Exam 50: Care of Surgical Patients

The nurse is making a preoperative education appointment with a patient.The patient asks if he should bring family with him to the appointment.What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for an ambulatory surgery patient.To be discharged home,what criteria must the patient meet?

The nurse is concerned about the skin integrity of the patient in the intraoperative phase of surgery.Which of the following actions helps to minimize skin breakdown?

The nurse is providing preoperative education and reviews with the patient what it will be like to be in the surgical environment.What points should the nurse include?

The nurse is caring for a patient in the postanesthesia care unit.The patient has developed profuse bleeding from the surgical site,and the surgeon has determined the need to return to the operative area.This procedure would be classified as

The nurse is caring for a potential surgical patient in the preadmission testing unit.The medication history indicates that the patient is currently taking warfarin (Coumadin).Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse is encouraging the postoperative patient to utilize diaphragmatic breathing.Reasons for this intervention include

The nurse and the nursing assistant are caring for a group of postoperative patients who need turning,coughing,deep breathing,incentive spirometer,and leg exercises.The nurse directs the nursing assistant to

The nurse is caring for a patient in the operating suite.The nurse assists in positioning the patient to

The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who has had a carpel tunnel repair.The patient has a temperature of 97° F and is shivering.Which of the following is the best reason for this condition?

The nurse is preparing for a patient who will be going to surgery.The nurse screens for risk factors that can increase a person's risks in surgery.What risk factors are included in the nurse's screening?

The nurse is caring for a patient in the postanesthesia care unit who has undergone a left total knee arthroplasty.The anesthesia provider has indicated that the patient received a left femoral peripheral nerve block.Which assessment would be an expected finding for a patient with this type of regional block?

The nurse is caring for a preoperative patient.The nurse teaches the principles and demonstrates leg exercises for the patient.The patient is unable to perform leg exercises correctly.What is the nurse's best next step?

The nurse is reviewing the surgical consent with the patient during preoperative education.The patient indicates that he does not understand what procedure will be completed.What is the nurse's best next step?

The nurse is preparing to assist the patient in using the incentive spirometer.Which nursing intervention should the nurse provide first?

The nurse is caring for a patient in the operating suite who is experiencing hypercarbia,tachypnea,tachycardia,premature ventricular contractions,and muscle rigidity.The nurse suspects that this patient may be experiencing

The nurse is caring for a patient in preadmission testing.The patient has been assigned a physical status classification by the American Society of Anesthesiologist of P3.Which of the following assessments would support this classification?

The nurse is preparing a patient for surgery.Aims of assessment before surgery include

The nurse is precepting a new nurse in the perioperative area.The nurse explains that perioperative nursing is based on certain principles and includes

The nurse and the nursing assistant are assisting a postoperative patient to turn in the bed.To assist in minimizing discomfort,which instruction should the nurse provide to the patient?