Exam II - Chapter 21 - Perioperative Nursing, NCLEX -style questions

A nurse is caring for a patient following a whipple procedure (removal of the head of the pancreas, duodenum, part of the stomach, and common bile duct). The patient has nausea and vomiting and absent bowel tones. The nurse inserts a nasogastric tube per physician order to treat which surgical complication? a. Pain b. Constipation c. Fluid volume deficit d. Paralytic ileus - d. Paralytic ileus A nurse is receiving a patient from surgery to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). she is most interested in which of the following assessment data? Select all that apply: a. Bowel function b. Pain c. Urinary output d. Pupillary response - b. Pain c. Urinary output d. Pupillary response A patient was admitted with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. The patient is scheduled for an Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure. What type of surgery would this describe? a. Explorative b. Diagnostic c. Curatived. Pallative - b. Diagnostic A patient with reconstructive head and neck skin grafts following mouth cancer is crying when the nurse enters the room and states that she doesn't want to see any visitors. Which of the following best explains this behavior? a. Cognition b. Self-concept c. Coping d. Relationships - b. Self-concept