Exam 1: Perioperative questions well answered to
pass updated
1. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a
Use cool
client who is postoperative following a
compresses on your
rhinoplasty using general anesthesia. Which
eyes, nose, and face
of the following instruc- tions should the
nurse include?
2. A nurse is planning care for a client who is
Cleanse the drain plug
postopera-
tive and has a closed-wound drainage system in place. with alcohol
after empty-
Which of the following interventions should ing
the nurse plan to include?
3. A nurse is receiving evening shift report on four clients A client
who is postopera-
who returned from the PACU that morning. The nurse tive following a
thoracoto-
should assess which of the following clients my and has a chest
first? tube with 150mL of
bright-red blood in
the collection
chamber from the
past 1 hr.
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has a surgical wound Use the
sterile technique
with a Penrose drain in place. Which of the using spinal
following interventions should the nurse plan anesthesia.
to perform? The nurse
should plan
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has to
bradycardia fol- lowing a surgical procedure administer
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, Exam 1: Perioperative questions well answered to
pass updated
which of the fol- lowing medications to the when performing dress-
client? ing changes.
Epinephrine
6. a client had an open transverse colectomy 5 days ago. Obtain vital
signs to assess
The nurse enters the client's room and recognizes that for shock
the wound has eviscerated. After covering the
wound with a sterile, saline-soaked dressing,
which of the fol- lowing actions should the
nurse take?
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10
pass updated
1. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a
Use cool
client who is postoperative following a
compresses on your
rhinoplasty using general anesthesia. Which
eyes, nose, and face
of the following instruc- tions should the
nurse include?
2. A nurse is planning care for a client who is
Cleanse the drain plug
postopera-
tive and has a closed-wound drainage system in place. with alcohol
after empty-
Which of the following interventions should ing
the nurse plan to include?
3. A nurse is receiving evening shift report on four clients A client
who is postopera-
who returned from the PACU that morning. The nurse tive following a
thoracoto-
should assess which of the following clients my and has a chest
first? tube with 150mL of
bright-red blood in
the collection
chamber from the
past 1 hr.
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has a surgical wound Use the
sterile technique
with a Penrose drain in place. Which of the using spinal
following interventions should the nurse plan anesthesia.
to perform? The nurse
should plan
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has to
bradycardia fol- lowing a surgical procedure administer
1/
10
, Exam 1: Perioperative questions well answered to
pass updated
which of the fol- lowing medications to the when performing dress-
client? ing changes.
Epinephrine
6. a client had an open transverse colectomy 5 days ago. Obtain vital
signs to assess
The nurse enters the client's room and recognizes that for shock
the wound has eviscerated. After covering the
wound with a sterile, saline-soaked dressing,
which of the fol- lowing actions should the
nurse take?
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