🏥🩺 Perioperative Nursing Care ✅ I. Introduction / Definition: Perioperative nursing care refers to the comprehensive care provided by nurses to patients before (preoperative), during (intraoperative), and after (postoperative) surgery. It includes assessment, preparation, monitoring, and evaluation of the patient to ensure safe and effective surgical outcomes. 🟢 II. Phases of Perioperative Nursing: 🔹 1. Preoperative Phase Care provided from the time the decision for surgery is made until the