NCLEX questions: Perioperative
Nursing Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
A nurse verifies informed consent before surgery. Which action best confirms that consent is
valid?
A. The form is signed by a family member
B. The patient received premedication
✔✔ C. The patient understands the procedure and risks and signs voluntarily
D. The surgeon explains the procedure after anesthesia
Which item should the perioperative nurse remove before transferring a patient to the operating
room?
A. Hospital gown
✔✔ B. Dentures
C. Identification band
D. Anti-embolism stockings
Which position is most appropriate to reduce aspiration risk during induction of anesthesia?
A. Supine flat
✔✔ B. Head-elevated (sniffing position)
C. Prone
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,D. Trendelenburg
A patient asks why jewelry must be removed before surgery. What is the best explanation?
A. Jewelry interferes with IV access
B. Jewelry increases infection risk only
✔✔ C. Jewelry can cause burns and obstruct circulation
D. Jewelry delays recovery
Which assessment finding requires immediate reporting before surgery?
A. Anxiety about the procedure
✔✔ B. Recent chest pain
C. Missing nail polish
D. NPO since midnight
Which action is the nurse’s priority during the surgical time-out?
A. Count instruments
✔✔ B. Verify patient, procedure, and site
C. Administer antibiotics
D. Position the patient
A patient with latex allergy is scheduled for surgery. What is the nurse’s best action?
A. Place the patient last on the schedule
✔✔ B. Ensure a latex-free environment and supplies
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, C. Administer antihistamines only
D. Ask the patient to bring personal gloves
Which preoperative medication reduces the risk of surgical site infection?
A. Analgesic
✔✔ B. Prophylactic antibiotic
C. Antiemetic
D. Anticholinergic
What is the primary purpose of the surgical count?
A. Track costs
✔✔ B. Prevent retained surgical items
C. Reduce surgery time
D. Improve documentation
Which sign suggests malignant hyperthermia?
A. Hypotension and bradycardia
✔✔ B. Rapid temperature rise and muscle rigidity
C. Slow respirations
D. Hypoglycemia
A patient receiving spinal anesthesia should be monitored closely for which complication?
A. Hypertension
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Nursing Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
A nurse verifies informed consent before surgery. Which action best confirms that consent is
valid?
A. The form is signed by a family member
B. The patient received premedication
✔✔ C. The patient understands the procedure and risks and signs voluntarily
D. The surgeon explains the procedure after anesthesia
Which item should the perioperative nurse remove before transferring a patient to the operating
room?
A. Hospital gown
✔✔ B. Dentures
C. Identification band
D. Anti-embolism stockings
Which position is most appropriate to reduce aspiration risk during induction of anesthesia?
A. Supine flat
✔✔ B. Head-elevated (sniffing position)
C. Prone
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,D. Trendelenburg
A patient asks why jewelry must be removed before surgery. What is the best explanation?
A. Jewelry interferes with IV access
B. Jewelry increases infection risk only
✔✔ C. Jewelry can cause burns and obstruct circulation
D. Jewelry delays recovery
Which assessment finding requires immediate reporting before surgery?
A. Anxiety about the procedure
✔✔ B. Recent chest pain
C. Missing nail polish
D. NPO since midnight
Which action is the nurse’s priority during the surgical time-out?
A. Count instruments
✔✔ B. Verify patient, procedure, and site
C. Administer antibiotics
D. Position the patient
A patient with latex allergy is scheduled for surgery. What is the nurse’s best action?
A. Place the patient last on the schedule
✔✔ B. Ensure a latex-free environment and supplies
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, C. Administer antihistamines only
D. Ask the patient to bring personal gloves
Which preoperative medication reduces the risk of surgical site infection?
A. Analgesic
✔✔ B. Prophylactic antibiotic
C. Antiemetic
D. Anticholinergic
What is the primary purpose of the surgical count?
A. Track costs
✔✔ B. Prevent retained surgical items
C. Reduce surgery time
D. Improve documentation
Which sign suggests malignant hyperthermia?
A. Hypotension and bradycardia
✔✔ B. Rapid temperature rise and muscle rigidity
C. Slow respirations
D. Hypoglycemia
A patient receiving spinal anesthesia should be monitored closely for which complication?
A. Hypertension
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