The client arrives at the surgeon's office 1 week after surgery ...

[sheilaspns]

The client arrives at the surgeon's office 1 week after surgery to have the sutures removed. Which classification would the nurse use when documenting care for this client?
 
  1. Preoperative
  2. Postoperative
  3. Perioperative
  4. Intraoperative

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client with a drain connected to a portable drainage suction device shaped like a grenade made of plastic. Which term will the nurse use when describing this system during end-of-shift report?
 
  1. Closed wound drainage system
  2. Hemovac
  3. Jackson-Pratt
  4. Reinfusion drain

[bulacsom]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2

The client is in the postoperative phase. The preoperative phase begins when surgery is planned, and ends when the client is transferred to the operating table. The intraoperative phase begins when the client is transferred to the operating table, and ends when the client is admitted to the recovery room. The postoperative phase begins with the admission of the client to the postanesthesia care unit, and ends when healing is complete. The perioperative period covers all three time periods, from planning surgery until healing is complete.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3

The drain described, shaped like a grenade, is a Jackson-Pratt. A Hemovac is a flat disk. A reinfusion drain allows collection of blood from the wound for readministration. All of these drains are nonspecifically known as closed wound drainage systems.

[sheilaspns]

Excellent

[abro1885]

Great answer, keep it coming