Medical surgical nursing, 10th Edition : assessment and management of clinical problems

The nurse interviews a patient scheduled to undergo general anesthesia for a bilateral hernia repair. Which information is most important to communicate to the surgeon and anesthesiologist before surgery? a. b. The patient drinks 3 cups of coffee every morning before going to work. c. The patient takes a baby aspirin daily but stopped taking aspirin 10 days ago. d. The patient drank 4 ounces of apple juice 3 hours before coming to the hospital. The information about the patient’s fa...