ATI Med-surg: Perioperative Nursing Exam Questions and Answers With Verified
Solutions 2025
What should the nurse do before witnessing the client signing an informed consent who has expressed
fears of the surgery? - ✔✔Ask the surgeon to speak to the client for clarification
Medication history: which medicine puts the client at risk for complications with anesthetic? -
✔✔captopril (ace inhibitor)
Jehovah's witnesses are not allowed to accept - ✔✔blood
Surgical suites are kept at cool temps with low humidity because it helps reduce risk of ____ - ✔✔risk
for infection
Bowel obstruction, 24 hour vomiting, pain: 8, hard distended abdomen and absent bowel sounds. Notify
provider then? - ✔✔insert an NG tube
To maintain surgical asepsis; intervention is necessary when you notice: - ✔✔the scrub nurse is wearing
a watch under his scrubs
Which medicine should be discontinued 48 hours prior to surgery? - ✔✔warfarin
Client's wound has eviscerated, after applying sterile, saline soaked dressing what should the nurse do
next? - ✔✔Obtain vital signs to assess for shock
What is an unexpected finding for a post-op client? - ✔✔urine output of 20 mL/hr
Client receiving succinylcholine; what should you do if pt develops malignant hyperthermia? -
✔✔administer Dantrolene
Solutions 2025
What should the nurse do before witnessing the client signing an informed consent who has expressed
fears of the surgery? - ✔✔Ask the surgeon to speak to the client for clarification
Medication history: which medicine puts the client at risk for complications with anesthetic? -
✔✔captopril (ace inhibitor)
Jehovah's witnesses are not allowed to accept - ✔✔blood
Surgical suites are kept at cool temps with low humidity because it helps reduce risk of ____ - ✔✔risk
for infection
Bowel obstruction, 24 hour vomiting, pain: 8, hard distended abdomen and absent bowel sounds. Notify
provider then? - ✔✔insert an NG tube
To maintain surgical asepsis; intervention is necessary when you notice: - ✔✔the scrub nurse is wearing
a watch under his scrubs
Which medicine should be discontinued 48 hours prior to surgery? - ✔✔warfarin
Client's wound has eviscerated, after applying sterile, saline soaked dressing what should the nurse do
next? - ✔✔Obtain vital signs to assess for shock
What is an unexpected finding for a post-op client? - ✔✔urine output of 20 mL/hr
Client receiving succinylcholine; what should you do if pt develops malignant hyperthermia? -
✔✔administer Dantrolene
