Intraoperative Nursing Management

Pearl Richards, 69 years of age, is a female patient who is in the operating room for a repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient has a history of hypertension controlled with medications, osteoporosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for 40 years. (Learning Objectives 2, 6, and 9)

  1. What nursing interventions are instituted to reduce the      surgical risk factors related to the patient’s age?
  2. Explain the role of the nurse in providing patient      safety measures during the intraoperative period.

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