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NURSING 311
Care of Surgical Patients
Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition
1. The nurse is caring for a surgical patient, when the family member asks what perioperative nursing means. How should the nurse respond?
a. Perioperative nursing occurs in preadmission testing.
b. Perioperative nur...
NURSING 311: CARE OF OLDER ADULTS: CULTURE, SPIRITUALITY,
COMMUNICATION,SEXUALITY, INFECTION CONTROL TEST BANK
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 9TH EDITION/2024/2025
Care of Surgical Patients
Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th
Edition
1. The nurse is caring for a surgical patient, when the family member asks what perioperative
nursing means. How should the nurse respond?
a. Perioperative nursing occurs in preadmission testing.
b. Perioperative nursing occurs primarily in the
postanesthesia care unit. Perioperative nursing
includes activities before, during, and after
c. surgery.
Perioperative nursing includes activities only during the surgical
d. procedure.
, NURSING 311: CARE OF OLDER ADULTS: CULTURE, SPIRITUALITY,
COMMUNICATION,SEXUALITY, INFECTION CONTROL TEST BANK
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 9TH EDITION/2024/2025
ANS: C
Perioperative nursing care occurs before, during, and after surgery. Preadmission testing occurs
before surgery and is considered preoperative. Nursing care provided during the surgical
procedure is considered intraoperative, and in the postanesthesia care unit, it is considered
postoperative. All of these are parts of the perioperative phase, but each individual phase does
not explain the term completely.
2. The nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure. The nurse
is completing an assessment and reviews the patient’s laboratory tests and allergies and
prepares the patient for surgery. In which perioperative nursing phase is the nurse working?
a. Perioperative
b. Preoperative
c. Intraoperative
d. Postoperative
ANS: B
Reviewing the patient’s laboratory tests and allergies is done before surgery in the preoperative
phase. Perioperative means before, during, and after surgery. Intraoperative means during the
surgical procedure in the operating suite; postoperative means after the surgery and could occur
in the postanesthesia care unit, in the ambulatory surgical area, or on the hospital unit.
3. The nurse is caring for a patient in the postanesthesia care unit. The patient has developed
profuse bleeding from the surgical site, and the surgeon has determined the need to return to the
operative area. How will the nurse classify this procedure?
a. Major
, NURSING 311: CARE OF OLDER ADULTS: CULTURE, SPIRITUALITY,
COMMUNICATION,SEXUALITY, INFECTION CONTROL TEST BANK
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 9TH EDITION/2024/2025
b. Urgent
c. Elective
d. Emergency
ANS: D
An emergency procedure must be done immediately to save a life or preserve the function of a
body part. An example would be repair of a perforated appendix, repair of a traumatic
amputation, or control of internal hemorrhaging. An urgent procedure is necessary for a patient’s
health and often prevents additional problems from developing. An example would be excision
of a cancerous tumor, removal of a gallbladder for stones, or vascular repair for an obstructed
artery. An elective procedure is performed on the basis of the patient’s choice; it is not essential
and is not always necessary for health. An example would be a bunionectomy, plastic surgery, or
hernia reconstruction. A major procedure involves extensive reconstruction or alteration in body
parts; it poses great risks to well-being. An example would be a coronary artery bypass or colon
resection.
4. The nurse is caring for a patient in preadmission testing. The patient has been assigned a
physical status classification by the American Society of Anesthesiologists of ASA III. Which
assessment will support this classification?
a. Normal, healthy patient
b. Denial of any major illnesses or conditions
c. Poorly controlled hypertension with implanted pacemaker
d. Moribund patient not expected to survive without the operation
, NURSING 311: CARE OF OLDER ADULTS: CULTURE, SPIRITUALITY,
COMMUNICATION,SEXUALITY, INFECTION CONTROL TEST BANK
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 9TH EDITION/2024/2025
ANS: C
An ASA III rating is a patient with a severe systemic disease, such as poorly controlled
hypertension with an implanted pacemaker. ASA I is a normal healthy patient with no major
illnesses or conditions. ASA II is a patient with mild systemic disease. ASA V is a moribund
patient who is not expected to survive without the operation and includes patients with ruptured
abdominal/thoracic aneurysm or massive trauma.
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