ATI LPN
Perioperative Care Practice Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
The OR nurse is caring for a patient with a history of latex allergy. What should the nurse do?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who underwent a mastectomy 24 hours ago. The patient reports a tight feeling in her chest. What should the nurse do first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A client is scheduled for a below-the-knee amputation. The circulating nurse ensures the proper side is marked prior to the start of surgery. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A circulating nurse notes the surgeon dons gown and gloves using appropriate sterile procedure but then folds hands together below hips. What action by the nurse is best?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A perioperative nurse is caring for a postoperative patient. The patient has a shallow respiratory pattern and is reluctant to cough or to begin mobilizing. The nurse should address the patients increased risk for what complication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A shallow, monotonous respiratory pattern and reluctance to cough or mobilize post-surgery significantly increase the risk of atelectasis, which is the collapse of alveoli due to inadequate lung expansion. This condition arises when patients avoid deep breathing or movement, leading to reduced ventilation and potential airway obstruction by mucus. Unlike ARDS, which involves a severe inflammatory response often triggered by trauma or infection, atelectasis is more directly linked to immobility and shallow breathing. Aspiration, while a risk in postoperative patients, typically occurs due to inhalation of foreign material like vomit, not just shallow breathing. Pulmonary embolism, a blockage in the pulmonary artery usually by a clot, is less directly tied to these specific symptoms and more associated with circulatory issues like deep vein thrombosis. Thus, the nurse's priority is preventing atelectasis by encouraging coughing and mobility to maintain airway patency and lung expansion.