Ignatavicius Chapter 14 (Evolve) questions with correct answers

The nurse is providing preoperative care for a client who will have an arthroscopy of the left knee. As part of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), what will the nurse be required to do? A. Ensure that the correct procedure is noted in the client's history. B. Remind the surgeon that the client will have a left knee arthroscopy. C. Verify with the client that a left knee arthroscopy will be performed. D. Mark the left knee site with the client awake and the surgeon present. Answer D. Mark the left knee site with the client awake and the surgeon present. The nurse will be required to mark the left knee site with the client awake and the surgeon present. The Joint Commission NSPG requires that the surgical site be marked by an independent licensed professional and should, when possible, involve the client. The surgeon is accountable and should be present.The EMR should identify the correct procedure, but is not a specific JCAHO requirement. The nurse will verify the procedure with the client when possible, but this is not a requirement. Communication with the surgeon is ideal, but is not specifically required. A preoperative client smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. What is the nurse's teaching priority for the best physical outcomes? A. Instruct the client to quit smoking. B. Teach about the dangers of tobacco. C. Teach the importance of incentive spirometry