NUR 336 - Chapter 50: Care of Surgical Patients - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided.

NUR 336 - Chapter 50: Care of Surgical Patients - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided. Chapter 50: Care of Surgical Patients Chapter 50: Care of Surgical Patients Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is caring for a surgical patient, when the family member asks what perioperative nursing means. How should the nurse respond? a. Perioperative nursing occurs in preadmission testing. b. Perioperative nursing occurs primarily in the postanesthesia care unit. c. Perioperative nursing includes activities before, during, and after surgery. d. Perioperative nursing includes activities only during the surgical procedure. ANS: C Perioperative nursing care occurs before, during, and after surgery. Preadmission testing occurs before surgery and is considered preoperative. Nursing care provided during the surgical procedure is considered intraoperative, and in the postanesthesia care unit, it is considered postoperative. All of these are parts of the perioperative phase, but each individual phase does not explain the term completely. DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:1261 OBJ: Explain the concept of perioperative nursing care. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC:Management of Care 10/15/2016 Chapter 50: Care of Surgical Patients | Nursing Test Banks 2/33 2. The nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure. The nurse is completing an assessment and reviews the patient’s laboratory tests and allergies and prepares the patient for surgery. In which perioperative nursing phase is the nurse working? a. Perioperative b. Preoperative c. Intraoperative d. Postoperative ANS: B Reviewing the patient’s laboratory tests and allergies is done before surgery in the preoperative phase. Perioperative means before, during, and after surgery. Intraoperative means during the surgical procedure in the operating suite; postoperative means after the surgery and could occur in the postanesthesia care unit, in the ambulatory surgical area, or on the hospital unit. DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:1267 | 1278 OBJ: Explain the concept of perioperative nursing care. TOP: Implementation MSC:Management of Care 3. The nurse is caring for a patient in the postanesthesia care unit. The patient has developed profuse bleeding from the surgical site, and the surgeon has determined the need to return to the operative area. How will the nurse classify this procedure? a. Major b. Urgent c. Elective d. Emergency