NSG 123 MED SURG 1 EXAM 3 2026 HERZING
FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ T/F It is the doctor's responsibility to provide appropriate information
concerning surgery and obtain the written surgical consent. Answer:
True, nurse whitnesses conformed consent. If patient does not
understand, call doctor back to re educate them. Emergency and they are
not awake is an exception
◉ T/F Any nutritional deficiency prior to surgery should be corrected
before surgery to provide adequate protein for tissue repair and collagen
deposition. Answer: True, check especially in patients who are on
corticosteroids, diabetes, dehydration, and malnourishment
◉ T/F Patients who smoke are urged to stop 1 to 3 weeks before surgery
to significantly reduce pulmonary and wound healing complications.
Answer: False, stop smoking 30 days prior
◉ T/F Aspirin, a common over-the-counter (OTC) medication that
inhibits platelet aggregation, should be prudently discontinued 7 to 10
days before surgery or the patient may be at increased risk for bleeding.
Answer: True, anything that will cause clotting issues
, ◉ Scrub nurses and circulating nurses care for patients during which
perioperative phase? Answer: Scrub nurses and circulating nurses care
for patients during the intraoperative phase of perioperative nursing.
◉ Why is food and fluid withheld before surgery? Answer: The purpose
of withholding food and fluid before surgery is to prevent aspiration.
◉ Obese patients are at higher risk for what kind of postoperative
complications? & why? Answer: Pulmonary Complications An obese
patient tends to have shallow respirations when supine, increasing the
risk of hypoventilation and postoperative pulmonary complications.
◉ T/F Dehydration, hypovolemia, and electrolyte imbalances can lead
to significant problems in patients with comorbid medical conditions or
in older adults. Answer: True
◉ What are patients with diabetes at a higher risk for with surgery? &
why? Answer: The patient with diabetes is at risk for hypoglycemia
either during anesthesia or postoperatively WHY? Inadequate
carbohydrates or excessive administration of insulin.
◉ T/F Age alone confers enough surgical risk that it is a clinical
predictor of cardiovascular complications related to anesthesia and
surgery. Answer: True
FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ T/F It is the doctor's responsibility to provide appropriate information
concerning surgery and obtain the written surgical consent. Answer:
True, nurse whitnesses conformed consent. If patient does not
understand, call doctor back to re educate them. Emergency and they are
not awake is an exception
◉ T/F Any nutritional deficiency prior to surgery should be corrected
before surgery to provide adequate protein for tissue repair and collagen
deposition. Answer: True, check especially in patients who are on
corticosteroids, diabetes, dehydration, and malnourishment
◉ T/F Patients who smoke are urged to stop 1 to 3 weeks before surgery
to significantly reduce pulmonary and wound healing complications.
Answer: False, stop smoking 30 days prior
◉ T/F Aspirin, a common over-the-counter (OTC) medication that
inhibits platelet aggregation, should be prudently discontinued 7 to 10
days before surgery or the patient may be at increased risk for bleeding.
Answer: True, anything that will cause clotting issues
, ◉ Scrub nurses and circulating nurses care for patients during which
perioperative phase? Answer: Scrub nurses and circulating nurses care
for patients during the intraoperative phase of perioperative nursing.
◉ Why is food and fluid withheld before surgery? Answer: The purpose
of withholding food and fluid before surgery is to prevent aspiration.
◉ Obese patients are at higher risk for what kind of postoperative
complications? & why? Answer: Pulmonary Complications An obese
patient tends to have shallow respirations when supine, increasing the
risk of hypoventilation and postoperative pulmonary complications.
◉ T/F Dehydration, hypovolemia, and electrolyte imbalances can lead
to significant problems in patients with comorbid medical conditions or
in older adults. Answer: True
◉ What are patients with diabetes at a higher risk for with surgery? &
why? Answer: The patient with diabetes is at risk for hypoglycemia
either during anesthesia or postoperatively WHY? Inadequate
carbohydrates or excessive administration of insulin.
◉ T/F Age alone confers enough surgical risk that it is a clinical
predictor of cardiovascular complications related to anesthesia and
surgery. Answer: True
