NURS 317 Med- // //
Surg /
Final
/ /
Review
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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A/
/patient /
/scheduled /
/for /
/an /
/elective /
/hysterectomy /
/tells /
/the /
/nurse, //"I /
/am /
/afraid /
/that //
I/
/will /
/die //in //surgery //like //my //mother //did!" //Which //response //by //the //nurse //is //most //appropriate?
A. //"Tell //me //more //about //what //happened //to //your //mother."
B. //"You //will //receive //medications //to //reduce //your //anxiety."
C. //"You //should //talk //to //the //doctor //again //about //the //surgery."
D. //"Surgical //techniques //have //improved //a //lot //in //recent //years." //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔"Tell //me //more //about //what //happened //to //your //mother."
,A/
/patient //arrives //at //the //ambulatory //surgery //center //for //a //scheduled //laparoscopy //procedure
//in //outpatient //surgery. //Which //information //is //of //most //concern //to //the //nurse?
A. //The //patient //is //planning //to //drive //home //after //surgery.
B. //The //patient //had //a //sip //of //water //4 //hours //before //arriving.
C. //The //patient's //insurance //does //not //cover //outpatient //surgery.
D. /
/The //patient //has //not //had //surgery //using //general //anesthesia //before. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔The //patient //is //planning //to //drive //home //after //surgery.
A //38-year-
old /
/female /
/is /
/admitted /
/for /
/an /
/elective /
/surgical /
/procedure. /
/Which /
/information /
/obtained /
/by /
/the /
/nurse /
/during /
/the /
/preoperative /
/assessment //is //most //important //to //report //to //the //anesthesiologist //before //surgery?
A. //The //patient's //lack //of //knowledge //about //postoperative //pain //control //measures
B. //The //patient's //statement //that //her //last //menstrual //period //was //8 //weeks //previously
C. //The //patient's //history //of //a //postoperative //infection //following //a //prior //cholecystectomy
,D. /
/The /
/patient's /
/concern /
/that //she //will //be //unable //to //care //for //her //children //postoperatively //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔The //patient's //statement //that //her //last //menstrual //period //was //8 //weeks //previously
A/
/patient /
/who /
/has /
/never /
/had /
/any /
/prior /
/surgeries /
/tells /
/the /
/nurse /
/doing /
/the /
/preoperative /
/assessment /
/about /
/an /
/allergy /
/to //bananas //and //avocados. //Which //action //is //most //important //for //the //nurse //to //take?
A. //Notify //the //dietitian //about //the //food //allergies.
B. //Alert //the //surgery //center //about //a //possible //latex //allergy.
C. //Reassure //the //patient //that //all //allergies //are //noted //on //the //medical //record.
D. /
/Ask /
/whether /
/the //patient //uses //antihistamines //to //reduce //allergic //reactions. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Alert //the //surgery //center //about //a //possible //latex //allergy.
, A/
/patient /
/who //is //scheduled //for //a //therapeutic //abortion //tells //the //nurse, //"Having //an //abortion //is //not
//right." //Which //functional //health //pattern //should //the //nurse //further //assess?
A. //Value-belief
B. //Cognitive-perceptual
C. //Sexuality-reproductive
D. //Coping-stress //tolerance //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Value-belief
A/
/patient /
/undergoing /
/an /
/emergency /
/appendectomy /
/has /
/been /
/using /
/St. /
/John's /
/wort //to //prevent //depression. //Which //complication //would //the //nurse //expect //in //the //PACU?
A. //Increased //pain
B. //Hypertensive //episodes
C. //Longer //time //to //recover //from //anesthesia
D. //Increased //risk //for //postoperative //bleeding //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Longer //time //to //recover //from //anesthesia
The /
/surgical /
/unit /
/nurse /
Surg /
Final
/ /
Review
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
A/
/patient /
/scheduled /
/for /
/an /
/elective /
/hysterectomy /
/tells /
/the /
/nurse, //"I /
/am /
/afraid /
/that //
I/
/will /
/die //in //surgery //like //my //mother //did!" //Which //response //by //the //nurse //is //most //appropriate?
A. //"Tell //me //more //about //what //happened //to //your //mother."
B. //"You //will //receive //medications //to //reduce //your //anxiety."
C. //"You //should //talk //to //the //doctor //again //about //the //surgery."
D. //"Surgical //techniques //have //improved //a //lot //in //recent //years." //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔"Tell //me //more //about //what //happened //to //your //mother."
,A/
/patient //arrives //at //the //ambulatory //surgery //center //for //a //scheduled //laparoscopy //procedure
//in //outpatient //surgery. //Which //information //is //of //most //concern //to //the //nurse?
A. //The //patient //is //planning //to //drive //home //after //surgery.
B. //The //patient //had //a //sip //of //water //4 //hours //before //arriving.
C. //The //patient's //insurance //does //not //cover //outpatient //surgery.
D. /
/The //patient //has //not //had //surgery //using //general //anesthesia //before. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔The //patient //is //planning //to //drive //home //after //surgery.
A //38-year-
old /
/female /
/is /
/admitted /
/for /
/an /
/elective /
/surgical /
/procedure. /
/Which /
/information /
/obtained /
/by /
/the /
/nurse /
/during /
/the /
/preoperative /
/assessment //is //most //important //to //report //to //the //anesthesiologist //before //surgery?
A. //The //patient's //lack //of //knowledge //about //postoperative //pain //control //measures
B. //The //patient's //statement //that //her //last //menstrual //period //was //8 //weeks //previously
C. //The //patient's //history //of //a //postoperative //infection //following //a //prior //cholecystectomy
,D. /
/The /
/patient's /
/concern /
/that //she //will //be //unable //to //care //for //her //children //postoperatively //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔The //patient's //statement //that //her //last //menstrual //period //was //8 //weeks //previously
A/
/patient /
/who /
/has /
/never /
/had /
/any /
/prior /
/surgeries /
/tells /
/the /
/nurse /
/doing /
/the /
/preoperative /
/assessment /
/about /
/an /
/allergy /
/to //bananas //and //avocados. //Which //action //is //most //important //for //the //nurse //to //take?
A. //Notify //the //dietitian //about //the //food //allergies.
B. //Alert //the //surgery //center //about //a //possible //latex //allergy.
C. //Reassure //the //patient //that //all //allergies //are //noted //on //the //medical //record.
D. /
/Ask /
/whether /
/the //patient //uses //antihistamines //to //reduce //allergic //reactions. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Alert //the //surgery //center //about //a //possible //latex //allergy.
, A/
/patient /
/who //is //scheduled //for //a //therapeutic //abortion //tells //the //nurse, //"Having //an //abortion //is //not
//right." //Which //functional //health //pattern //should //the //nurse //further //assess?
A. //Value-belief
B. //Cognitive-perceptual
C. //Sexuality-reproductive
D. //Coping-stress //tolerance //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Value-belief
A/
/patient /
/undergoing /
/an /
/emergency /
/appendectomy /
/has /
/been /
/using /
/St. /
/John's /
/wort //to //prevent //depression. //Which //complication //would //the //nurse //expect //in //the //PACU?
A. //Increased //pain
B. //Hypertensive //episodes
C. //Longer //time //to //recover //from //anesthesia
D. //Increased //risk //for //postoperative //bleeding //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Longer //time //to //recover //from //anesthesia
The /
/surgical /
/unit /
/nurse /
