacity, competency, surrogate decision-makers, emergency exceptions, and documentation.

Surgical wound classes comparison chart — Class I through Class IV: CDC definitions, infection risk percentages, surgical examples, wound closure method, antibiotic guidance, and nursing focus for each wound classification.

Anesthesia comparison chart — general, spinal, epidural, regional nerve block, local, and MAC anesthesia: consciousness level, mechanism, advantages, key risks, and nursing priorities side-by-side.

Postoperative complication recognition chart — hemorrhage, DVT, PE, atelectasis, pneumonia, SSI, wound dehiscence, and evisceration: key findings, risk factors, onset timing, and immediate nursing actions side-by-side.

Surgical drain comparison chart — chest tube, Jackson-Pratt, Hemovac, Penrose, and Blake drain: mechanism, suction type, typical uses, nursing management, output monitoring, and key NCLEX points side-by-side.