The assistive personnel asks the nurse to explain what is involved in perioperative nursing. The nurse's most appropriate response should be that perioperative nursing includes nursing care that is:
A. performed in a variety of settings.
B. rendered before, during, and after surgery.
C. given according to the seriousness of the surgery.
D. classified according to the procedure experienced.
D
The seriousness of the surgery does not preclude preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative surgical care.
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