ATI LPN
Perioperative Nursing Care Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 78-year-old female patient who is scheduled for surgery to remove her brain tumor. The patient is very apprehensive and keeps asking when she will get her preoperative medicine. The medicine is ordered to be given on call to OR. When would be the best time to give this medication?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Prior to a patient's scheduled surgery, the nurse has described the way that members of diverse health disciplines will collaborate in the patient's care. What is the main rationale for organizing perioperative care in this collaborative manner?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse knows that elderly patients are at higher risk for complications and adverse outcomes during the intraoperative period. What is the best rationale for this phenomenon?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient on the medical-surgical unit postoperative day 5. During each patient assessment, the nurse evaluates the patient for infection. Which of the following would be most indicative of infection?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is providing teaching about tissue repair and wound healing to a patient who has a leg ulcer. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates that teaching has been effective?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.