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PREOPERATIVE NURSING MANAGEMENT / NUR 113 / EXAM 2 2024/2025
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PREOPERATIVE NURSING MANAGEMENT / NUR 113 /EXAM 2 2024/2025
- Level of consciousness
- Mental status
- Vital Signs
- History
- Allergies / family history of allergies
- H2T assessment
- NPO status (typically NPO after midnight)
- IV patency & gauge
- Drug or Alcohol use
- Religious beliefs (Is there anything special about your religion or
culture that would affect your care?)
- Height and weight
- Code status / DNR?
- Dentition (dentures, loose teeth)
- Jewelry (should be removed)
- Nail polish (should be removed)
- Informed consent (nurses do not explain procedures to patients)
- Medication list and previous medication use
- If they have voided
- Support systems
, - Any valuables
- Ask about power of attorney
- Ask about any problems with anesthesia in the past
- Validate that it is the correct patient (name, date of birth, right location)
- Precise Answer ✔✔#1 LOOK AT:
20 gauge minimum (18-20) - Precise Answer ✔✔What IV gauge should
a patient have that is going to surgery?
To prevent aspiration. - Precise Answer ✔✔Why are patients NPO
before surgery?
- Mental status (alzheimers)
- Cognitive impairment
- Pain medication (morphine, narcotics, phenergan, any mind altering
drugs)
- Non-English speaking - Precise Answer ✔✔Things that invalidate
informed consent:
- Electrolytes
- CBC
- Hemoglobin (15)
- Hematocrit (45)
- Platelet count (150,000-400,000)
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