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1. The postanesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse transports the inpatient surgical patient to the medical-
surgical floor. Before leaving the floor, the medical-surgical nurse obtains a complete set of vital signs. What
is the rationale for this nursing action?
a. This is done to complete the first action in a head-to-toe assessment.
This is done to compare and monitor for vital sign variation during
b. transport.
This is done to ensure that the medical-surgical nurse checks on the
c. postoperative patient.
This is done to follow hospital policy and procedure for care of the
d. surgical patient.
ANS: B
Before the PACU nurse leaves the acute care area, the staff nurse assuming care for the patient takes a
complete set of vital signs to compare with PACU findings. Minor vital sign variations normally occur after
transporting the patient. The PACU nurse reviews the patient’s information with the medical-surgical nurse,
including the surgical and PACU course, physician orders, and the patient’s condition. While vital signs may
or may not be the first action in a head-to-toe assessment, this is not the rationale for this situation. While
following policy or ascertaining that the floor nurse checks on the patient are good reasons for safe care, they
are not the best rationale for obtaining vital signs.
2. The nurse is caring for a patient who will undergo a removal of a lung lobe. Which level of care will
the patient require immediately post procedure?
a. Acute care—medical-surgical unit
b. Acute care—intensive care unit
c. Ambulatory surgery
d. Ambulatory surgery—extended stay
ANS: B
Patients undergoing extensive surgery and requiring anesthesia of long duration recover slowly. If a patient is
undergoing major surgery such as a procedure on the lung, a stay in the hospital and specifically in the
intensive care unit is required to monitor for potential risks to well-being. This patient would require more
care than can be provided on a medical-surgical unit. It is not appropriate for this type of patient to go home
after the procedure or to stay in an extended stay area of an ambulatory surgery area because of the complexity
and associated risks.
3. The nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient will the nurse see first?
a. A patient who had cataract surgery is coughing.
A patient who had vascular repair of the right leg is not doing right leg
b. exercises.
A patient after knee surgery is wearing intermittent pneumatic
c. compression devices and receiving heparin.
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A patient after surgery has vital signs taken every 15 minutes twice,
d. every 30 minutes twice, hourly for 2 hours then every 4 hours.
ANS: A
For patients who have had eye, intracranial, or spinal surgery, coughing may be contraindicated because of the
potential increase in intraocular or intracranial pressure. The nurse will need to see this patient first to control
the cough and intraocular pressure. All the rest are normal postoperative patients. Leg exercise should not be
performed on the operative leg with vascular surgery. A patient after knee surgery should receive heparin and
be wearing intermittent pneumatic compression devices; while the nurse will check on the patient, it does not
have to be first. Monitoring vital signs after surgery is required and this is the standard schedule.
4. The nurse demonstrates postoperative exercises for a patient. In which order will the nurse instruct
the patient to perform the exercises?
1. Turning
2. Breathing
3. Coughing
4. Leg exercises
a. 4, 1, 2, 3
b. 1, 2, 3, 4
c. 2, 3, 4, 1
d. 3, 1, 4, 2
ANS: A
The sequence of exercises is leg exercises, turning, breathing, and coughing.
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. The nurse is participating in a “time-out.” In which activities will the nurse be involved? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Verify the correct site.
b. Verify the correct patient.
c. Verify the correct procedure.
d. Perform “time-out” after surgery.
e. Perform the actual marking of the operative site.
ANS: A, B, C
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ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR EXAM
1. The postanesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse transports the inpatient surgical patient to the medical-
surgical floor. Before leaving the floor, the medical-surgical nurse obtains a complete set of vital signs. What
is the rationale for this nursing action?
a. This is done to complete the first action in a head-to-toe assessment.
This is done to compare and monitor for vital sign variation during
b. transport.
This is done to ensure that the medical-surgical nurse checks on the
c. postoperative patient.
This is done to follow hospital policy and procedure for care of the
d. surgical patient.
ANS: B
Before the PACU nurse leaves the acute care area, the staff nurse assuming care for the patient takes a
complete set of vital signs to compare with PACU findings. Minor vital sign variations normally occur after
transporting the patient. The PACU nurse reviews the patient’s information with the medical-surgical nurse,
including the surgical and PACU course, physician orders, and the patient’s condition. While vital signs may
or may not be the first action in a head-to-toe assessment, this is not the rationale for this situation. While
following policy or ascertaining that the floor nurse checks on the patient are good reasons for safe care, they
are not the best rationale for obtaining vital signs.
2. The nurse is caring for a patient who will undergo a removal of a lung lobe. Which level of care will
the patient require immediately post procedure?
a. Acute care—medical-surgical unit
b. Acute care—intensive care unit
c. Ambulatory surgery
d. Ambulatory surgery—extended stay
ANS: B
Patients undergoing extensive surgery and requiring anesthesia of long duration recover slowly. If a patient is
undergoing major surgery such as a procedure on the lung, a stay in the hospital and specifically in the
intensive care unit is required to monitor for potential risks to well-being. This patient would require more
care than can be provided on a medical-surgical unit. It is not appropriate for this type of patient to go home
after the procedure or to stay in an extended stay area of an ambulatory surgery area because of the complexity
and associated risks.
3. The nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient will the nurse see first?
a. A patient who had cataract surgery is coughing.
A patient who had vascular repair of the right leg is not doing right leg
b. exercises.
A patient after knee surgery is wearing intermittent pneumatic
c. compression devices and receiving heparin.
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A patient after surgery has vital signs taken every 15 minutes twice,
d. every 30 minutes twice, hourly for 2 hours then every 4 hours.
ANS: A
For patients who have had eye, intracranial, or spinal surgery, coughing may be contraindicated because of the
potential increase in intraocular or intracranial pressure. The nurse will need to see this patient first to control
the cough and intraocular pressure. All the rest are normal postoperative patients. Leg exercise should not be
performed on the operative leg with vascular surgery. A patient after knee surgery should receive heparin and
be wearing intermittent pneumatic compression devices; while the nurse will check on the patient, it does not
have to be first. Monitoring vital signs after surgery is required and this is the standard schedule.
4. The nurse demonstrates postoperative exercises for a patient. In which order will the nurse instruct
the patient to perform the exercises?
1. Turning
2. Breathing
3. Coughing
4. Leg exercises
a. 4, 1, 2, 3
b. 1, 2, 3, 4
c. 2, 3, 4, 1
d. 3, 1, 4, 2
ANS: A
The sequence of exercises is leg exercises, turning, breathing, and coughing.
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. The nurse is participating in a “time-out.” In which activities will the nurse be involved? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Verify the correct site.
b. Verify the correct patient.
c. Verify the correct procedure.
d. Perform “time-out” after surgery.
e. Perform the actual marking of the operative site.
ANS: A, B, C
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