NURS 309 Quiz 1- Preoperative Nursing Care Review Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 309
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NUR 309
You are taking an initial history for a client seeking surgical treatment for obesity. Which finding should be called to the attention of the surgeon before proceeding with additional history taking or physical assessment? 1. Obesity for approximately 5 years 2. History of counseling for body dysmo...
NURS 309 Quiz 1- Preoperative Nursing
Care Review Questions and Correct
Answers
You are taking an initial history for a client seeking surgical treatment for obesity. Which
finding should be called to the attention of the surgeon before proceeding with additional
history taking or physical assessment?
1. Obesity for approximately 5 years
2. History of counseling for body dysmorphic disorder
3. Failure to reduce weight with other forms of therapy
4. Body weight 100% above the ideal for age, gender, and height ✅2. History of
counseling for body dysmorphic disorder. Body dysmorphic disorder is a preoccupation
with an imagined physical defect. Corrective surgery can exacerbate this disorder when
the client continues to feel dissatisfied with the results. The other findings are criterion
indicators for this treatment.
Which is the top priority for nurses during the perioperative period?
a. Patient teaching
b. Patient diagnostic testing
c. Patient safety
d. Patient care documentation ✅c
Which statements best describe the preoperative period? (select all that apply)
a. It begins when the patient makes the appointment with the surgeon to discuss the
need for surgery.
b. It ends at the time of transfer to the surgical suite.
c. It is a time during which the patient's need for surgery is established
d. It begins when the patient is scheduled for surgery.
e. It is a time during which the patient receives testing and education related to
impending surgery ✅b, d, e
Which are the focus areas for the surgical care improvement project? (select all that
apply)
a. Prevention of infection
b. Prevention of respiratory complications
c. Prevention of serious cardiac events
d. Prevention of venous thromboembolism
e. Prevention of acute kidney injury ✅a, c, d
A female patient is having a biopsy of a nodule found in the right breast. Which
classification identifies this surgery?
a. Urgent
, b. Minor
c. Cosmetic
d. Diagnostic ✅d
A patient who can barely ambulate with a walker at home is having a left total knee
replacement. What is the most appropriate category for this surgery?
a. Urgent
b. Restorative
c. Simple
d. Palliative ✅b
A colostomy is scheduled to be done on a patient who has severe crohn's disease.
What is the correct classification for this surgery?
a. Palliative
b. Minor
c. Restorative
d. Curative ✅a
A male patient has a scar on his forehead from a third degree burn. What is the correct
classification for this surgery?
a. Major
b. Restorative
c. Cosmetic
d. Curative ✅c
An appendectomy is being performed on a patient with appendicitis. What is the correct
classification for this surgery?
a. Curative
b. Diagnostic
c. Urgent
d. Radical ✅a
A patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm is having surgical repair. What is the
correct classification for this surgery?
a. Restorative
b. Emergent
c. Urgent
d. Minor ✅b
A 76 year old patient is having a bilateral cataract removal. What is the correct
classification for this surgery?
a. Major
b. Cosmetic
c. Elective
d. Emergent ✅c
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