Chapter 15, 16, 17 med surg Questions
and All Correct Answers.
What needs to be present on a consent form? - Answer Name, type and reason of surgery
Name of surgeon
alternative options
potential outcome if surgery is not preformed
consent of blood products and anesthesia
What would be a reason a patient would not want blood products? - Answer religion
Jehovah Witness
What does a patient do if they cannot physically sign the consent form? - Answer put an X
What is the protocol for emergency situation and informed consent? - Answer verbal can be
used but right after surgery written consent should be signed.
if unable to give verbal consent two providers document the need for surgery
What is a time out or pause for cause process? - Answer is a formal process of identification
performed by the patient and the healthcare team to identify the correct patient, procedure
and surgical site
When a patient is presented with a history of DVT what should the preoperative nurse be
considering? - Answer should receive coagulation studies before surgery
When a patient is presented with a cardiac condition what should the preoperative nurse be
considering? - Answer may have a bad response to anesthesia or may experience harmful
hemodynamic changes during the surgical process
When a patient is presented with chronic pulmonary conditions what are the nursing
considerations in the preoperative nursing care? - Answer may complicate the removal of
ventilatory support and postoperative pulse oximetry and arterial blood gas testing.
What are the types of medications are have a big impact on the care provided in the OR? -
Answer antihypertensives, anticoagulants, antiarrhythmics
What is the risk for a patient who has eaten in the last 8 hours before surgery who was
instructed not to? - Answer risk of aspiration
and All Correct Answers.
What needs to be present on a consent form? - Answer Name, type and reason of surgery
Name of surgeon
alternative options
potential outcome if surgery is not preformed
consent of blood products and anesthesia
What would be a reason a patient would not want blood products? - Answer religion
Jehovah Witness
What does a patient do if they cannot physically sign the consent form? - Answer put an X
What is the protocol for emergency situation and informed consent? - Answer verbal can be
used but right after surgery written consent should be signed.
if unable to give verbal consent two providers document the need for surgery
What is a time out or pause for cause process? - Answer is a formal process of identification
performed by the patient and the healthcare team to identify the correct patient, procedure
and surgical site
When a patient is presented with a history of DVT what should the preoperative nurse be
considering? - Answer should receive coagulation studies before surgery
When a patient is presented with a cardiac condition what should the preoperative nurse be
considering? - Answer may have a bad response to anesthesia or may experience harmful
hemodynamic changes during the surgical process
When a patient is presented with chronic pulmonary conditions what are the nursing
considerations in the preoperative nursing care? - Answer may complicate the removal of
ventilatory support and postoperative pulse oximetry and arterial blood gas testing.
What are the types of medications are have a big impact on the care provided in the OR? -
Answer antihypertensives, anticoagulants, antiarrhythmics
What is the risk for a patient who has eaten in the last 8 hours before surgery who was
instructed not to? - Answer risk of aspiration
