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Perioperative Nursing Care NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The most common source of pathogens in the surgical suite is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
You are providing preoperative teaching to a patient scheduled for hip replacement surgery in 1 month. During the preoperative teaching, the patient gives you a list of medications she takes, the dosage, and frequency. Which of the following interventions provides the patient with the most accurate information?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: St. John's wort interacts with anesthetics, risking complications, and should stop 2 weeks prior, per herbal safety guidelines. Ephedrine causes hypertension, not benefit; Synthroid is vital for thyroid control, not stopped; continuing all herbs ignores risks. Accurate medication review is key in preoperative teaching.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is doing a preoperative assessment of an 87-year-old man who is slated to have a right lung lobe resection to treat lung cancer. What underlying principle should guide the nurse's preoperative assessment of an elderly patient?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is preparing an elderly patient for a scheduled removal of orthopedic hardware, a procedure to be performed under general anesthetic. For which adverse effect should the nurse most closely monitor the patient?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The circulating nurse will be participating in a 78-year-old patient's total hip replacement. Which of the following considerations should the nurse prioritize during the preparation of the patient in the OR?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.