ATI LPN
Perioperative Nursing Care Test Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A client with a perforated gastric ulcer is scheduled for emergency surgery. The client cannot sign the operative consent form because he has been sedated with opioid analgesics. The nurse should take which of the following actions in the care of this client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who is experiencing pain and anxiety following his prostatectomy. Which intervention will likely best assist in decreasing the patient's pain and anxiety?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
You are caring for an 88-year-old woman who is scheduled for a right mastectomy. You know that elderly patients are frequently more anxious prior to surgery than younger patients. What would you increase with this patient to decrease her anxiety?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A patient waiting in the presurgical holding area asks the nurse, 'Why exactly do they have to put a breathing tube into me? My surgery is on my knee.' What is the best rationale for intubation during a surgical procedure that the nurse should describe?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Verification that all required documentation is completed is an important function of the intraoperative nurse. The intraoperative nurse should confirm that the patient's accompanying documentation includes which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.