When the nurse prepares to administer a preoperative medication to a patient, the patient tells the nurse that she really does not understand what the surgeon plans to do. What action should be taken by the nurse? What criterion of informed consent has not been met in this situation?

When the nurse prepares to administer a preoperative medication to a patient, the patient tells the nurse that she really does not understand what the surgeon plans to do. What action should be taken by the nurse? What criterion of informed consent has not been met in this situation?

At the end of the surgical procedure, the perioperative nurse evaluates the patient's response to the nursing care delivered during the perioperative period. What reflects a positive outcome related to the patient's physical status?

A preoperative patient reveals that an uncle died during surgery because of a fever and cardiac arrest. Knowing the patient is at risk for malignant hyperthermia, the perioperative nurse alerts the surgical team. What is likely to happen next?

With what are the postoperative respiratory complications of atelectasis and aspiration of gastric contents associated?

Which patient is ready for discharge from Phase I PACU care to the clinical unit?