Management PN 2020 Questions And Answers All Verified

Management PN 2020 Questions And Answers All Verified The nurse is using a forced air warmer for a surgical patient preoperatively. Which goals are the nurses trying to achieve? (Select all that apply.) a. Induce shivering. b. Reduce blood loss. c. Induce pressure ulcers. d. Reduce cardiac arrests. e.Reduce surgical site infection. - ANS b. Reduce blood loss d. reduce cardiac arrests e. reduce surgical site infection Evidence suggests that pre-warming for a minimum of 30 minutes may reduce the occurrence of hypothermia.Prevention of hypothermia (core temperature 36° C) helps to reduce complications such as shivering, cardiac arrest, blood loss, SSI, pressure ulcers, and mortality. The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient with an incision. Which actions will the nurse take to decrease wound infections? (Select all that apply.) a. Maintain normoglycemia. b. Use a straight razor to remove hair. c. Provide bath and linen change daily. d. Perform first dressing change 2 days postoperatively. e. Perform hand hygiene before and after contact with the patient. f. Administer antibiotics within 60 minutes before surgical incision. - ANS a. maintain normoglycemia e. perform hand hygiene before and after contact with the patient. Performing hand hygiene before and after contact with the patient helps to decrease the number of microorganisms and break thechain of infection. Maintaining blood glucose levels at less than 150 mg/dL has resulted in decreased wound infection. Removingunwanted hair by clipping instead of shaving decreases the numbers of nicks and cuts caused by a razor and the potential for the introduction of microbes. The patient is postoperative; administration of an antibiotic 60 minutes before the surgical incisionsupports the defense against infection preoperatively. Providing a bath and linen change daily is positive but is not necessarily important for infection control. Many surgeons prefer to change surgical dressings the first time so they can inspect the incisional area, but this is done before 2 days postoperatively. A nurse is assigned the following four clients for the current shift. Which of the following clients should thenurse assess first? - ANS A client who has a C diff infection and needs a stool specimen collected. The nurse is participating in a "time-out." In which activities will the nurse be involved? (Select all that apply.) a. Verify the correct site. b. Verify the correct patient. c. Verify the correct procedure. d. Perform "time-out" after surgery. Perform The Actual Marking Of The Operative Site. - ANS a. Verify the correct site. b. Verify the correct patient. c. Verify the correct procedure. A time-out is performed just before starting the procedure for final verification of the correct patient, procedure, site, and any implants. The marking and time-out most commonly occur in the holding area, just before the patient enters the OR. The individual performing surgery and who is accountable for it must personally mark the site, and the patient mustbe involved if possible. A nurse is caring for a client who fell and is reporting pain in the left hip with external rotation of the left leg. The nurse has been unable to reach the provider despite several attempts over the past 30 min. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?