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NURS: 364 Exam 1 Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Update
Serous drainage - ✔✔clear, watery; like the fluid in a blister
Sanguineous drainage - ✔✔bloody drainage; can be new (bright red) or old
(dark red); need to document both the color and amount of drainage
serosanguineous drainage - ✔✔thin, watery drainage that is tinged with
blood
Purulent drainage - ✔✔thick green, yellow, or brown, drainage
eCQM - ✔✔a prophylactic antibiotic received within one hour prior to a
surgical incision
Preoperative phase - ✔✔begins when the decision to proceed with surgical
intervention is made and ends with the transfer of the patient onto the
operating room
postoperative phase - ✔✔begins with the admission of the patient into the
PACU (post-anesthesia care unit) and ends with a follow-up evaluation in
the clinical or home setting
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Older populations require extra care for both preoperative and
postoperative care due to: - ✔✔- lower cardiac reserves
- depressed renal and hepatic function
- respiratory compromise
- susceptibility to temperature fluctuations due to decreased subcutaneous
fat
- may need additional time and multiple explanations to understand
communicated restrictions
Those who require special considerations during the preoperative period: -
✔✔- patients who are obese
- patients with disabilities
- older populations
- patients with diabetes
- patients undergoing ambulatory surgery
- patients undergoing emergency surgery
Purposes of preadmission testing - ✔✔- verifies completion of preoperative
diagnostic testing
- begins discharge planning by assessing the patient's need for
postoperative care
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Medications that can affect the surgical experience: - ✔✔- corticosteroids
- diuretics
- phenothiazines
- tranquilizers
- insulin
- antibiotics
- anticoagulants
- anticonvulsants
- thyroid hormones
- opioids
- OTC meds and herbal medications/supplements
T/F: It is the nurse's responsibility to obtain written informed consent -
✔✔False
it is the providers responsibility to obtain written informed consent
T/F: consent is not valid if obtained after the administration of psychoactive
premedication - ✔✔True
T/F: after an outpatient surgery, the patient can drive themselves home -
✔✔False
NURS: 364 Exam 1 Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Update
Serous drainage - ✔✔clear, watery; like the fluid in a blister
Sanguineous drainage - ✔✔bloody drainage; can be new (bright red) or old
(dark red); need to document both the color and amount of drainage
serosanguineous drainage - ✔✔thin, watery drainage that is tinged with
blood
Purulent drainage - ✔✔thick green, yellow, or brown, drainage
eCQM - ✔✔a prophylactic antibiotic received within one hour prior to a
surgical incision
Preoperative phase - ✔✔begins when the decision to proceed with surgical
intervention is made and ends with the transfer of the patient onto the
operating room
postoperative phase - ✔✔begins with the admission of the patient into the
PACU (post-anesthesia care unit) and ends with a follow-up evaluation in
the clinical or home setting
,©NINJANERD 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
Older populations require extra care for both preoperative and
postoperative care due to: - ✔✔- lower cardiac reserves
- depressed renal and hepatic function
- respiratory compromise
- susceptibility to temperature fluctuations due to decreased subcutaneous
fat
- may need additional time and multiple explanations to understand
communicated restrictions
Those who require special considerations during the preoperative period: -
✔✔- patients who are obese
- patients with disabilities
- older populations
- patients with diabetes
- patients undergoing ambulatory surgery
- patients undergoing emergency surgery
Purposes of preadmission testing - ✔✔- verifies completion of preoperative
diagnostic testing
- begins discharge planning by assessing the patient's need for
postoperative care
, ©NINJANERD 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
Medications that can affect the surgical experience: - ✔✔- corticosteroids
- diuretics
- phenothiazines
- tranquilizers
- insulin
- antibiotics
- anticoagulants
- anticonvulsants
- thyroid hormones
- opioids
- OTC meds and herbal medications/supplements
T/F: It is the nurse's responsibility to obtain written informed consent -
✔✔False
it is the providers responsibility to obtain written informed consent
T/F: consent is not valid if obtained after the administration of psychoactive
premedication - ✔✔True
T/F: after an outpatient surgery, the patient can drive themselves home -
✔✔False
