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Nursing 120 Exam 2 Practice Questions And Answers Latest Update
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- NUR 120
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- University Of Alabama - Birmingham
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Nursing 120 Exam 2 Practice Questions And
Answers Latest Update
1. A perioperative nurse is preparing a patient for surgery for treatment of a
ruptured spleen as the result of an automobile crash. For what type of
surgery would the nurse prepare this patient?
a. Minor, diagnostic
b. Minor, elective
c. Major, emergency
d. Major, palliative ANS✔✔ C. Major, Emergency
A nurse is preparing a patient for a cesarean section and teaches her the
effects of the regional anesthesia she will be receiving. Which effects would
the nurse expect? Select all that apply.
a. Loss of consciousness
b. Relaxation of skeletal muscles
c. Reduction or loss of reflex action
d. Localized loss of sensation
e. Prolonged pain relief after other anesthesia wears off
f. Infiltrates the underlying tissues in an operative area ANS✔✔ C. Reduction
or loss of reflex action
D. Localized loss of sensation
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A nurse has been asked to witness a patient signature on an informed
consent form for surgery. What information should be included on the form?
Select all that apply.
a. The option of nontreatment
b. The underlying disease process and its natural course
c. Notice that once the form is signed, the patient cannot withdraw the
consent
d. Explanation of the guaranteed outcome of the procedure or treatment
e. Name and qualifications of the provider of the procedure or treatment
f. Explanation of the risks and benefits of the procedure or treatment
ANS✔✔ A. The option of nontreatment
B. the underlying disease process and its natural course
E. name and qualifications of the provider of the procedure or treatment
F. Explanation of the risk and benefits of the procedure or treatment
A 72-year-old woman who is scheduled for a hip replacement is taking
several medications on a regular basis. Which drug category might create a
surgical risk for this patient?
a. Anticoagulants
b. Antacids
c. Laxatives
d. Sedatives ANS✔✔ A. Anticoagulants
A nurse is caring for an obese patient who has had surgery. The nurse
monitors this patient for what postoperative complication?
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a. Anesthetic agent interactions
b. Impaired wound healing
c. Hemorrhage
d. Gas pains ANS✔✔ B. Impaired wound healing
A responsibility of the nurse is the administration of preoperative
medications to patients. Which statements describe the action of these
medications? Select all that apply.
a. Diazepam is given to alleviate anxiety.
b. Ranitidine is given to facilitate patient sedation.
c. Atropine is given to decrease oral secretions.
d. Morphine is given to depress respiratory function.
e. Cimetidine is given to prevent laryngospasm.
F. Fentanyl citrate-droperidol is given to facilitate a sense of calm ANS✔✔ A.
Diazepam is given to alleviate anxiety
C. Atropine is given to decrease oral secretions
F. Fentanyl citrate-- droperidol is given to facilitate a sense of calm
A nurse is providing teaching for a patient scheduled to have same-day
surgery. Which teaching method would be most effective in preoperative
teaching for ambulatory surgery?
a. Lecture
b. Discussion
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c. Audiovisuals
d. Written instructions ANS✔✔ D. written instructions
A 70-year-old male is scheduled for surgery. He says to the nurse, "I am so
frightened—what if I don't wake up?" What would be the nurse's best
response?
a. "You have a wonderful doctor."
b. "Let's talk about how you are feeling."
c. "Everyone wakes up from surgery!"
d. "Don't worry, you will be just fine." ANS✔✔ B. "Let's talk about how you
are feeling."
A nurse is explaining pain control methods to a patient undergoing a bowel
resection. The patient is interested in the PCA pump and asks the nurse to
explain how it works. What would be the nurse's correct response?
a. "The pump allows the patient to be completely free of pain during the
postoperative period."
b. "The pump allows the patient to take unlimited amounts of medication as
needed."
c. "The pump allows the patient to choose the type of medication given
postoperatively."
d. "The pump allows the patient to self-administer limited doses of pain
medication." ANS✔✔ d. "The pump allows the patient to self-administer
limited doses of pain medication."
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