NCLEX Perioperative Nursing Exam Updated 2024 Questions and Answers (2024 / 2025) (Verified Answers)PDF

NCLEX Perioperative Nursing Exam Updated 2024 Questions and Answers (2024 / 2025) (Verified Answers)PDF The nurse has just reassessed the condition of a postoperative client who was admitted 1 hour ago to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to monitor which parameter most carefully during the next hour? 1. Urine output of 20ml/hour 2. Temperature of 37.6 C 3. Blood pressure of 114/70 4. Serous drainage on the surgical dressing : 1 ANS. Urine output should be maintained at a minimum of 30mL/hour for an adult. An output of less than that for each of 2 consecutive hours should be reported to the health care provider. 2. A postoperative client asks the nurse why it is so important to deep-breathe and cough after surgery. When formulating a response, the nurse incorporates the understanding that retained pulmonary secretions in a postoperative client can lead to which condition? 1. Pneumonia 2. Hypoxemia 3. Fluid imbalance 4. Pulmonary embolism : 1 ANS. Postoperative respiratory problems are atelectasis, pneumonia and pulmonary em- boli. Pneumonia is the inflammation of lung tissue that causes productive cough, dyspnea, and lung crackles and can be caused by the retention of pulmonary secretions.