PREOPERATIVE NURSING Flashcards
excision or removal of
-ectomy
Destruction of
-lysis
repair or suture of
-orrhaphy
creation of opening into
-ostomy
looking into
-oscopy
cutting into or incision od
-otomy
repair or construction
-plasty
to establish the presence and/or extent of a disease condition
Giagnostic
determine the extent of disease condition
Exploratory
Treat the disease condition
Curative
To relive distressing s/sx without cure
Palliative
Performed primarily to alter or enhance personal appearance
Cosmetic
Reduce the risk of developing a condition
Prevention
Patient requires immediate attention, life threatening
Emergent
To control bleeding and prolong patient life and should be without delay
Emergent
Patient require prompt treatment
Urgent
Patient needs to have surgery
Required
Done in order to retain quality of life but do not need to be performed immediately
Required
Patient should have surgery. they are non emergency and planned in advance
Elective
Surgery rests on the patient’s decision
Optional
admitted to the hospital on the day of surgery
Inpatient
