Post-Op Nursing Care Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
What is the primary way in which the nurse can lower a patient's risk for
postsurgical complications?
Adequately prepare the patient for discharge from the agency.
Provide continuity of nursing care throughout the patient's stay at the agency.
Identify deviations from normal that may interfere with the recovery process.
Evaluate the patient's emotional reaction to the surgical process. - Correct answer-
C
Which action will help support the postsurgical patient's respiratory status?
Extending the patient's head when not contraindicated
Maintaining the patient in a supine position
Frequently calling the patient by name in a moderate tone
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, Reporting to the health care provider a systolic drop of 10 points or more from the
baseline blood pressure - Correct answer-A
What instruction might the nurse give to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) caring
for a postsurgical patient?
"Assess his urine output, and compare it to intake."
"Please reassure the family, and explain to them what is going on."
"Let me know when the patient's family arrives on the floor."
"Please teach him about the incentive spirometer while I speak with the physician."
- Correct answer-C
When reviewing ordered pain medicine for a postoperative patient whose pain is
not currently controlled, which nursing action has priority?
Asking the family member if the patient seems to be in pain
Reviewing the surgeon's preoperative pain medication order
Examining the patient's medical record for analgesics used with previous surgeries
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Questions and Answers
What is the primary way in which the nurse can lower a patient's risk for
postsurgical complications?
Adequately prepare the patient for discharge from the agency.
Provide continuity of nursing care throughout the patient's stay at the agency.
Identify deviations from normal that may interfere with the recovery process.
Evaluate the patient's emotional reaction to the surgical process. - Correct answer-
C
Which action will help support the postsurgical patient's respiratory status?
Extending the patient's head when not contraindicated
Maintaining the patient in a supine position
Frequently calling the patient by name in a moderate tone
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, Reporting to the health care provider a systolic drop of 10 points or more from the
baseline blood pressure - Correct answer-A
What instruction might the nurse give to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) caring
for a postsurgical patient?
"Assess his urine output, and compare it to intake."
"Please reassure the family, and explain to them what is going on."
"Let me know when the patient's family arrives on the floor."
"Please teach him about the incentive spirometer while I speak with the physician."
- Correct answer-C
When reviewing ordered pain medicine for a postoperative patient whose pain is
not currently controlled, which nursing action has priority?
Asking the family member if the patient seems to be in pain
Reviewing the surgeon's preoperative pain medication order
Examining the patient's medical record for analgesics used with previous surgeries
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