A perioperative nurse is assigned to complete a preoperative assessment on a patient who is scheduled for surgery for kidney stones. The nurse knows that the surgery is scheduled the following day and would therefore be classified as:

A perioperative nurse is assigned to complete a preoperative assessment on a patient who is scheduled for surgery for kidney stones. The nurse knows that the surgery is scheduled the following day and would therefore be classified as:


a) Emergent

b) Elective

c) Required

d) Urgent



Answer: Urgent


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