ATI LPN
Perioperative Nursing Care Test Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
As an intraoperative nurse, you know that the patient's emotional state can influence the outcome of his or her surgical procedure. How would you best reinforce the patient's ability to influence outcome?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who has just been transferred to the PACU from the OR. What is the highest nursing priority?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The perioperative nurse is caring for a patient who underwent surgery 24 hours ago and who has a nasogastric tube in place due to reports of nausea. During the assessment, the nurse determines that the patient's bowel sounds are absent. What does this finding suggest?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The perioperative nurse is providing discharge teaching to a patient who underwent a tonsillectomy earlier in the day. What instruction should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The circulating nurse is documenting during surgery. What must be included in the intraoperative record?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.