Exam 17: Surgical Care

To best prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT)in the postoperative patient,the nurse plans to ensure that the patient:

The nurse understands that palliative surgery is intended to:

A patient who has just undergone a colon resection complains to the nurse that he felt something pop under his dressing while trying to get out of bed.The nurse removes the dressing and finds that dehiscence of the wound has occurred.The nurse's first action should be to:

A patient who had a hysterectomy yesterday has not been allowed food or drink by mouth (NPO).The physician has now ordered the patient's diet to be clear liquids.Before administering the diet,the nurse should check for:

Because malignant hyperthermia is a potential postoperative complication,the nurse should ask:

A nurse is assisting in the transfer of a postoperative patient from the postanesthesia care unit to the surgical nursing unit.To ensure the safety of the patient,the nurse would:

Patients with preoperative disorders put them at risk during recovery.The nurse should be aware of disorders that may pose this hazard,which are: (Select all that apply.)

The suprapubic area of a postoperative patient is distended.The patient states that he has not voided since surgery approximately 9 hours ago.The nurse's first action would be to:

The nurse modifies postoperative care for a patient who has had cataract surgery from that given most general surgical patients as follows:

The postanesthesia care nurse is evaluating the patient for possible transfer to the surgical unit.The following assessment would prevent the patient's transfer:

The circulating nurse is responsible for: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse carefully monitors the obese patient after her hysterectomy for the peculiar postoperative complications associated with obesity: (Select all that apply.)

When obtaining the patient's signature on the surgical consent form,the patient seems confused about the procedure to be performed.The appropriate response by the nurse is to:

During the preoperative assessment,the nurse must ask the patient for information about:

The nurse assesses the patient's limbs and position frequently after a regional anesthesia because:

When the patient who received Penthrane as an inhaled anesthesia complains of a sore throat and a raspy voice,the nurse explains that these discomforts are probably due to:

The patient has an extensive bowel preparation of oral laxatives and enemas for a colon resection.When asked about the rigorous preparation,the nurse would list as the rationales: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is performing a postoperative assessment on a patient who has just returned from a hernia repair.The patient's blood pressure is 90/60 mm Hg,and the apical pulse is 108.The nurse's first action would be to:

The nurse has completed giving discharge instructions to the patient after a hernia repair.The nurse would determine that the patient understands the instructions if he verbalizes that he will:

The patient scheduled for a bronchoscopy is placed on an NPO status after midnight before the procedure.The patient is complaining of being thirsty and requests some water on the morning of the procedure.The nurse should: