Care of the Surgical Patient

Preoperative instruction that is appropriate for all patients includes:

The primary reason a nurse includes family in teaching pre-op exercises is so family can:

All surgical procedures can be done at an ambulatory surgical center

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

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

Because older adults are at increased risk for respiratory complications after surgery, the nurse should:

Hand-off communications between PACU RN & floor RN should include which components Select all

A post-op liver resection has vital signs of: B/P 90/52, HR 124, R 26, drsg lg amt bld, what do you do, select all

The circulating Nurse is responsible for all of the following except

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

What is the nurses role in informed consent

Malignant hyperthermia is

An obese patient is at higher surgical risk bc of which of the following factors? (select all)

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

A "time out" should be done

The nursing process is not applicable in perioperative nursing

Patient received conscious sedation. What is advantage of conscious sedation over general anesthesia

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

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

A cholecystectomy would considered what type of surgery?