LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 2
Operating Room Care of the Surgical Patient.
TEXT ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 2-1 through 2-9.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
2-1.
Identify specific terms and definitions that are
related to perioperative nursing.
2-2.
Identify types of surgery/procedures.
2-3.
Identify key members of the surgical team
(surgeon, anesthesiologist, anesthetist, scrub
nurse/technologist, and circulating nurse) and
their functions.
2-4.
Identify nine factors which effect the selection of
an anesthetic agent.
2-5.
Identify specific factors that are considered by
the anesthesiologist/anesthetist when selecting
an anesthetic agent.
2-6.
Identify three major classifications of anesthetic
agents (general, regional, and local) and their
uses.
2-7.
Identify descriptive statements referring to
classifications of anesthesia.
2-8.
Identify specific reasons why surgical
procedures are performed.
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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