your preoperative assessment of your patient, a 68-year-old woman who is alert and oriented describes her surgery as 'getting a new right knee'. The Operating Room schedule indicates that she is having a left knee arthroscopy. 1. What are the priorities of the perioperative nurse? 2. What further assessments are priorities? 3. What nursing intervention

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During your preoperative assessment of your patient, a 68-year-old woman who is alert and oriented describes her surgery as 'getting a new right knee'. The Operating Room schedule indicates that she is having a left knee arthroscopy.
1. What are the priorities of the perioperative nurse?
2. What further assessments are priorities?
3. What nursing interventions are warranted?

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