ATI LPN
Perioperative Nursing Care Test Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
During the care of a preoperative patient, the nurse has given the patient a preoperative benzodiazepine. The patient is now requesting to void. What action should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: After a benzodiazepine, the patient should use a bedpan or urinal due to sedation-induced lightheadedness or drowsiness, requiring bed rest with side rails up. Ambulating to the bathroom (choices A, D) risks falls; waiting for OR catheterization ignores immediate need. Safety is paramount in preoperative medication management.
Question 2 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 3 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 4 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.
Question 5 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.