Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Purchasing the correct equipment. 
B)  Providing high-quality and patient safety-focused care. 
C)  Scheduling the right types of patients. 
D)  Conducting multidisciplinary teamwork. 
E)  Ensuring effective therapeutic communication.
F) Providing advocacy for the patient. 
A)  Purchasing the correct equipment. 
B)  Providing high-quality and patient safety-focused care. 
C)  Scheduling the right types of patients. 
D)  Conducting multidisciplinary teamwork. 
E)  Ensuring effective therapeutic communication.
F) Providing advocacy for the patient.

Question 2

The nurse has administered an anxiolytic as a preoperative medication to the patient going to surgery.Which of the following is the best next step?

Accepted Answer

A)  Waste any unused medication according to policy. 
B)  Notify the operating suite that the medication has been given. 
C)  Instruct the patient to call for help to go to the restroom. 
D)  Ask the patient to sign the consent for surgery. 
A)  Waste any unused medication according to policy. 
B)  Notify the operating suite that the medication has been given. 
C)  Instruct the patient to call for help to go to the restroom. 
D)  Ask the patient to sign the consent for surgery.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Elective. 
B)  Urgent. 
C)  Emergency. 
D)  Major. 
A)  Elective. 
B)  Urgent. 
C)  Emergency. 
D)  Major.

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I will take the pain medication as the physician prescribes it." 
B)  "I will be asked to rate my pain on a pain scale." 
C)  "I will have minimal pain because of the anesthesia." 
D)  "I will take my pain medications before doing postoperative exercises." 
A)  "I will take the pain medication as the physician prescribes it." 
B)  "I will be asked to rate my pain on a pain scale." 
C)  "I will have minimal pain because of the anesthesia." 
D)  "I will take my pain medications before doing postoperative exercises."

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ibuprofen 
B)  Acetaminophen 
C)  Vitamin C 
D)  Miconazole 
A)  Ibuprofen 
B)  Acetaminophen 
C)  Vitamin C 
D)  Miconazole

Exam 95: Care of Surgical Patients

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 has administered an anxiolytic as a preoperative medication to the patient going to surgery.Which of the following is the best next step?

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 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 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?

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