Chapter 30 perioperati - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following statements, if made by an adolescent preparing for abdominal surgery, would indicate to the nurse that the client requires additional instruction? a) "When I can eat again, the best meal would be steak and orange juice." b) "I can have a hamburger and French fries as soon as I wake up." c) "I might be sick to my stomach and throw up after surgery." d) "The better I eat before surgery, the more likely I will heal." "I can have a hamburger and French fries as ...

Which client most likely requires special preoperative assessment and treatment as a result of the existing medication regimen? a) a woman who takes daily anticoagulants to treat atrial fibrillation b) a woman who takes daily thyroid supplements to treat her longstanding hypothyroidism c) a man who takes an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor because he has hypertension d) a man who regularly treats his rheumatoid arthritis with over-the-counter nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs...

The nurse is preparing to send a client to the operating room for an exploratory laparoscopy. The nurse recognizes that there is no informed consent for the procedure on the client's chart. The nurse informs the physician who is performing the procedure. The physician asks the nurse to obtain the informed consent signature from the client. What is the nurse's best action to the physician's request? A) Inform the physician that it is his or her responsibility to obtain the signature. B) O...