2025 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING NCLEX
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
| ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
VERSION
1. The preoperative phase encompasses which period of time?
1)
Entry to the operating suite until admission to postanesthesia care
2)
Entry into the operating suite until discharge from the hospital
3)
The decision to have surgery until admission to postanesthesia care
4)
The decision to have surgery until entry to the operating suite - --VERIFIED SOLUTION-- 4
2. A 2-year-old child is scheduled for a tonsillectomy. When determining the plan of care,
the nurse should:
1)
Include the parents or caregivers in the plan of care.
2)
Explain to the child that she will have a sore throat after surgery.
3)
Tell the child that she can have her favorite foods for the first 24 hours after surgery.
4)
Prepare the child for discharge from the hospital as soon as she is alert. - --VERIFIED
SOLUTION-- 1
, 3. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing goal for a 2-year-old who is to
have a tonsillectomy?
1)
Separation anxiety will be minimal.
2)
The child will verbalize understanding of expected pain.
3)
The child will tolerate a normal diet 24 hours after surgery.
4)
The parent will indicate readiness to assume the childs care. - --VERIFIED SOLUTION-- 1
4. The focus of nursing activities in the preoperative phase is to:
1)
Admit the client to the surgical suite. 2)
Prepare the client mentally and physically for surgery. 3)
Set up the sterile field in the operating room.
4)
Perform the primary surgical scrub to the surgical site. - --VERIFIED SOLUTION-- 2
5. A client is scheduled for abdominal surgery tomorrow. While gathering preoperative
data, the nurse learns that the client takes the following medications daily: an anticoagulant, a
multivitamin, and vitamin E 1,500 IU. The client reports that he stopped taking the
anticoagulant 4 days ago as instructed by the surgeon. He has continued to take the
multivitamin and vitamin E. Based on the information given, the nurse notifies the surgeon
because she:
1)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
| ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
VERSION
1. The preoperative phase encompasses which period of time?
1)
Entry to the operating suite until admission to postanesthesia care
2)
Entry into the operating suite until discharge from the hospital
3)
The decision to have surgery until admission to postanesthesia care
4)
The decision to have surgery until entry to the operating suite - --VERIFIED SOLUTION-- 4
2. A 2-year-old child is scheduled for a tonsillectomy. When determining the plan of care,
the nurse should:
1)
Include the parents or caregivers in the plan of care.
2)
Explain to the child that she will have a sore throat after surgery.
3)
Tell the child that she can have her favorite foods for the first 24 hours after surgery.
4)
Prepare the child for discharge from the hospital as soon as she is alert. - --VERIFIED
SOLUTION-- 1
, 3. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing goal for a 2-year-old who is to
have a tonsillectomy?
1)
Separation anxiety will be minimal.
2)
The child will verbalize understanding of expected pain.
3)
The child will tolerate a normal diet 24 hours after surgery.
4)
The parent will indicate readiness to assume the childs care. - --VERIFIED SOLUTION-- 1
4. The focus of nursing activities in the preoperative phase is to:
1)
Admit the client to the surgical suite. 2)
Prepare the client mentally and physically for surgery. 3)
Set up the sterile field in the operating room.
4)
Perform the primary surgical scrub to the surgical site. - --VERIFIED SOLUTION-- 2
5. A client is scheduled for abdominal surgery tomorrow. While gathering preoperative
data, the nurse learns that the client takes the following medications daily: an anticoagulant, a
multivitamin, and vitamin E 1,500 IU. The client reports that he stopped taking the
anticoagulant 4 days ago as instructed by the surgeon. He has continued to take the
multivitamin and vitamin E. Based on the information given, the nurse notifies the surgeon
because she:
1)
