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ATI Perioperative Quiz/ Answers Outlined-latest/All Answers CORRECT

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ATI Perioperative Quiz/ Answers Outlined-latest/All Answers CORRECT A circulating nurse is monitoring the temperature in a surgical suite. The nurse should identify that cool temperatures reduce a client's risk for which of the following potential complications of surgery?

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ATI Perioperative . A circulating nurse is monitoring the temperature in a surgical suite. The nurse should identify that cool temperatures reduce a client's risk for which of the following potential complications of surgery? malignant hyperthermia blood clots infection hypoxia Infection The nurse should identify that a cool room temperature with humidity between 30% and 60%, along with a proper air exchange and filtering system, reduces the risk of infection for clients during surgery. A client had an open tra nsverse colectomy 5 days ago. The nurse enters the client's room and recognizes that the wound has eviscerated. After covering the wound with a sterile, saline -soaked dressing, which of the following actions should the nurse take? Go to the nurses station to seek assitance Reinsert the organs into the abdominal cavity Place the client in revere Trendelenburg position Obtain vital signs to assess for shock Obtain vital signs to assess for shock The nurse should obtain vital signs to assess the client's cur rent status. A client is transferred from the surgical suite to the PACU following oral surgery. While monitoring the client's vital signs, the nurse finds that the client's tongue has become swollen and is obstructing the airway. Which of the following ac tions should the nurse take first? Contact the anesthesiologist Assist with the endotracheal intubation Increase the clients flow of oxygen Use the head -tilt, chin -lift method to open the airway Use the head -tilt, chin -lift method to open the airway The first action the nurse should take when using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care is to establish a patent airway by tilting the client's head back and pushing the lower jaw forward. A nurse in the PACU is assessing a client who is postoperative. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? Blood pressure 10% lower than baseline Pain level of 4/10 Presence of inspiratory stridor Small amount of sanguineous drainage on dressing Presence of inspiratory s tridor The nurse should report inspiratory stridor to the provider because it is a manifestation of tracheal edema and requires intervention. A nurse is assessing a client's recovery from spinal anesthesia. Which of the following sensations should the nur se expect to return to the client first? pain cold touch warmth Touch Following spinal anesthesia, the first sensation the nurse should expect the client to feel is the sense of touch. The 2nd sensation is pain, 3rd is warmth, and 4th is cold A nurse is assessing a client who is 2 days postoperative following a total prostatectomy. The nurse notes that the client's right calf is red, edematous, and warm to the touch. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Apply an ice pack to the clients r ight calf Elevate the clients right extremity Administer testosterone to the client Gently massage the clients right calf Elevate the clients right extremity These findings suggest the client has deep -vein thrombosis. The nurse should keep the client's right extremity elevated to promote venous return.

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