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    Nurses have a variety of roles and functions associated with the patient’s surgical management.

    Nurses provide care


    of a client before, during, and after surgical operation, this is collectively called as Perioperative Nursing. It is a
    specialized nursing area wherein a registered nurse works as a team member of other surgical health care
    professionals. Absence or limitation of preoperative preparation and teaching increases the need for postoperative
    support in addition to managing underlying medical conditions.

    Here are 13 nursing diagnosis for a client undergoing surgery or perioperative nursing care plans (NCP): 

    1. Deficient Knowledge (Pre-op)

    2. Fear/Anxiety

    3. Risk for Injury

    4. Risk for Injury (Pre-op)

    5. Risk for Infection

    6. Risk for Imbalanced Body Temperature

    7. Ineffective Breathing Pattern

    8. Altered Sensory/Thought Perception

    9. Risk for Deficient Fluid Volume

    10. Acute Pain

    11. Impaired Skin Integrity

    12. Risk for Altered Tissue Perfusion

    13. Deficient Knowledge (Post-op)

    14. Other Possible Nursing Care Plans


    1. Deficient Knowledge
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    Deficient Knowledge
    Nursing Diagnosis

     Deficient Knowledge
    May be related to

     Lack of exposure/recall, information misinterpretation


     Unfamiliarity with information resources
    Possibly evidenced by

     Statement of the problem/concerns, misconceptions


     Request for information
     Inappropriate, exaggerated behaviors (e.g., agitated, apathetic, hostile)
     Inaccurate follow-through of instructions/development of preventable complications
    Desired Outcomes

     Verbalize understanding of disease process/perioperative process and postoperative expectations.


     Correctly perform necessary procedures and explain reasons for the actions.
     Initiate necessary lifestyle changes and participate in treatment regimen.

    Nursing Interventions Rationale

    Facilitates planning of
    preoperative teaching
    Assess patient’s level of understanding.
    program, identifies content
    needs.

    Provides knowledge base


    from which patient can
    Review specific pathology and anticipated make informed therapy
    surgical procedure. Verify that appropriate choices and consent for
    consent has been signed. procedure, and presents
    opportunity to
    clarify misconceptions.

    Specifically designed
    Use resource teaching materials,
    materials can facilitate the
    audiovisuals as available.
    patient’s learning.

    Implement individualized preoperative teaching program: 

    Preoperative or postoperative procedures


    and expectations, urinary and bowel Enhances patient’s
    changes, dietary considerations, activity understanding or control
    levels/ transfers, respiratory/ cardiovascular and can relieve stress
    exercises; anticipated IV lines and tubes related to the unknown or
    (nasogastric [NG] tubes, drains, and unexpected.
    catheters).

    Helps reduce the possibility


    of postoperative
    complications and
    Preoperative instructions: NPO time,
    promotes a rapid return to
    shower or skin preparation, which routine
    normal body
    medications to take and hold,
    function. Note: In some
    prophylactic antibiotics,
    instances, liquids and
    or anticoagulants, anesthesia premedication.
    medications are allowed up
    to 2 hr before scheduled
    procedure.

    Intraoperative patient safety: not crossing Reduced risk of


    legs during procedures performed under complications or untoward
    local or light anesthesia. outcomes, such as injury to
    the peroneal and tibial
    Nursing Interventions Rationale

    nerves with postoperative


    pain in the calves and feet.

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