Exam 14: Care of Preoperative Patients

A preoperative nurse is reviewing morning laboratory values on four clients waiting for surgery.Which result warrants immediate communication with the surgical team?

A nurse is concerned that a preoperative client has a great deal of anxiety about the upcoming procedure.What action by the nurse is best?

A client waiting for surgery is very anxious.What intervention can the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

A client has been given hydroxyzine (Atarax)in the preoperative holding area.What action by the nurse is most important for this client?

A client who collapsed during dinner in a restaurant arrives in the emergency department.The client is going to surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm.What medication does the nurse prepare to administer as a priority for this client?

A new perioperative nurse is receiving orientation to the surgical area and learns about the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)goals.What major areas do these measures focus on preventing? (Select all that apply.)

A client in the preoperative holding room has received sedation and now needs to urinate.What action by the nurse is best?