ATI LPN
Perioperative Care Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is preparing a patient for surgery prior to her hysterectomy without oophorectomy. The nurse is witnessing the patient's signature on a consent form. Which comment by the patient would best indicate informed consent?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Informed consent requires the patient to understand the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives, as explained by the surgeon. Choice C shows the patient knows the uterus will be removed and acknowledges bleeding risk, indicating comprehension. Choice A relies on the surgeon's experience, not procedure details; B addresses pain but not specifics; D is factually incorrect hysterectomy prevents pregnancy despite retaining ovaries. The nurse ensures clarity, notifying the physician if more explanation is needed, per legal and ethical standards.
Question 2 of 5
The clinic nurse is doing a preoperative assessment of a patient who will be undergoing outpatient cataract surgery with lens implantation in 1 week. While taking the patient's medical history, the nurse notes that this patient had a kidney transplant 8 years ago and that the patient is taking immunosuppressive drugs. For what is this patient at increased risk when having surgery?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The anesthetist is coming to the surgical admissions unit to see a patient prior to surgery scheduled for tomorrow morning. Which of the following is the priority information that the nurse should provide to the anesthetist during the visit?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is packing a patient's abdominal wound with sterile, half-inch Iodoform gauze. During the procedure, the nurse drops some of the gauze onto the patient's abdomen 2 inches (5 cm) away from the wound. What should the nurse do?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The perioperative nurse is constantly assessing the surgical patient for signs and symptoms of complications of surgery. Which symptom should first signal to the nurse the possibility that the patient is developing malignant hyperthermia?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.