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Perioperative Care Exam Guide Questions and Answers 2024
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Perioperative Care Exam GuideAnesthesiologist - answer physician who administers chemical agents that temporarily
eliminate sensation and pain
Anesthetist - answer nurse specialist who administers anesthesia under the direction of
a physician
Antiembolism stockings - answer elastic stockings
Atelectasis - answer airless, collapsed lung areas
Autologous transfusion - answer self-donated blood
Conscious sedation - answer state in which clients are sedated, relaxed, and
emotionally comfortable, but not unconscious
Depilatory agent - answer chemical that removes hair
Directed donors - answer relatives and friends who donate blood for a client
Discharge instructions - answer directions for managing self-care and medical follow-up
Emancipated minor - answer adolescent living independent of parents or guardians and
supporting him or herself
Emboli - answer moving clots
Forced coughing - answer coughing that is purposely produced
Informed consent - answer permission that a person gives after having the risks,
benefits, and alternatives explained
Inpatient surgery - answer operative procedures performed on persons admitted to a
hospital and expected to remain for a period of time
Intraoperative period - answer time when a client undergoes surgery
Micro abrasions - answer tiny cuts in the skin that provide an entrance for
microorganisms
Outpatient surgery - answer operative procedures from which clients recover and return
home on the same day
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