ATI LPN
Perioperative Nursing Care Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
After your 56 year old female patient is induced under general anesthesia for her abdominal hysterectomy you assist anesthesia personnel in padding the elbows and placing a pillow under the lower extremities allowing the heels to float. Padding the elbows protects the nerve.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A patient is scheduled for a bowel resection in the morning and the patient's orders include a cleansing enema tonight. The patient wants to know why this is necessary. The nurse should explain that the cleansing enema will have what therapeutic effect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 78-year-old female patient who is scheduled for surgery to remove her brain tumor. The patient is very apprehensive and keeps asking when she will get her preoperative medicine. The medicine is ordered to be given on call to OR. When would be the best time to give this medication?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The surgical patient is a 35-year-old woman who has been administered general anesthesia. The nurse recognizes that the patient is in stage II (the excitement stage) of anesthesia. Which intervention would be most appropriate for the nurse to implement during this stage?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Prior to a patient's scheduled surgery, the nurse has described the way that members of diverse health disciplines will collaborate in the patient's care. What is the main rationale for organizing perioperative care in this collaborative manner?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.