Preoperative nursing assessment of the adult patient.
The preoperative patient assessment must be very focused, providing detail and specificity in several essential assessment areas. The preoperative patient assessment helps to determine whether the patient is a high surgical risk. Patients who are determined to be high surgical risks are at a higher risk for perioperative and postoperative mortality and morbidity.
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Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA. patton@duq.edu
D000328:Adult; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors