Exam 48: Care of Surgical Patients

Which of the following is classified as an urgent surgery?

An appendectomy is appropriately documented by the nurse as which following type of surgery?

Which drug class may interact with anaesthetic agents to cause bradycardia,hypotension,and impaired circulation?

Coughing postoperatively is contraindicated following which type of surgery?

An obese patient is admitted for abdominal surgery.The nurse recognizes that this patient is more susceptible to which of the following postoperative complications?

Which of the following is one of the greatest risks of general anaesthesia?

On admission to the PACU,in which manner does the nurse position the patient who has no orthopaedic or neurological restrictions?

The nurse is completing the preoperative checklist for an adult patient who is scheduled for an operative procedure later in the morning.Which preoperative assessment finding for this patient indicates a need to contact the anaesthesiologist?

The patient tells the nurse,"Blowing into this tube thing (incentive spirometer)is a ridiculous waste of time." Which one of the following does the nurse tell the patient is the specific purpose of using an incentive spirometer?

The nurse is completing the preoperative checklist for an adult female patient who is scheduled for an operative procedure later in the morning.Which preoperative assessment finding would the nurse report to the surgeon?

The patient is in the PACU recovering from a hysterectomy.Which one of the following is a normal expectation for the patient in this stage of recovery?

A 43-year-old patient is scheduled to have a gastrectomy.Which one of the following is a major preoperative concern?

In the morning,the patient had surgery that involved the right femoral artery.To assess the patient's circulation status to the right leg,at which site will the nurse make sure to check the pulse?

The patient is scheduled for abdominal surgery and has just received the preoperative medications.Which of the following actions should the nurse take to assure the patient's safety?

Which of the following lab results would cause the nurse to prepare to administer preoperative IV fluid replacement?

In the postoperative period,the nurse recognizes that which one of the following is an early sign of malignant hyperthermia?

A 92-year-old patient is scheduled for a colectomy.Which of the following physiological changes accompanies the aging process and increases this patient's risk for surgery?

The patient will have an incision in the lower left abdomen.Which of the following measures by the nurse will help decrease discomfort in the incisional area when the patient coughs postoperatively?

The nurse is working in a postoperative care unit in an ambulatory surgery centre.Of the following patients that have come to have surgery,which one is at the greatest risk during surgery?

When speaking with the patient,the nurse discovers that the patient does not have a complete understanding of the surgical procedure.Which of the following courses of action should the nurse take?