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The nurse has conducted preoperative teaching for a client scheduled for surgery in 1 week.
The client has a history of arthritis and has been taking acetylsalicylic acid. The nurse
determines that the client needs additional teaching if the client makes which statement?
1.
"Aspirin can cause bleeding after surgery."
2.
"Aspirin can cause my ability to clot blood to be abnormal."
3.
"I need to continue to take the aspirin until the day of surgery."
4.
"I need to check with my health care provider about the need to stop the aspirin before the
scheduled surgery." - answers3
The nurse assesses a client's surgical incision for signs of infection. Which finding by the
nurse would be interpreted as a normal finding at the surgical site?
1.
Red, hard skin
2.
Serous drainage
3.
,Purulent drainage
4.
Warm, tender skin - answers3
The nurse is monitoring the status of a postoperative client in the immediate postoperative
period. The nurse would become most concerned with which sign that could indicate an
evolving complication?
1.
Increasing restlessness
2.
A pulse of 86 beats/minute
3.
Blood pressure of 110/70 mm Hg
4.
Hypoactive bowel sounds in all 4 quadrants - answers1
The nurse is reviewing a surgeon's prescription sheet for a preoperative client that states that
the client must be nothing by mouth (NPO) after midnight. The nurse should call the surgeon
to clarify that which medication should be given to the client and not withheld?
1.
Prednisone
2.
Ferrous sulfate
3.
Cyclobenzaprine
,4.
Conjugated estrogen - answers1
A client has just returned to a nursing unit after an above-knee amputation of the right leg.
The nurse should place the client in which position?
1.
Prone
2.
Reverse Trendelenburg's
3.
Supine, with the residual limb flat on the bed
4.
Supine, with the residual limb supported with pillows - answers4
The nurse is reviewing the blood tests of a generally healthy client who is scheduled for
orthopedic surgery under general anesthesia. Besides a complete blood count (CBC), what
preadmission blood tests would the preoperative nurse expect to be prescribed? Select all that
apply.
(stress of surg/anesthesia ---> incr. glucose; hypo/hyperK, underlying renal)
A gastrectomy is performed on a client with gastric cancer. In the immediate postoperative
period, the nurse notes bloody drainage from the nasogastric tube. The nurse should take
which most appropriate action?
1.
Measure abdominal girth.
2.
Irrigate the nasogastric tube.
3.
Continue to monitor the drainage.
4.
Notify the health care provider (HCP). - answers3
The nurse is discharging a client after an arthroscopy. The nurse needs to teach the client to
watch for which potential complications? Select all that apply.
1.
Backache
2.
Infection
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