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Perioperative Nursing Care Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
After thoracostomy, what is the indication that the lungs are fully expanded?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Under mammoplasty procedure, breast reduction may not be performed on a patient with
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
All these are actions that should be taken by an individual in emergency EXCEPT
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
How do institutional standards of care, such as policies and procedures, differ from national standards, such as AORN's Standards of Perioperative Nursing Practice?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Choice B as institutional standards are tailored to specific facility needs and circumstances, unlike AORN's broad, generalized national standards. Choice A is inaccurate both may involve nurses. Choice C fits national standards better, and choice D is false, as both can be research-based. Institutional policies detail precise actions for local contexts, ensuring relevance and compliance, while national standards offer universal guidance. This specificity allows perioperative nurses to adapt care to their setting's unique challenges, enhancing patient safety and operational efficiency.
Question 5 of 5
Perioperative nursing diagnoses and interventions are directed toward, and guided by, the tremendous risks for harm to the patient inherent in surgery and interventional procedures; therefore nursing actions can generally be categorized as:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Choice B as perioperative care prioritizes preventing harm from surgical risks. Therapeutic (choice A), comforting (choice C), and advocating (choice D) roles exist but aren't primary. Protective actions like infection prevention address inherent dangers, ensuring patient safety, a hallmark of perioperative nursing.