FA DAVIS ADVANTAGE POSTOPERATIVE QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS

FA DAVIS ADVANTAGE
POSTOPERATIVE QUESTIONS WITH
ACTUAL ANSWERS.

The registered nurse is teaching about levels of post anesthesia care unit (PACU)
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care to a nursing student while caring for a patient who is transferred from the
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operating room to the PACU. Which statement made by the nursing student indicates
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effective understanding? - ANSWER: "I will transfer the patient to phase Il when the
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pain score is 2.".
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Which health-care professional accompanies the patient who is transferred from the
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operating room to the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) after surgery? - ANSWER:
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Anesthesia provider
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The nurse is managing pain for a patient in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU).
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Which actions are the priority? - ANSWER: Assessing for an increase in heart rate,
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respirations, and blood pressure
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What should be the immediate nursing intervention when a patient is transferred to
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the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) after surgery? - ANSWER: Assessing the vital
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signs
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The nurse has received a patient from the operating room to the post anesthesia care
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unit. After assessing the vital signs, what are the priority assessments? Select all that
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apply. - ANSWER: Monitor urine output, Check for bleeding of the surgical site and
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drains, . Monitor for sign of malignant hyperthermia.
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The nurse is performing a postsurgical dressing assessment in the care unit. The
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dressing is noted in this image. Place the steps in order that the nurse needs to take.
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- ANSWER: Reinforce the dressing. Empty and measure the drains. Notify the
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provider. Document the event.
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A patient's family is in the waiting room outside the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
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What is the priority of the PACU nurse? - ANSWER: Make contact with the family
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every hour.
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A nurse is recovering a patient in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). The nurse
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notes that the patient is restless, tachycardic, and has facial grimacing. What action
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should the nurse take? - ANSWER: Medicate for pain.
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