Perioperative Patient Assessment: Developing A Care Plan

Product Details
Product ID: 1982
Year Produced: 2017
Length: 43 min.
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The objective of this video is to educate members of the perioperative team about the importance of a comprehensive physiological and psychological perioperative assessment.

Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

  • Describe the benefits of a comprehensive patient assessment.
  • Describe the sources of assessment data.
  • Explain how perioperative assessment fits into the nursing process.
  • List the components of physiological and psychosocial assessment.
  • Define how patient characteristics may affect the perioperative assessment process.