Week 6: Perioperative Nursing NR226 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The client is under anesthesia and the surgery has Intraoperative
begun.
Which phase of the perioperative period is the client
in?
When a nurse witnesses a client's signature on an The client signed without coercion or altered mental state.
informed consent, what is the nurse witnessing in this
process?
Individuals at each end of the age spectrum are at risk Higher
during surgery due to immature or aging systems, Immune
inability to regulate body , and fragile . Temperature
Skin
Nurses preparing to transfer client to the operating Preoperative
room.
Which phase of the perioperative period is the client
in?
The nurse is getting the client ready for surgery and Conducting a "time-out"
completing the preoperative checklist. Which is not
part of the preoperative checklist?
As the client is brought into the operating room suite, Apply warm blankets.
the client starts to shiver uncontrollably. What action
should the nurse take first?
Which aftereffects of anesthesia does the postoperative Impaired airway
nurse focus on? Select all that apply. Impaired neurological functioning
Cardiovascular complications
Place the following in the correct order of occurrence. 1. In the preoperative area, the nurse reviews instructions and exercises for the
postoperative period.
2. The client leaves for the operating room suite and the family is taken to the
waiting room.
3. The circulating operating room nurses calls the waiting room and updates
the family on the progress of the surgery.
4. The surgeon talks with the family in the waiting room.
5. The client arrives in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
6. The family sees the client after surgery.
The client asks what perioperative nursing means. What Perioperative nursing includes preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative
should the nurse's response be? activities.
Which nurses work in the perioperative setting? Select Circulating nurse
all that apply. PACU nurse
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The client is under anesthesia and the surgery has Intraoperative
begun.
Which phase of the perioperative period is the client
in?
When a nurse witnesses a client's signature on an The client signed without coercion or altered mental state.
informed consent, what is the nurse witnessing in this
process?
Individuals at each end of the age spectrum are at risk Higher
during surgery due to immature or aging systems, Immune
inability to regulate body , and fragile . Temperature
Skin
Nurses preparing to transfer client to the operating Preoperative
room.
Which phase of the perioperative period is the client
in?
The nurse is getting the client ready for surgery and Conducting a "time-out"
completing the preoperative checklist. Which is not
part of the preoperative checklist?
As the client is brought into the operating room suite, Apply warm blankets.
the client starts to shiver uncontrollably. What action
should the nurse take first?
Which aftereffects of anesthesia does the postoperative Impaired airway
nurse focus on? Select all that apply. Impaired neurological functioning
Cardiovascular complications
Place the following in the correct order of occurrence. 1. In the preoperative area, the nurse reviews instructions and exercises for the
postoperative period.
2. The client leaves for the operating room suite and the family is taken to the
waiting room.
3. The circulating operating room nurses calls the waiting room and updates
the family on the progress of the surgery.
4. The surgeon talks with the family in the waiting room.
5. The client arrives in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
6. The family sees the client after surgery.
The client asks what perioperative nursing means. What Perioperative nursing includes preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative
should the nurse's response be? activities.
Which nurses work in the perioperative setting? Select Circulating nurse
all that apply. PACU nurse
