NURSING 300surgery 1
The usual interval at which nursing assessments, including vital signs, are monitored in the postoperative
phase is every:
-15 minutes times 4; every 30 minutes times 4; every hour times 4; then every 4 hours
A routine type of sedation that might be used for a surgical procedure that does not require complete
anesthesia but rather a depressed level of consciousness is called:
,NURSING 300surgery 1
-conscious sedation
The stage of general anesthesia that includes the administration of anesthetic agents and endotracheal
intubation is:
-Induction
, NURSING 300surgery 1
Which of the following is true regarding preoperative medication?
-The preoperative phase is the optimal time to introduce the concept of PCA to the patient.
The usual interval at which nursing assessments, including vital signs, are monitored in the postoperative
phase is every:
-15 minutes times 4; every 30 minutes times 4; every hour times 4; then every 4 hours
A routine type of sedation that might be used for a surgical procedure that does not require complete
anesthesia but rather a depressed level of consciousness is called:
,NURSING 300surgery 1
-conscious sedation
The stage of general anesthesia that includes the administration of anesthetic agents and endotracheal
intubation is:
-Induction
, NURSING 300surgery 1
Which of the following is true regarding preoperative medication?
-The preoperative phase is the optimal time to introduce the concept of PCA to the patient.
