Care of the Surgical Patient

Hand-off communications between PACU and floor nurses what info is important to give

the following post-op pts are under your care, which patient should you see first?

a postoperative patient had surgery what discharge instruction are not imperative to give?

post-op discharge instructions should include (select all that apply)

a "time out" should be done

how should patient equipment be found after surgery?

a postsurgical patient should void how many hours postsurgery?

a colostomy would considered what type of surgery?

the circulating Nurse is responsible for all of the following except

After a surgical pt has been given pre-op sedatives, which safety precaution should nurse take

older adults are at increased risk 4 respiratory complications after surgery the nurse should

Postoperatively, the nurse instructs the patient to perform leg exercises every hour to:

any surgical procedure can be done at an ambulatory surgical center

surgery is performed to alleviate or decrease uncomfortable symptoms without a cure

what is the nurses role in informed consent

The OR is high-risk areas for latex allergy. What should nurse do to prevent a reaction

The nursing process is not applicable in perioperative nursing

pt got conscious sedation. What is an advantage of conscious sedation over general anesthesia

a patient understands the need for incentive spirometer when he states, “I use this device to

the main reason to include family when teaching the pt pre-op exercises is so they can: