Exam 37: Care of the Surgical Patient

The circulating nurse is responsible for:

In order for the anesthesiologist to accurately calculate the amount of anesthesia needed for an 82-year-old patient, the nurse should have data available on the chart, such as:

The nurse is aware that in both the very young and the elderly surgical patient, the risk is much higher for:

The nurse explains that the informed surgical consent form should include information relative to: (Select all that apply.)

To help prevent surgical site infections in the diabetic patient, the glycemic should be maintained with a blood glucose of less than _____ mg/dL.

A nurse is monitoring the urinary drainage from a patient who returned to the unit a few hours ago from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) following a surgical procedure. The urine total is 54 mL for the last 2 hours. The most appropriate nursing action is to:

A post-operative surgical patient asks how the sequential pneumatic compression boots applied in the operating room will help lower the risk of blood clots forming in the legs. The nurse's most appropriate response would be that the boots:

A patient who had surgery earlier in the day using general anesthesia asks whether he can have something to eat. The diet order indicates clear liquids can be taken. Before giving a Jell-O to the patient, the nurse should check for the presence of:

A patient undergoing preadmission testing before same-day surgery asks how long he will remain in the recovery area before being allowed to go home. The nurse's most informative response would be:

A 16-year-old boy injured in a motorcycle accident is unconscious and cannot sign the emergency surgical consent form; no family members can be located. The nurse anticipates that the:

A nurse is instructing a patient who had surgical removal of a brain tumor on how to prevent respiratory complications from surgery. The nurse would teach the patient to:

A nurse preparing to get a patient out of bed for the first time since surgery will initially:

A patient is ready for discharge following same-day surgery. The teaching plan for this patient includes:

When the patient is ready to return from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), a minimal Aldrette score of _______ is an indicator that the patient is ready to return to the floor.

The nurse discovers that the signed operative permit has misspelled the patient's name. The nurse must:

The illiterate patient signs the surgical consent form with an "X." The nurse is aware that this "X" is:

A patient scheduled for surgery has an order for a preoperative surgical skin prep. The nurse may be required to:

The circulating nurse notes that the anesthetized patient has tensed muscles and irregular respirations. The nurse is aware that the patient has reached stage:

A post-operative patient experiences separation of the layers of his abdominal surgical wound during coughing. Separation of the layers of a surgical wound is known as ___________.

While completing the preoperative checklist, a patient who is almost ready for transport to the operating room states that he does not want to remove his wedding band. The nurse should: