NSG 123 Medical Surgical Nursing--
Lecture Questions With 100% Correct
Answers
T/F
Surgeryiclassificationibasedionitheidegreeiofiurgencyiisiconsiderediemer
gentiifiitiisischedulediwithini24itoi30ihoursi(e.g.,iacuteigallbladderiinfecti
on).i-iCorrectiAnswer-False,iemergentiisiwithoutidelay,iurgentiisi24-
30ihours
T/F
Itiisitheidoctor'siresponsibilityitoiprovideiappropriateiinformationiconce
rningisurgeryiandiobtainitheiwrittenisurgicaliconsent.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
True,inurseiwhitnessesiconformediconsent.iIfipatientidoesinotiundersta
nd,icallidoctoribackitoireieducateithem.iEmergencyianditheyiareinotiawa
keiisianiexception
T/Fi
Anyinutritionalideficiencyiprioritoisurgeryishouldibeicorrectedibeforeisu
rgeryitoiprovideiadequateiproteiniforitissueirepairiandicollagenidepositi
on.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
True,icheckiespeciallyiinipatientsiwhoiareionicorticosteroids,idiabetes,id
ehydration,iandimalnourishment
T/F
, Patientsiwhoismokeiareiurgeditoistopi1itoi3iweeksibeforeisurgeryitoisign
ificantlyireduceipulmonaryiandiwoundihealingicomplications.i-
iCorrectiAnswer-False,istopismokingi30idaysiprior
T/F
Aspirin,iaicommoniover-the-
counteri(OTC)imedicationithatiinhibitsiplateletiaggregation,ishouldibeip
rudentlyidiscontinuedi7itoi10idaysibeforeisurgeryioritheipatientimayibei
atiincreasediriskiforibleeding.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
True,ianythingithatiwillicauseiclottingiissues
Scrubinursesiandicirculatinginursesicareiforipatientsiduringiwhichiperiop
erativeiphase?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Scrubinursesiandicirculatinginursesicareiforipatientsiduringitheiintraope
rativeiphaseiofiperioperativeinursing.
Whyiisifoodiandifluidiwithheldibeforeisurgery?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Theipurposeiofiwithholdingifoodiandifluidibeforeisurgeryiisitoipreventias
piration.
Obeseipatientsiareiatihigheririskiforiwhatikindiofipostoperativeicomplica
tions?i&iwhy?i-iCorrectiAnswer-PulmonaryiComplications
Aniobeseipatientitendsitoihaveishallowirespirationsiwhenisupine,iincrea
singitheiriskiofihypoventilationiandipostoperativeipulmonaryicomplicati
ons.
Lecture Questions With 100% Correct
Answers
T/F
Surgeryiclassificationibasedionitheidegreeiofiurgencyiisiconsiderediemer
gentiifiitiisischedulediwithini24itoi30ihoursi(e.g.,iacuteigallbladderiinfecti
on).i-iCorrectiAnswer-False,iemergentiisiwithoutidelay,iurgentiisi24-
30ihours
T/F
Itiisitheidoctor'siresponsibilityitoiprovideiappropriateiinformationiconce
rningisurgeryiandiobtainitheiwrittenisurgicaliconsent.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
True,inurseiwhitnessesiconformediconsent.iIfipatientidoesinotiundersta
nd,icallidoctoribackitoireieducateithem.iEmergencyianditheyiareinotiawa
keiisianiexception
T/Fi
Anyinutritionalideficiencyiprioritoisurgeryishouldibeicorrectedibeforeisu
rgeryitoiprovideiadequateiproteiniforitissueirepairiandicollagenidepositi
on.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
True,icheckiespeciallyiinipatientsiwhoiareionicorticosteroids,idiabetes,id
ehydration,iandimalnourishment
T/F
, Patientsiwhoismokeiareiurgeditoistopi1itoi3iweeksibeforeisurgeryitoisign
ificantlyireduceipulmonaryiandiwoundihealingicomplications.i-
iCorrectiAnswer-False,istopismokingi30idaysiprior
T/F
Aspirin,iaicommoniover-the-
counteri(OTC)imedicationithatiinhibitsiplateletiaggregation,ishouldibeip
rudentlyidiscontinuedi7itoi10idaysibeforeisurgeryioritheipatientimayibei
atiincreasediriskiforibleeding.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
True,ianythingithatiwillicauseiclottingiissues
Scrubinursesiandicirculatinginursesicareiforipatientsiduringiwhichiperiop
erativeiphase?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Scrubinursesiandicirculatinginursesicareiforipatientsiduringitheiintraope
rativeiphaseiofiperioperativeinursing.
Whyiisifoodiandifluidiwithheldibeforeisurgery?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Theipurposeiofiwithholdingifoodiandifluidibeforeisurgeryiisitoipreventias
piration.
Obeseipatientsiareiatihigheririskiforiwhatikindiofipostoperativeicomplica
tions?i&iwhy?i-iCorrectiAnswer-PulmonaryiComplications
Aniobeseipatientitendsitoihaveishallowirespirationsiwhenisupine,iincrea
singitheiriskiofihypoventilationiandipostoperativeipulmonaryicomplicati
ons.