Exam 4: Care of Preoperative and Intraoperative Surgical Patients

The nurse is caring for a presurgical patient.The patient asks the nurse why her height and weight are recorded.How should the nurse respond?

The nurse is caring for a patient in the immediate preoperative period.Which action best demonstrates compliance with the National Patient Safety Goals protocol?

The nurse clarifies the difference between regional anesthesia and procedural sedation anesthesia.Which statement about procedural sedation anesthesia is true?

During the course of surgery,a patient exhibits tachycardia,diaphoresis,and rising body temperature.Which is the circulating nurse's priority intervention?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has just been given medication to reverse neuromuscular blocking agents.The nurse is aware that the patient is in which general anesthetic stage?

The patient questions the nurse about robotics surgery.Which information should the nurse include?

The nurse is caring for an Asian patient who received atropine as a preoperative drug.For which problem should the nurse should carefully monitor the patient?

Which physiological change(s)explain why the older adult is at greater surgical risk?

Which factor(s)may contribute to hypothermia during surgery?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has received epoetin alfa (Epogen)2 to 3 weeks prior to a scheduled surgery.Which statement best explains the goal for Epogen administration prior to surgery?

Which patient statement indicates a need for further instruction about the emotional preparation for surgery?

The nurse is performing a preoperative assessment on a patient scheduled for surgery today.The patient reports drinking two glasses of wine daily,smoking one pack of cigarettes daily × 20 years,completing a round of corticosteroids for asthma control 2 days ago,and taking a dose of passion flower extract yesterday.Which action should the nurse take next?

The LPN/LVN is in the patient's room while the charge nurse is obtaining the patient's signature on the surgical consent form.The patient states,"I didn't really understand what my surgeon explained,but I trust him completely." How should the nurse respond?

What are the purposes of preoperative medication?

The nurse is caring for an 82-year-old presurgical patient.Which abnormal finding is most important for the nurse to report immediately?

The nurse is caring for a postsurgical patient whose surgical procedure lasted 3 hours.Which complication should the nurse anticipate?

The _____________functions within the sterile area of the operating room and maintains sterile technique.

The patient received a preoperative dose of lorazepam (Ativan)20 minutes ago.Which safety precaution should the nurse take?

Which person is responsible for verifying that the consent form is signed and that the surgical site?

The nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a patient who is scheduled for a needle biopsy of the breast.Which statement(s)demonstrate(s)a need for further preoperative teaching?