Focus on Adult Health MedSurg Nursing MIDTERM - Questions & 100% Correct Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
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A 70-year-old elderly patient is admitted to the preoperative unit for a liver resection that is
scheduled for 6 hours of surgery. What is one of the basic principles that should guide the
preoperative nurse's assessment?
A. Elderly patients do not experience as much preoperative anxiety as yo...
Focus on Adult Health MedSurg Nursing
MIDTERM - Questions & 100% Correct
Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
A 70-year-old elderly patient is admitted to the preoperative unit for a liver resection that is
scheduled for 6 hours of surgery. What is one of the basic principles that should guide the
preoperative nurse's assessment?
A. Elderly patients do not experience as much preoperative anxiety as younger patients.
B. The elderly patient has less physiologic reserve than the younger patient.
C. Elderly patients experience less pain.
D. Preoperative pain assessment and teaching should occur following the procedure as the
elderly patient may not retain the information.
֎ -:- B. The elderly patient has less physiologic reserve than the younger
patient.
RATIONALE Preoperative pain assessment and teaching are important to the elderly
patient. These patients may have a combination of chronic illnesses and health issues in
addition to the specific one for which surgery is indicated. Health care staff must remember
that the hazards of surgery for the aged are proportional to the number and severity of
coexisting health problems and the nature and duration of the operative procedure. It is,
therefore, important to be guided by the principle that the elderly has less physiologic
reserve (the ability of an organ to return to normal after a disturbance in its equilibrium).
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