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Perioperative Care Practice Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is assessing a postoperative patient's gastrointestinal system. What is the best indicator that peristaltic activity has resumed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Passing flatus or stool best indicates peristalsis resumption. Bowel sounds , hunger , and cramping are less definitive. The rationale focuses on function: flatus/stool confirm GI motility post-anesthesia, unlike sounds (early, inconsistent) or subjective signs. Nursing monitors this, ensuring recovery, critical for diet advancement, distinct from preliminary indicators.
Question 2 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 3 of 5
When using bipolar delivery of electrical current, the nurse should remember that.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 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 5 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.