When a patient arrives in the PACU with a surgical dressing, an intravenous infusion, and a urinary catheter, the priority action of the nurse is assessment of:

A nurse is reinforcing preoperative teaching with a client who will undergo abdominal surgery. The nurse explains that the client will wear antiembolism stockings after the procedure. When the client asks what the stockings do, which of the following responses should the nurse make?

The nurse discovers that the signed operative permit has misspelled the patient's name. The nurse must:

A nurse is monitoring the urinary drainage from a patient who returned to the unit a few hours ago from the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) following a surgical procedure. The urine total is 54 mL for the last 2 hours. The most appropriate nursing action is to:

The four phases of surgical care are preoperative care, intraoperative care, post anesthesia care, and:

The illiterate patient signs the surgical consent form with an "X." The nurse is aware that this "X" is:

What is the meaning of the following term: perioperative care

To help prevent errors in the surgical procedure, the National Patient Safety Goal instituted a directive that prior to presurgical medication, each patient must:

General Anesthesia is when a nerve block such as a spinal, caudal, epidural, or peripheral block is administered. (Write True or False)

What is the meaning of the following term: elective

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 2 days postoperative. The nurse auscultates bilateral breath sounds but absent breath sounds in the bases. The nurse should suspect which of the following postoperative complications?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to help prevent an incisional infection?

The nurse preparing the surgical patient's room for the patient's return from the post anesthesia unit should: (Select all that apply.)

A nurse preparing to get a patient out of bed for the first time since surgery will initially:

Shaniqua's patient is going for surgery to remove part of a tumor that has metastasized and is causing pain. What type of surgery is Shaniqua's patient having?

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to undergo abdominal surgery and tells the nurse that he is very anxious about the operation. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The second day post-operatively, the NG tube is removed and an order is written for fluids as tolerated and a liquid diet. The patient is eager to try taking fluids. What should the nurse recommend that he do?

A 16-year-old boy injured in a motorcycle accident is unconscious and cannot sign the emergency surgical consent form; no family members can be located. The nurse anticipates that:

A patient who had surgery earlier in the day using general anesthesia asks whether he can have something to eat. The diet order indicates clear liquids can be taken. Before giving a Jell O to the patient, the nurse should check for the presence of:

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has a prescription for a full liquid diet. The nurse enters the client's room to find he has just received a dietary tray. Which of the following items on the tray should the nurse remove?

A postoperative patient experiences separation of the layers of his abdominal surgical wound during coughing. Separation of the layers of a surgical wound is known as

In order for the anesthesiologist to accurately calculate the amount of anesthesia needed for an 82-year-old patient, the nurse should have data available on the medical record, such as:

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. When helping to manage the client's pain, which of the following principles should the nurse apply? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse reminds the patient that the member of the surgical team who is responsible for obtaining the surgical consent is the