Exam 37: Preoperative and Postoperative Care

The nurse is providing the patient with preoperative education.When the nurse informs the patient that she will not be able to wear makeup,the patient states,"But I never go anywhere without my makeup." The nurse's response is based on what rationale?

The goal of prophylactic antibiotic therapy is to protect the patient from infection with as little risk as possible.To achieve this goal,the nurse recognizes that antibiotics should be administered when they will be most beneficial.When would that be?

Which of the following have been identified as evidence-informed guidelines to reduce health care-associated infections (HAIs)? (Select all that apply.)

When teaching the patient about positive expiratory pressure therapy (PEP)and "huff" coughing,the nurse incorporates which of the following in the plan of care?

While providing care for a postsurgical patient who has not received spinal anaesthesia,the nurse recognizes that which position is required to maintain a patent airway in the recovery phase?