ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED EXAM/LATEST UPDATE 100%
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ATI
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Chamberlain Nursing College
1. The nurse is preparing a patient for surgery. Which goal is a
priority for assessing the patient before surgery?
a. Plan for care after the procedure.
b. Establish a patient’s baseline of normal function.
c. Educate the patient and family about the procedure.
d. Gather appropriate equ...
ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED EXAM
1. The nurse is preparing a patient for surgery. Which goal is a
priority for assessing the patient before surgery?
a. Plan for care after the procedure.
b. Establish a patient’s baseline of normal function.
c. Educate the patient and family about the procedure.
d. Gather appropriate equipment for the patient’s needs.
ANS: B
The goal of the preoperative assessment is to identify a patient’s normal
preoperative function and the presence of any risks to recognize, prevent, and
minimize possible postoperative complications. Gathering appropriate
equipment, planning care, and educating the patient and family are all
important interventions that must be provided for the surgical patient; they are
part of the nursing process but are not the priority reason/goal for completing
an assessment of the surgical patient.
2. The nurse is completing a medication history for the surgical patient
in preadmission testing. Which medication should the nurse instruct the
patient to hold (discontinue) in preparation for surgery according to
protocol?
a. Warfarin
b. Vitamin C
c. Prednisone
d. Acetaminophen
ANS: A
Medications such as warfarin or aspirin alter normal clotting factors and thus
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increase the risk of hemorrhaging. Discontinue at least 48 hours before
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surgery. Acetaminophen is a pain reliever that has no special implications for
surgery. Vitamin C actually assists in wound healing and has no special
implications for surgery. Prednisone is a corticosteroid, and dosages are often
temporarily increased rather than held.
3. The nurse is prescreening a surgical patient in the preadmission
testing unit. The medication history indicates that the patient is
currently taking an anticoagulant. Which action should the nurse take
when consulting with the health care provider?
a. Ask for a radiological examination of the chest.
b. Ask for an international normalized ratio (INR).
c. Ask for a blood urea nitrogen (BUN).
d. Ask for a serum sodium (Na).
ANS: B
INR, PT (prothrombin time), APTT (activated partial thromboplastin time), and
platelet counts reveal the clotting ability of the blood. Anticoagulants can be
utilized for different conditions, but its action is to increase the time it takes for
the blood to clot. This action can put the surgical patient at risk for bleeding
tendencies.
Typically, if at all possible, this medication is held several days before a
surgical procedure to decrease this risk. Chest x-ray, BUN, and Na are
diagnostic screening tools for surgery but are not specific to anticoagulants.
4. The nurse is encouraging the postoperative patient to utilize diaphragmatic
breathing. Which priority goal is the nurse trying to achieve?
a. Manage pain
b. Prevent atelectasis
c. Reduce healing time
d. Decrease thrombus formation
ANS: B
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After surgery, patients may have reduced lung volume and may require
greater effort to cough and deep breathe; inadequate lung expansion can lead
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