Describe the differences between major and minor surgery. Identify some types of surgery that were once considered major and required extensive hospitalization that are now categorized as minor. Name...

Describe the differences between major and minor surgery. Identify some types of surgery that were once considered major and required extensive hospitalization that are now categorized as minor.

Name surgical procedures that are likely to require blood transfusion. Discuss teaching points that the preoperative nurse might use to assist the patient to make decisions related to transfusion in advance of surgery.