Perioperative Nursing (Test Bank) questions with
verified answers graded A+
1. ANS: C
1. The nurse is caring
Perioperative nursing care occurs before, for
during, and after surgery. Preadmission
a surgical patient, when
testing occurs be- fore surgery and is the family member asks
considered preoperative. Nurs- ing care what pe- preoperative
provided during the surgical procedure is nursing means.
considered intraoperative, and in the How should the nurse re-
postanesthe- sia care unit, it is considered spond?
postoperative. All of
these are parts of the perioperative phase, but each a. Perioperative
nursing oc-
individual phase does not explain the term curs in preadmission
com- pletely. testing.
b. Perioperative
nursing occurs
primarily in the post-
anesthesia care unit.
c. Perioperative
nursing in- cludes
activities before, dur- ing,
and after surgery.
d. Perioperative
2. ANS: B nursing in- cludes
Reviewing the patient's laboratory tests activities only during the
and aller- gies is done before surgery in surgical procedure.
the preoperative phase. Perioperative means
before, during, and af- ter surgery. 2. The nurse is caring
Intraoperative means during the sur- gical for a pa- tient who is
procedure in the operating suite; scheduled to un- dergo a
postopera- tive means after the surgery surgical procedure. The
and could occur in the nurse is completing an
,Perioperative Nursing (Test Bank) questions with
verified answers graded A+
assessment and reviews the patient's laboratory tests and allergies and prepares the pa-
postanesthesia care unit, in the ambulatory surgical tient for surgery.
In which pe-
area, or on the hospital rioperative nursing phase
unit. is the nurse working?
a. Perioperative
b. Preoperative
,Perioperative Nursing (Test Bank) questions with
verified answers graded A+
c. Intraoperative
d. Postoperative
3. ANS: 3. The nurse is caring
D for a
An emergency procedure must be done immediate- patient in the
postanesthe-
ly to save a life or preserve the function of sia care unit. The patient
a body part. An example would be repair of has developed profuse
a perforated appendix, repair of a bleeding from the surgical
traumatic amputation, or con- trol of site, and the surgeon has
internal hemorrhaging. An urgent determined the
procedure
is necessary for a patient's health and often prevents need to return
to the opera-
additional problems from developing. An tive area. How will the nurse
example would be excision of a cancerous classify this procedure?
tumor, removal of a gallbladder for stones, or
vascular repair for an ob- structed artery. An a. Major
elective procedure is performed
on the basis of the patient's choice; it is not essential b. Urgent
and is not always necessary for health. An An ASA III
exam- ple would be a bunionectomy, rating is a
plastic surgery, or hernia reconstruction. A patient with a
severe
major procedure involves extensive
systemic
reconstruction or alteration in body parts; it
poses great risks to well-being. An example
would be a coronary artery bypass or colon
resection.
4. ANS: C
, Perioperative Nursing (Test Bank) questions with
verified answers graded A+
c. Elective
d. Emergency
4. The nurse is
caring for a patient in
preadmission test-
disease, such as poorly controlled hypertension with ing. The patient has
been as-
an implanted pacemaker. ASA I is a normal signed a physical status
healthy patient with no major illnesses or clas- sification by the
conditions. ASA II is a patient with mild American So- ciety of
systemic disease. ASA V is a moribund Anesthesiologists of ASA
patient who is not expected to survive III. Which assessment will
without the operation and includes patients support this
with classification?
ruptured abdominal/thoracic aneurysm or
massive trauma. a. Normal, healthy
patient
verified answers graded A+
1. ANS: C
1. The nurse is caring
Perioperative nursing care occurs before, for
during, and after surgery. Preadmission
a surgical patient, when
testing occurs be- fore surgery and is the family member asks
considered preoperative. Nurs- ing care what pe- preoperative
provided during the surgical procedure is nursing means.
considered intraoperative, and in the How should the nurse re-
postanesthe- sia care unit, it is considered spond?
postoperative. All of
these are parts of the perioperative phase, but each a. Perioperative
nursing oc-
individual phase does not explain the term curs in preadmission
com- pletely. testing.
b. Perioperative
nursing occurs
primarily in the post-
anesthesia care unit.
c. Perioperative
nursing in- cludes
activities before, dur- ing,
and after surgery.
d. Perioperative
2. ANS: B nursing in- cludes
Reviewing the patient's laboratory tests activities only during the
and aller- gies is done before surgery in surgical procedure.
the preoperative phase. Perioperative means
before, during, and af- ter surgery. 2. The nurse is caring
Intraoperative means during the sur- gical for a pa- tient who is
procedure in the operating suite; scheduled to un- dergo a
postopera- tive means after the surgery surgical procedure. The
and could occur in the nurse is completing an
,Perioperative Nursing (Test Bank) questions with
verified answers graded A+
assessment and reviews the patient's laboratory tests and allergies and prepares the pa-
postanesthesia care unit, in the ambulatory surgical tient for surgery.
In which pe-
area, or on the hospital rioperative nursing phase
unit. is the nurse working?
a. Perioperative
b. Preoperative
,Perioperative Nursing (Test Bank) questions with
verified answers graded A+
c. Intraoperative
d. Postoperative
3. ANS: 3. The nurse is caring
D for a
An emergency procedure must be done immediate- patient in the
postanesthe-
ly to save a life or preserve the function of sia care unit. The patient
a body part. An example would be repair of has developed profuse
a perforated appendix, repair of a bleeding from the surgical
traumatic amputation, or con- trol of site, and the surgeon has
internal hemorrhaging. An urgent determined the
procedure
is necessary for a patient's health and often prevents need to return
to the opera-
additional problems from developing. An tive area. How will the nurse
example would be excision of a cancerous classify this procedure?
tumor, removal of a gallbladder for stones, or
vascular repair for an ob- structed artery. An a. Major
elective procedure is performed
on the basis of the patient's choice; it is not essential b. Urgent
and is not always necessary for health. An An ASA III
exam- ple would be a bunionectomy, rating is a
plastic surgery, or hernia reconstruction. A patient with a
severe
major procedure involves extensive
systemic
reconstruction or alteration in body parts; it
poses great risks to well-being. An example
would be a coronary artery bypass or colon
resection.
4. ANS: C
, Perioperative Nursing (Test Bank) questions with
verified answers graded A+
c. Elective
d. Emergency
4. The nurse is
caring for a patient in
preadmission test-
disease, such as poorly controlled hypertension with ing. The patient has
been as-
an implanted pacemaker. ASA I is a normal signed a physical status
healthy patient with no major illnesses or clas- sification by the
conditions. ASA II is a patient with mild American So- ciety of
systemic disease. ASA V is a moribund Anesthesiologists of ASA
patient who is not expected to survive III. Which assessment will
without the operation and includes patients support this
with classification?
ruptured abdominal/thoracic aneurysm or
massive trauma. a. Normal, healthy
patient
