LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 4
Postoperative Care of the Surgical Patient.
TEXT ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 4-1 through 4-19.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
4-1.
Identify terms and definitions that are related to
postoperative nursing.
4-2.
Identify effects of anesthesia during the
postoperative phase.
4-3.
Identify the possible negative effects of surgery
on the integumentary system.
4-4.
Identify the types of wound healing during the
postoperative phase.
4-5.
Identify the factors that may impair wound
healing.
4-6.
Identify facts related to wound drains.
4-7.
Identify nursing implications according to body
systems as they are related to the care of a
patient postoperatively.
4-8.
Identify nursing implications that are related to
the care of a postoperative patient in general.
SUGGESTION
After completing the assignment, complete the exercises
at the end of the lesson. These exercises will help you to
achieve the lesson objectives.
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