N120 Week 1 Assessment Questions and Correct Answers .
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N120 Week 1 Assessment Questions and Correct Answers .
The nursing process - Answer-> allows us to individualize care for our patients
What are the perioperative phases of surgery? - Answer-> preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative
Surgery can also be to - Answer-> rule ou...
N120 Week 1 Assessment Questions and Correct
Answers 2024-2025.
The nursing process - Answer-> allows us to individualize care for our patients
What are the perioperative phases of surgery? - Answer-> preoperative, intraoperative,
postoperative
Surgery can also be to - Answer-> rule out a problem/illness
Inpatient surgery can be - Answer-> emergent, urgent, or elective
Inpatient requires extra - Answer-> monitoring of the patient
Outpatient requires less than - Answer-> 24 hours of monitoring
Inpatient is for patients who have a risk for - Answer-> complications
An example of an ambulatory surgery is? - Answer-> colonoscopy
What are some assessments to perform during the preoperative stage of surgery? - Answer-> -
want to perform an interview
-head to toe assessment
-initiate a plan of care to ensure safety of patient
Preoperative nursing takes place anytime before surgery. What are some examples? - Answer-> -
being seen at a clinic
-on the phone
-when pt signs inform consent
, The vital role of the preoperative nurse is to - Answer-> give the assessment findings to the
intraoperative nurse
Malignant hyperthermia is a case that has a - Answer-> genetic and/or reoccurrence link
What complications can herbal remedies such as garlic and ginko biloba cause? - Answer->
thinning of the blood
They can potentially increase the pt's risk for bleeding
As nurses, we cannot advise a patient but we can - Answer-> note in their chart and notify the
provider and let pt know what the provider advised
What does the herbal remedy ginseng pose a risk for? - Answer-> increased blood pressure
What does the herbal root kava/valerian cause? - Answer-> sleep; we are worried about
difficulty to arouse; and cognitive status before and after surgery
Asprin decreases the risk for - Answer-> miocardial infarction
If the patient is going for a procedure that has contrast we will ask if they have an allergy to -
Answer-> allergy to shellfish, iodine, or are you taking metformin
Patients with latex allergy will be asked if they are allergic to? - Answer-> banana, avocado, and/or
kiwi
Preoperative pt teaching includes - Answer-> -turn cough and deep breathing
-stress early ambulation
-stress incentive spirometer
-sequential compression devices (SCD)
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