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Adult Health Exam 1 Perioperative Questions and Answers 2024
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Adult Health Exam 1 PerioperativeQuestions
1. You know that nursing care in PACU is multifaceted and involves: (select all that
apply)
A. Monitoring the patient's physiological status
B. Intervening to ensure uneventful recovery from anesthesia and surgery
C. Providing a safe environment for the patient experiencing limitations in physical,
mental, and emotional function
D. Preventing or promptly treating complications in the immediate post-anesthesia
period
E. Upholding the patient's rights to dignity, privacy, and confidentiality
F. Utilizing high tech equipment so health care costs will be justified - answerA B D E
2. The nurse anesthetist gives you Mr. Potter's record, and prepares to give you a
verbal report. You know that her verbal report should include: (Select all that apply)
A. Mr. Potter's height and weight
B. The name of the surgical procedure Mr. Potter had
C. Mr. Potter's relevant health history
D. Anesthetic agents and other drugs that were administered to Mr. Potter
E. Mr. Potter's estimated blood loss during surgery
F. Mr. Potter's religious preference
G.Mr. Potter's fluid status and IV therapy - answerA B C D E G
3. In providing care for Mr. Potter, your first step is to:
A. Assess your patient
B. Analyze patient data
C. Plan care
D. Intervene
E. Evaluate care - answerA
4. In PACU, many assessments and interventions are done simultaneously. However,
the most critical, high-priority assessment to be done with Mr. Potter is his:
A. Operative site
B. Skin integrity
C. Pulse
D. Airway
E. Blood Pressure - answerD
5. Which TWO assessments are your next priorities?
A. Operative site
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