ATI Care of Surgical Patient Practice Test (Complete 50 Questions and Answers)

ATI Care of Surgical Patient Practice Test (Complete 50 Questions and Answers) Multiple Choice The nurse and the nursing assistive personnel are assisting a postoperative patient to turn in bed. To assist in minimizing discomfort, which instruction should the nurse provide to the patient? a. "Close your eyes and think about something pleasant." b. "Hold your breath and count to three." c. "Grab my shoulders with your hands." d. "Place your hand over your incision." (Correct: - d The nurse is preparing to assist the patient in using the incentive spirometer. Which nursing intervention should the nurse provide first? a. Perform hand hygiene. b. Explain use of the mouthpiece. c. Instruct the patient to inhale slowly. d. Place in the reverse Trendelenburg position. (Correct: - a The nurse and the nursing assistive personnel (NAP) are caring for a group of postoperative patients who need turning, coughing, deep breathing, incentive spirometer, and leg exercises. Which task will the nurse assign to the NAP? a. Teach postoperative exercises. b. Do nothing associated with postoperative exercises. c. Document in the medical record when exercises are completed. d. Inform the nurse if the patient is unwilling to perform exercises. (Correct: - d The nurse is providing preoperative teaching for the ambulatory surgery patient who will be having a cyst removed from the right arm. Which will be the best explanation for diet progression after surgery? a. "Start with clear liquids, soup, and crackers. Advance to a normal diet as tolerated." b. "Stay with ice chips for several hours. After that, you can have whatever you want." c. "Stay on clear liquids for 24 hours. Then you can progress to a normal diet." d. "Start with clear liquids for 2 hours and then full liquids for 2 hours. Then progress to a normal diet." (Correct: - a