ATI LPN
Perioperative Care Practice Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
Deep breathing is an important pre-operative teaching area. Which one of the following would be included in your teaching for the pre-operative patient?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Preoperative teaching includes deep breathing for 3 seconds, repeated 15 times twice daily . Five seconds, 15 times or 5 times is less standard; 10 seconds is excessive. The rationale supports prevention: 3-second holds with frequent repetition expand lungs, reducing atelectasis risk post-anesthesia, per nursing protocols. This balances efficacy and feasibility, contrasting with longer or fewer reps, preparing patients for respiratory health.
Question 2 of 5
You are assisting the pediatric orthopedic surgeon in the application of a Spica cast. You take special care to diminish pressure to the fibular head because valgus molding here can cause:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is planning patient teaching for a patient who is scheduled for an open hemicolectomy. The nurse intends to address the topics of incision splinting and leg exercises during this teaching session. When is the best time for the nurse to provide teaching?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Preoperative teaching is most effective before surgery , ideally starting in the physician's office or at preadmission testing. Post-PACU or in PACU , the patient is drowsy, impairing learning. Intraoperative teaching is impossible due to anesthesia. Early education allows practice of skills like splinting and leg exercises, reducing postoperative complications like pain or thrombosis, per evidence-based preoperative care principles.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a patient scheduled for surgery. The nurse is instructing the patient on the use of deep breathing, coughing, and the use of incentive spirometry when the patient states, 'I don't know why you're focusing on my breathing. My surgery is on my hip, not my chest.' What rationale for these instructions should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
You are the nurse caring for an unconscious trauma victim who needs emergency surgery. The patient is a 55-year-old man with an adult son. He is legally divorced and is planning to be remarried in a few weeks. His parents are at the hospital with the other family members. The physician has explained the need for surgery, the procedure to be done, and the risks to the children, the parents, and the fiancé. Who should be asked to sign the surgery consent form?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.