Care of the Surgical Patient

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

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

any surgical procedure can be done at an ambulatory surgical center

the circulating Nurse is responsible for all of the following except

Bc older adults are at increased risk 4 respiratory complications after surgery, the RN should

The nursing process is not applicable in perioperative nursing

what is the RNs role in informed consent

post-op liver resection pt -B/P 90/52, HR 124, R 26, dsg lg amt bld, what do you do, select all

pt got conscious sedation. Which is advantage of conscious sedation over general anesthesia

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

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

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

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

Preoperative instruction that is appropriate for all patients includes:

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

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

a "time out" should be done

a cholecystectomy would considered what type of surgery?

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

malignant hyperthermia is