Exam 95: Care of Surgical Patients

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

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

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

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

The nurse is using a preoperative checklist to assist in preparing a patient on the day of surgery.What will the checklist include?

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

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 preparing a patient for a surgical procedure on the right great toe.Which of the following actions would be most important to include in this patient's preparation?

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 precepting a student nurse and explains that perioperative nursing care occurs