ATI LPN
Perioperative Nursing Care NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The patient's surgery is nearly finished and the surgeon has opted to use tissue adhesives to close the surgical wound. This requires the nurse to prioritize assessments related to what complication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
The PACU nurse is caring for a male patient who had a hernia repair. The patient's blood pressure is now 164/92 mm Hg; he has no history of hypertension prior to surgery and his preoperative blood pressure was 112/68 mm Hg. The nurse should assess for what potential causes of hypertension following surgery?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The nursing instructor is discussing the difference between ambulatory surgical centers and hospital-based surgical units. A student asks why some patients have surgery in the hospital and others are sent to ambulatory surgery centers. What is the instructor's best response?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The perioperative nurse is planning the care of a patient who underwent a right total knee replacement 24 hours ago. What nursing intervention should the nurse prioritize in this patient's care?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is preparing a patient for surgery and notes the patient is wearing nail polish. What should the nurse do?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.