Perioperative Nursing

When obtaining a health history, the nurse should assess for which of the following?

Who is responsible for taking the pt to the PACU after surgery and giving report to the nurse?

What tests might be done prior to surgery? (SA)

Who is responsible for obtaining consent from the patient? (SA)

Which of the following activities are nursing activities in the preoperative phase of care?

What safety measures should the nurse take right before moving to the surgery suite?

The nurse is monitoring VS during surgery, which should the nurse notify the doctor about?

What is the purpose of this surgery?

All members of the surgical team must perform a "surgical scrub" except which of the following?

Which intervention should the nurse implement first when beginning preoperative teaching?

Which medication would the patient receive preoperatively?

How often are VS documented upon immediate transfer to the PACU?

This patient's appendicitis is considered to be what type of surgery

At what point(s) should the instrument and sponge count be completed?

What phase of the surgical experience would an advance directive be discussed with the patient?

What are the 2016 Patient Safety Goals for surgery?

Who is responsible for signing consent for this patient?