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Exam II - Chapter 21 - PerioperativeNursing, NCLEX -style questions
A patient was admitted with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. The patient is
scheduled for an Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
procedure. What type of surgery would this describe?
a. Explorative
b. Diagnostic
c. Curative
d. Pallative - answerb. Diagnostic
A post-operative day 1 patient is found to have hypoactive bowel tones. The nurse
knows this to be an expected (though abnormal) finding because of which of the
following reasons? Select all that apply:
a. The patient was NPO prior to surgery
b. The patient is diabetic
c. The patient received general anesthetic and opioid pain medications
d. The patient has decreased physical mobility - answera. The patient was NPO prior to
surgery
c. The patient received general anesthetic and opioid pain medications
d. The patient has decreased physical mobility
A nurse is caring for a patient following a whipple procedure (removal of the head of the
pancreas, duodenum, part of the stomach, and common bile duct). The patient has
nausea and vomiting and absent bowel tones. The nurse inserts a nasogastric tube per
physician order to treat which surgical complication?
a. Pain
b. Constipation
c. Fluid volume deficit
d. Paralytic ileus - answerd. Paralytic ileus
A patient with reconstructive head and neck skin grafts following mouth cancer is crying
when the nurse enters the room and states that she doesn't want to see any visitors.
Which of the following best explains this behavior?
a. Cognition
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