Module 3 questions
1. A nurse is interviewing a client during the preoperative phase. The
client reports smoking 6 to 7 cigarettes per day for the past 4 years.
The nurse should identify that tobacco use prior to surgery can
increase the client’s risk for which of the following complications?
A Bleeding
B Infection
C Hypothermia
D Nausea
2. During a preoperative assessment, a nurse identifies that a client has
a family history of malignant hyperthermia. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
Select all that apply.
A Assess the details about the family history of malignant
hyperthermia.
B Document family history of malignant hyperthermia.
C Instruct the client to avoid eating or drinking after midnight
before surgery.
D Communicate the client's risk to the intraoperative team.
E Prepare to administer naloxone.
3. Which of the following individuals can provide informed consent for
surgery?
A A client who is unemancipated
B An adult who is developmentally disabled
C A legal guardian
D A young child
, Module 3 questions
4. For each of the following nursing actions, identify the appropriate
nurse to perform it.
OR
Provide updates to the client's family members
Initiate time-out procedure
Document the count of surgical sponges and equipment
Obtain supplies for the surgery team
Ensure a patent airway
PACU
Manage nausea
Administer pain medications
Control shivering
Pre-Op
Perform teaching on deep breathing and coughing
Collect the client's height and weight
Obtain history of allergies
Witness consent
5. A nurse is preparing a preoperative teaching plan for an older adult
client scheduled for surgery. Which of the following strategies should
the nurse include to reduce the risk of postoperative delirium?
A Administer benzodiazepines for preoperative anxiety.
B Plan to use opioid-based medications for postoperative pain
management.
C Schedule the client for surgery late in the day to ensure
adequate rest beforehand.
D Perform a CGA to identify risk factors.
6. A nurse is preparing a client for surgery. Which of the following
factors identified during the preoperative assessment should the
nurse recognize as increasing the client's risk for VTE?
Select all that apply.
A Use of corticosteroids
B BMI
C History of occasional alcohol consumption
D History of smoking
E Controlled type 2 diabetes
7. What signs and symptoms may indicate an infection in a wound?
1. A nurse is interviewing a client during the preoperative phase. The
client reports smoking 6 to 7 cigarettes per day for the past 4 years.
The nurse should identify that tobacco use prior to surgery can
increase the client’s risk for which of the following complications?
A Bleeding
B Infection
C Hypothermia
D Nausea
2. During a preoperative assessment, a nurse identifies that a client has
a family history of malignant hyperthermia. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
Select all that apply.
A Assess the details about the family history of malignant
hyperthermia.
B Document family history of malignant hyperthermia.
C Instruct the client to avoid eating or drinking after midnight
before surgery.
D Communicate the client's risk to the intraoperative team.
E Prepare to administer naloxone.
3. Which of the following individuals can provide informed consent for
surgery?
A A client who is unemancipated
B An adult who is developmentally disabled
C A legal guardian
D A young child
, Module 3 questions
4. For each of the following nursing actions, identify the appropriate
nurse to perform it.
OR
Provide updates to the client's family members
Initiate time-out procedure
Document the count of surgical sponges and equipment
Obtain supplies for the surgery team
Ensure a patent airway
PACU
Manage nausea
Administer pain medications
Control shivering
Pre-Op
Perform teaching on deep breathing and coughing
Collect the client's height and weight
Obtain history of allergies
Witness consent
5. A nurse is preparing a preoperative teaching plan for an older adult
client scheduled for surgery. Which of the following strategies should
the nurse include to reduce the risk of postoperative delirium?
A Administer benzodiazepines for preoperative anxiety.
B Plan to use opioid-based medications for postoperative pain
management.
C Schedule the client for surgery late in the day to ensure
adequate rest beforehand.
D Perform a CGA to identify risk factors.
6. A nurse is preparing a client for surgery. Which of the following
factors identified during the preoperative assessment should the
nurse recognize as increasing the client's risk for VTE?
Select all that apply.
A Use of corticosteroids
B BMI
C History of occasional alcohol consumption
D History of smoking
E Controlled type 2 diabetes
7. What signs and symptoms may indicate an infection in a wound?
