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Module. Perioperative Assessment(complete)
Assessment data are collected
a. preoperatively.
b. intraoperatively.
c. postoperatively.
d. all of the above - answer Assessment data are collected
a. preoperatively.
b. intraoperatively.
c. postoperatively.
d. all of the above
ANSWER: D
Assessment data may be collected from
a. the patient.
b. the patient's family members.
c. other health care providers.
d. all of the above. - answerAssessment data may be collected from
a. the patient.
b. the patient's family members.
c. other health care providers.
d. all of the above.
ANSWER: D
In the course of the preoperative assessment, the
perioperative nurse should
a. obtain informed consent from the patient.
b. ensure that a signed informed consent is in the
patient's chart.
c. explain the risks and alternatives of the planned
procedure.
d. all of the above for this information. - answerIn the course of the preoperative
assessment, the
perioperative nurse should
a. obtain informed consent from the patient.
b. ensure that a signed informed consent is in the
patient's chart.
c. explain the risks and alternatives of the planned
, procedure.
d. all of the above for this information.
ANSWER: B
When addressing the patient during the preoperative
interview, the nurse should
a. use the patient's first name.
b. use the patient's title and last name.
c. ask permission before using the patient's first name.
d. wait for the patient to say how he or she wishes
to be addressed - answerWhen addressing the patient during the preoperative
interview, the nurse should
a. use the patient's first name.
b. use the patient's title and last name.
c. ask permission before using the patient's first name.
d. wait for the patient to say how he or she wishes
to be addressed
ANSWER: C
The information given by a patient during the
assessment interview
a. is always assumed to be correct.
b. may not always be correct and should be checked
against another source if there is any question
about its accuracy.
c. should always be checked against another source.
d. must be accepted; there is no other source for this
information. - answerThe information given by a patient during the
assessment interview
a. is always assumed to be correct.
b. may not always be correct and should be checked
against another source if there is any question
about its accuracy.
c. should always be checked against another source.
d. must be accepted; there is no other source for this
information.
ANSWER: B
Use of the hands and fingertips on the patient's
skin to distinguish temperature variations, hard
and soft, rough and smooth, and stillness and
vibration is called
a. auscultation.
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