Postoperative care - H&H IV Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which assessment best reflects effective oxygenation after surgery?
A. Warm skin
B. Strong appetite
✔✔C. Oxygen saturation within normal range
D. Increased urine output
A patient is drowsy but arousable in recovery. What is the priority action?
A. Offer fluids
✔✔B. Assess airway and breathing
C. Encourage ambulation
D. Remove the dressing
Which IV fluid finding requires immediate attention postoperatively?
A. Clear tubing
✔✔B. Infiltration at the IV site
C. Labelled IV bag
D. Patent IV pump
What does a sudden drop in blood pressure most likely indicate after surgery?
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,A. Anxiety
✔✔B. Bleeding or fluid loss
C. Pain relief
D. Improved circulation
Which sign suggests IV fluid overload?
A. Dry mucous membranes
B. Decreased lung sounds
✔✔C. Crackles on auscultation
D. Poor skin turgor
A patient complains of severe pain unrelieved by IV analgesia. What should the nurse do first?
A. Document and wait
✔✔B. Reassess and notify the provider
C. Increase the dose independently
D. Encourage sleep
Which IV solution is commonly used to maintain hydration postoperatively?
A. Hypertonic saline
✔✔B. Isotonic crystalloid
C. Colloid only
D. Dextrose-free water
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,What is the primary purpose of monitoring intake and output?
A. Measure nutrition
✔✔B. Evaluate fluid balance
C. Assess pain
D. Track mobility
Which finding indicates possible IV phlebitis?
A. Cool skin
✔✔B. Redness and warmth at site
C. Clear drainage
D. No pain
A postoperative patient has nausea and vomiting. Which IV intervention helps most?
A. Increase fluids rapidly
✔✔B. Administer prescribed antiemetic
C. Stop all IVs
D. Encourage oral intake
Which assessment best indicates adequate kidney perfusion?
A. Blood pressure alone
B. Heart rate
✔✔C. Urine output
D. Skin colour
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, What is the priority when an IV pump alarms “occlusion”?
A. Silence the alarm
✔✔B. Check the IV line and site
C. Replace the pump
D. Restart the infusion blindly
Which sign suggests hypovolaemia after surgery?
A. Bounding pulses
✔✔B. Tachycardia
C. Weight gain
D. Crackles
Why are IV fluids warmed postoperatively?
A. Improve taste
✔✔B. Prevent hypothermia
C. Reduce pain
D. Increase glucose
Which IV complication causes swelling, coolness, and pain?
A. Phlebitis
✔✔B. Infiltration
C. Infection
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which assessment best reflects effective oxygenation after surgery?
A. Warm skin
B. Strong appetite
✔✔C. Oxygen saturation within normal range
D. Increased urine output
A patient is drowsy but arousable in recovery. What is the priority action?
A. Offer fluids
✔✔B. Assess airway and breathing
C. Encourage ambulation
D. Remove the dressing
Which IV fluid finding requires immediate attention postoperatively?
A. Clear tubing
✔✔B. Infiltration at the IV site
C. Labelled IV bag
D. Patent IV pump
What does a sudden drop in blood pressure most likely indicate after surgery?
1
,A. Anxiety
✔✔B. Bleeding or fluid loss
C. Pain relief
D. Improved circulation
Which sign suggests IV fluid overload?
A. Dry mucous membranes
B. Decreased lung sounds
✔✔C. Crackles on auscultation
D. Poor skin turgor
A patient complains of severe pain unrelieved by IV analgesia. What should the nurse do first?
A. Document and wait
✔✔B. Reassess and notify the provider
C. Increase the dose independently
D. Encourage sleep
Which IV solution is commonly used to maintain hydration postoperatively?
A. Hypertonic saline
✔✔B. Isotonic crystalloid
C. Colloid only
D. Dextrose-free water
2
,What is the primary purpose of monitoring intake and output?
A. Measure nutrition
✔✔B. Evaluate fluid balance
C. Assess pain
D. Track mobility
Which finding indicates possible IV phlebitis?
A. Cool skin
✔✔B. Redness and warmth at site
C. Clear drainage
D. No pain
A postoperative patient has nausea and vomiting. Which IV intervention helps most?
A. Increase fluids rapidly
✔✔B. Administer prescribed antiemetic
C. Stop all IVs
D. Encourage oral intake
Which assessment best indicates adequate kidney perfusion?
A. Blood pressure alone
B. Heart rate
✔✔C. Urine output
D. Skin colour
3
, What is the priority when an IV pump alarms “occlusion”?
A. Silence the alarm
✔✔B. Check the IV line and site
C. Replace the pump
D. Restart the infusion blindly
Which sign suggests hypovolaemia after surgery?
A. Bounding pulses
✔✔B. Tachycardia
C. Weight gain
D. Crackles
Why are IV fluids warmed postoperatively?
A. Improve taste
✔✔B. Prevent hypothermia
C. Reduce pain
D. Increase glucose
Which IV complication causes swelling, coolness, and pain?
A. Phlebitis
✔✔B. Infiltration
C. Infection
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