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Perioperative Care Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
Trauma patient is unconscious and needs emergent surgery. The family is 2 hours away but on the way. The circulating nurse should:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Have the surgeon document the case is emergent and proceed with the set up,' as emergencies allow surgery without consent if documented unlike 'wait for family' (A), delaying, 'dual signature' (C), invalid, or 'not applicable' (D), incorrect. In nursing, urgency trumps consent delays; B aligns with NCLEX Perioperative, ensuring legal action.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a hospice patient who is scheduled for a surgical procedure to reduce the size of his spinal tumor in an effort to relieve his pain. The nurse should plan this patient's care with the knowledge that his surgical procedure is classified as which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The procedure is palliative , aimed at pain relief, not cure, fitting the hospice context. Diagnostic investigates conditions, laparoscopic is a technique, and curative seeks to eliminate disease, none of which apply here. Reducing tumor size for comfort aligns with palliative goals, per surgical classification in preoperative planning.
Question 3 of 5
One of the things a nurse has taught to a patient during preoperative teaching is to have nothing by mouth for the specified time before surgery. The patient asks the nurse why this is important. What is the most appropriate response for the patient?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The ED nurse is caring for an 11-year-old brought in by ambulance after having been hit by a car. The child's parents are thought to be en route to the hospital but have not yet arrived. No other family members are present and attempts to contact the parents have been unsuccessful. The child needs emergency surgery to save her life. How should the need for informed consent be addressed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
An OR nurse is participating in an interdisciplinary audit of infection control practices in the surgical department. The nurse should know that a basic guideline for maintaining surgical asepsis is what?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.