NSG 432 Exam 1 questions n answers
passed
Preoperative phase - correct answer ✔✔ from before surgery to the table; teaching
Intraoperative phase - correct answer ✔✔ from the table to the PACU
Postoperative phase - correct answer ✔✔ from PACU to follow up appointment
Exploratory laparotomy - correct answer ✔✔ surgery when you go in to see what is wrong
Laparoscopic - correct answer ✔✔ go in three punctures and blow up abdomen with CO2
(causes gas and shoulder pain)
Diagnostic
Curative
Reparative
Reconstructive
Palliative - correct answer ✔✔ Classifications of surgery?
Ambulatory surgery - correct answer ✔✔ outpatient, same day, short stay surgery
Emergency surgery - correct answer ✔✔ unplanned with little time for prep
,Emergency surgery - correct answer ✔✔ immediate attention needed; life threatening; surgery
needed without delay; ex. severe bleeding
Urgent surgery - correct answer ✔✔ requires prompt attention; surgery within 24 hours; ex.
acute gallbladder infection
Required surgery - correct answer ✔✔ patient needs to have surgery; within few weeks/months
ex. cancer
Elective surgery - correct answer ✔✔ patient SHOULD have the surgery; failure to have it is not
catastrophic
Optional surgery - correct answer ✔✔ surgery is personal preference
CBC, PT, PTT, INR, EKG, O2 SAT, ABG, CXR - correct answer ✔✔ Examples of diagnostic tests that
need to be done in pre admission testing?
Diagnostic testing
Preparation prior to admission
Initiation of nursing assessment - correct answer ✔✔ What is covered in area of pre-admission
testing?
7-10 days - correct answer ✔✔ Stop anticoagulants _-_ days before surgery.
Coumadin
Aspirin
BC powder - correct answer ✔✔ Examples of anticoagulants?
, nutritional/fluid status
dentition
substance abuse
respiratory status
cardiovascular status
hepatic/renal function
endocrine function
immune
med history
psychosocial factors
spiritual/cultural beliefs - correct answer ✔✔ components of preoperative assessment?
Autoimmune disorders
patient taking corticosteroids
AIDS
elderly
cancer patients - correct answer ✔✔ Patients with suppressed immune systems?
surgeon - correct answer ✔✔ Ask ______ for how much insulin to give
corticosteroids
diuretics
phenothiazines
tranquilizers
insulin
antibiotics
passed
Preoperative phase - correct answer ✔✔ from before surgery to the table; teaching
Intraoperative phase - correct answer ✔✔ from the table to the PACU
Postoperative phase - correct answer ✔✔ from PACU to follow up appointment
Exploratory laparotomy - correct answer ✔✔ surgery when you go in to see what is wrong
Laparoscopic - correct answer ✔✔ go in three punctures and blow up abdomen with CO2
(causes gas and shoulder pain)
Diagnostic
Curative
Reparative
Reconstructive
Palliative - correct answer ✔✔ Classifications of surgery?
Ambulatory surgery - correct answer ✔✔ outpatient, same day, short stay surgery
Emergency surgery - correct answer ✔✔ unplanned with little time for prep
,Emergency surgery - correct answer ✔✔ immediate attention needed; life threatening; surgery
needed without delay; ex. severe bleeding
Urgent surgery - correct answer ✔✔ requires prompt attention; surgery within 24 hours; ex.
acute gallbladder infection
Required surgery - correct answer ✔✔ patient needs to have surgery; within few weeks/months
ex. cancer
Elective surgery - correct answer ✔✔ patient SHOULD have the surgery; failure to have it is not
catastrophic
Optional surgery - correct answer ✔✔ surgery is personal preference
CBC, PT, PTT, INR, EKG, O2 SAT, ABG, CXR - correct answer ✔✔ Examples of diagnostic tests that
need to be done in pre admission testing?
Diagnostic testing
Preparation prior to admission
Initiation of nursing assessment - correct answer ✔✔ What is covered in area of pre-admission
testing?
7-10 days - correct answer ✔✔ Stop anticoagulants _-_ days before surgery.
Coumadin
Aspirin
BC powder - correct answer ✔✔ Examples of anticoagulants?
, nutritional/fluid status
dentition
substance abuse
respiratory status
cardiovascular status
hepatic/renal function
endocrine function
immune
med history
psychosocial factors
spiritual/cultural beliefs - correct answer ✔✔ components of preoperative assessment?
Autoimmune disorders
patient taking corticosteroids
AIDS
elderly
cancer patients - correct answer ✔✔ Patients with suppressed immune systems?
surgeon - correct answer ✔✔ Ask ______ for how much insulin to give
corticosteroids
diuretics
phenothiazines
tranquilizers
insulin
antibiotics
