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1. A patient is being admitted to the hospital on the day before a
scheduled surgery. What is the most appropriate initial question for the
nurse to ask this preoperative patient?
a) "What did your surgeon say to you about the type of surgery you are
having?"
b) "What questions do you have about your surgery?"
c) "What type of surgery are you having and why are you having it
done?"
d) "What do you know about what will be done to you?"
c) "What type of surgery are you having and why are you having it
done?"
2. A benzodiazepine has been administered to a patient preoperatively.
After the drug has been administered, the nurse plans to monitor the
patient for which side effects? Select all that apply.
a) Anxiety
b) Hypotension
c) Hypocalcemia
d) Level of Consciousness
e) Sedation
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a) Anxiety
d) Level of Consciousness
e) Sedation
3. A preoperative patient has an elevated hemoglobin and hematocrit.
What would the nurse suspect regarding the significance of this
increased value?
a) Immune deficiency
b) Kidney dysfunction
c) Malignancy
d) Dehydration
d) Dehydration
4. Which activities should the nurse carry out in the preoperative period
for a client scheduled for surgery? Select all that apply.
a) Identify potential or actual health problems.
b) Verify the presence of a signed consent form.
c) Assess patient's response to interventions.
d) Intervene to prevent complications.
e) Assess effectiveness of teaching related to postoperative recovery.
a) Identify potential or actual health problems.
b) Verify the presence of a signed consent form.
e) Assess effectiveness of teaching related to postoperative recovery.
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5. A patient having surgery has a degree of risk associated with the
surgery. The nurse would evaluate which patient-related factors as
contributing to a high degree of risk associated with surgery? Select all
that apply.
a) Type of institution where surgery is performed
b) Involvement of vital organs
c) Average nutritional status
d) Low likelihood of procedure complications
e) A history of respiratory disease and diabetes
b) Involvement of vital organs
e) A history of respiratory disease and diabetes
6. A patient has just entered the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) from
surgery. For which priority needs should the nurse immediately assess
the postoperative patient?
a) Vital signs, level of consciousness, presence of pain
b) Skin coloring, surgical incision, limb movements
c) Skin temperature, blood pressure, mental status
d) Temperature, emotional status, wound drainage
a) Vital signs, level of consciousness, presence of pain
7. The nurse in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) is assessing a
postoperative patient. Which indicators suggest to the nurse an
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alteration in tissue perfusion? Select all that apply.
a) Pallor or cyanosis
b) Difficulty with mobility
c) Pain in the incision area
d) Fluid loss
e) Decreased urinary output
a) Pallor or cyanosis
d) Fluid loss
e) Decreased urinary output
8. After surgery, the nurse encourages the patient to move from side to
side at least every 2 hours. The patient questions this activity. How does
the nurse explain the purpose of this intervention?
a) Assist peristalsis to return more quickly
b) Lessen muscle weakness
c) Increase patient's ability to sleep
d) Let the lungs alternatively achieve maximum expansion
d) Let the lungs alternatively achieve maximum expansion
9. The nurse is creating a plan of care for a postoperative patient. The
nursing diagnosis in acute pain. What would be appropriate outcomes
for this patient? Select all that apply.
a) Balanced fluid intake and output
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1. A patient is being admitted to the hospital on the day before a
scheduled surgery. What is the most appropriate initial question for the
nurse to ask this preoperative patient?
a) "What did your surgeon say to you about the type of surgery you are
having?"
b) "What questions do you have about your surgery?"
c) "What type of surgery are you having and why are you having it
done?"
d) "What do you know about what will be done to you?"
c) "What type of surgery are you having and why are you having it
done?"
2. A benzodiazepine has been administered to a patient preoperatively.
After the drug has been administered, the nurse plans to monitor the
patient for which side effects? Select all that apply.
a) Anxiety
b) Hypotension
c) Hypocalcemia
d) Level of Consciousness
e) Sedation
,MED SURG 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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a) Anxiety
d) Level of Consciousness
e) Sedation
3. A preoperative patient has an elevated hemoglobin and hematocrit.
What would the nurse suspect regarding the significance of this
increased value?
a) Immune deficiency
b) Kidney dysfunction
c) Malignancy
d) Dehydration
d) Dehydration
4. Which activities should the nurse carry out in the preoperative period
for a client scheduled for surgery? Select all that apply.
a) Identify potential or actual health problems.
b) Verify the presence of a signed consent form.
c) Assess patient's response to interventions.
d) Intervene to prevent complications.
e) Assess effectiveness of teaching related to postoperative recovery.
a) Identify potential or actual health problems.
b) Verify the presence of a signed consent form.
e) Assess effectiveness of teaching related to postoperative recovery.
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5. A patient having surgery has a degree of risk associated with the
surgery. The nurse would evaluate which patient-related factors as
contributing to a high degree of risk associated with surgery? Select all
that apply.
a) Type of institution where surgery is performed
b) Involvement of vital organs
c) Average nutritional status
d) Low likelihood of procedure complications
e) A history of respiratory disease and diabetes
b) Involvement of vital organs
e) A history of respiratory disease and diabetes
6. A patient has just entered the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) from
surgery. For which priority needs should the nurse immediately assess
the postoperative patient?
a) Vital signs, level of consciousness, presence of pain
b) Skin coloring, surgical incision, limb movements
c) Skin temperature, blood pressure, mental status
d) Temperature, emotional status, wound drainage
a) Vital signs, level of consciousness, presence of pain
7. The nurse in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) is assessing a
postoperative patient. Which indicators suggest to the nurse an
, MED SURG 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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alteration in tissue perfusion? Select all that apply.
a) Pallor or cyanosis
b) Difficulty with mobility
c) Pain in the incision area
d) Fluid loss
e) Decreased urinary output
a) Pallor or cyanosis
d) Fluid loss
e) Decreased urinary output
8. After surgery, the nurse encourages the patient to move from side to
side at least every 2 hours. The patient questions this activity. How does
the nurse explain the purpose of this intervention?
a) Assist peristalsis to return more quickly
b) Lessen muscle weakness
c) Increase patient's ability to sleep
d) Let the lungs alternatively achieve maximum expansion
d) Let the lungs alternatively achieve maximum expansion
9. The nurse is creating a plan of care for a postoperative patient. The
nursing diagnosis in acute pain. What would be appropriate outcomes
for this patient? Select all that apply.
a) Balanced fluid intake and output
