Exam 50: Care of Surgical Patients

The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient with an incision.Which of the following nursing interventions have been found to decrease wound infections?

Which nursing assessment would indicate that the patient is performing diaphragmatic breathing correctly?

The nurse explains the pain relief measures available after surgery during preoperative teaching for a surgical patient.Which of the following comments from the patient indicates the need for additional education on this topic?

The nurse is precepting a student nurse and explains that perioperative nursing care occurs

The nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure.The nurse is completing an assessment and reviews the patient's laboratory tests and allergies.In which perioperative nursing phase would this work be completed?

The nurse is providing preoperative teaching for the ambulatory surgery patient who will be having a cyst removed from the right arm.Which would be the best explanation for diet progression after surgery?

The postanesthesia care unit (PACU)nurse transports the inpatient surgical patient to the medical-surgical floor.Before leaving the floor,the medical-surgical nurse obtains a complete set of vital signs.What is the rationale for this nursing action?

During preoperative assessment for a 7:30 case,the patient indicates to the nurse that he had a cup of coffee this morning.The nurse reports this information to the anesthesia provider anticipating

The nurse is monitoring a patient in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU)for postoperative fluid and electrolyte imbalance.Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for this patient?

The nurse is completing a medication history for the surgical patient in preadmission testing.Which of the following medications should the nurse instruct the patient to hold in preparation for surgery?

The ambulatory surgical nurse calls to check on the patient at home the morning after surgery.The patient is reporting continued nausea and vomiting.Which of the following discharge education points should be reviewed with the patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient in the postanesthesia care unit.The patient asks for a bedpan and states to the nurse,"I feel like I need to go to the bathroom,but I can't." Which of the following nursing interventions would be most appropriate?

The nurse is caring for a patient in the preoperative holding area of an ambulatory surgery center.Which nursing action would be most appropriate for this area?

The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient on the medical-surgical floor.To prevent venous stasis and the formation of thrombus after general anesthesia,the nurse encourages

The nurse is caring for a patient intraoperatively.Primary roles of the circulating nurse include

The nurse is encouraging a reluctant postoperative patient to deep breathe and cough.What explanation can the nurse provide that may encourage the patient to cough more effectively?

The nurse is caring for a patient who will undergo a coronary artery bypass graft procedure.What level of care will the patient require immediately post procedure?

The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient with an abdominal incision.A pillow is used during coughing to provide

The nurse is caring for a patient in the operating suite.Which of the following outcomes would be most appropriate for this patient?

The nurse has completed a preoperative assessment for a patient going to surgery and gathers assessment data.Of the following,which would be the most important next step?