Learning  Objuectives

Grasp：

1. Content of preoperative assessment.

2. Contents of preoperative instructions.

3. Content of assessment when changing dressings.

4. For what purposes are surgical drains inserted?

5. Nursing guidelines for removing sutures.

Understand：

1. The purpose of preoperative physical preparation.

2. Why must the medical staff examine the dressings?

3. The meaning of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

Know：

1. Type of preoperative medication.

2. What kind of scissors is used to remove sutures?

3. Difference between absorbable materials and unabsorbable materials in suture.