NR226 Final Study Guide Question
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2025/2026
Preoperative - correct answer ✔Begins with decision to have surgery, lasts until transfer to operating
suite.
Intraoperative - correct answer ✔Extends from admission to surgical department to transfer to the
post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).
Postoperative - correct answer ✔Lasts from admission to PACU through recovery which can vary from
a day to many weeks depending on the type of surgery.
When a nurse witnesses a client's signature on an informed consent, the nurse is witnessing which of
the following? - correct answer ✔Client signed without coercion or altered mental state.
Individuals at each end of the age spectrum are at _________ risk during surgery due to immature or
aging ____________ systems, inability to regulate body ___________ and fragile____________. -
correct answer ✔higher, immune, temperature, skin.
During the preoperative phase, the nurse assesses the individual to establish a ? - correct answer
✔baseline status by which changes in condition and risks to health can be evaluated.
Match the pre-op labs with the risk factors they reveal. - correct answer ✔1. CBC- Risk for oxygenation
issues
2. Glucose- Risk for poor wound healing
3. Serum creatinine and BUN- Risk for renal complications
4. Electrolytes- Risk for fluid imbalance and cardiac rhythm issues
, 5. ECG- Risk for cardiac disease in adults over 40 years old
What must the preoperative phase include? - correct answer ✔a discussion about a safe environment
and infection control.
The nurse is getting the client ready for surgery and completing the preoperative checklist. Which of the
following is not part of the preoperative checklist?
A. Removal of jewelry
B. Ask the client about allergies
C. Conducting a "time out"
D. Signing the informed consent - correct answer ✔C. Conducting a "time out"
As the client is brought into the operating room suite, the client starts to shiver uncontrollably. What
action should the nurse take first?
A. Take the client's temperature
B. Adjust the thermostat in the room
C. Page the surgeon for further orders
D. Apply warm blankets - correct answer ✔D. Apply warm blankets
The postoperative nurse is focused on which of the following aftereffects of anesthesia? Select all that
apply.
A. Impaired airway
B. Pain
C. Cardiovascular complications
D. Incisional bleeding
E. Impaired neurological functioning - correct answer ✔A, C, E
and answers already passed
2025/2026
Preoperative - correct answer ✔Begins with decision to have surgery, lasts until transfer to operating
suite.
Intraoperative - correct answer ✔Extends from admission to surgical department to transfer to the
post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).
Postoperative - correct answer ✔Lasts from admission to PACU through recovery which can vary from
a day to many weeks depending on the type of surgery.
When a nurse witnesses a client's signature on an informed consent, the nurse is witnessing which of
the following? - correct answer ✔Client signed without coercion or altered mental state.
Individuals at each end of the age spectrum are at _________ risk during surgery due to immature or
aging ____________ systems, inability to regulate body ___________ and fragile____________. -
correct answer ✔higher, immune, temperature, skin.
During the preoperative phase, the nurse assesses the individual to establish a ? - correct answer
✔baseline status by which changes in condition and risks to health can be evaluated.
Match the pre-op labs with the risk factors they reveal. - correct answer ✔1. CBC- Risk for oxygenation
issues
2. Glucose- Risk for poor wound healing
3. Serum creatinine and BUN- Risk for renal complications
4. Electrolytes- Risk for fluid imbalance and cardiac rhythm issues
, 5. ECG- Risk for cardiac disease in adults over 40 years old
What must the preoperative phase include? - correct answer ✔a discussion about a safe environment
and infection control.
The nurse is getting the client ready for surgery and completing the preoperative checklist. Which of the
following is not part of the preoperative checklist?
A. Removal of jewelry
B. Ask the client about allergies
C. Conducting a "time out"
D. Signing the informed consent - correct answer ✔C. Conducting a "time out"
As the client is brought into the operating room suite, the client starts to shiver uncontrollably. What
action should the nurse take first?
A. Take the client's temperature
B. Adjust the thermostat in the room
C. Page the surgeon for further orders
D. Apply warm blankets - correct answer ✔D. Apply warm blankets
The postoperative nurse is focused on which of the following aftereffects of anesthesia? Select all that
apply.
A. Impaired airway
B. Pain
C. Cardiovascular complications
D. Incisional bleeding
E. Impaired neurological functioning - correct answer ✔A, C, E
