The student nurse is assigned to a patient through the entire perioperative period and identifies the time when the preoperative phase ends and the intraoperative phase begins as when the patient:

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The classification changes from preoperative to intraoperative when the patient enters the operating room.The patient remains a preoperative patient after receiving the preoperative medication until he enters the operating room.The patient remains a preoperative patient while in the holding area and is still considered preoperative when leaving the holding area-until entering the operating room.

The Student Nurse Is Assigned to a Patient Through the Entire