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WorksheetsNCM 112: QUIZ 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Failure to label specimen containers accurately could result in the following EXCEPT
the need for additional procedure.
unable to determine diagnosis.
delay in providing definitive treatment.
the need for cancelling the procedure.
The following are goals of positioning patient in a perioperative setting EXCEPT
minimising the risk for adverse physiologic effects.
facilitating physiologic monitoring by the anaesthesia team.
giving the surgeon optimum and unobstructed access to the surgery site.
ensuring patient is comfortable throughout surgery.
Which of the following surgeries would be classified as emergent?
Kidney stones
Urethral stones
Fractured skull
Cataract
Which health care provider informs the patient of the benefits and risks of surgery prior to going to surgery?
Registered Nurse
Surgeon
OR administrator
Licensed Physicians Assistant
ASA (aspirin) should be discontinued...
7-10 days before surgery
1-3 days before surgery
At least 30 days before surgery
At least 60 days before surgery
What is the most important part of the intra-op phase during surgery?
patient safety and advocacy
prevention of infection
assist anesthesiologist
counting surgical instruments
How does the nurse prevent medication errors during surgery?
Only the nurse administers the medication
Ensure the 10 rights of medication administration are followed
Wait until after the procedure to administer medication
Follow standard precautions in the OR
What is the priority nursing intervention for a patient during the immediate post operative period?
Observing for haemorrhage
Maintaining a patent airway
Recording the intake and output
Checking the vital signs every 15 minutes
Postoperatively, a client is ordered to do coughing and deep-breathing exercises. What will you do when the client reports that it "hurts too much" and refuses to cooperate?
Allow the client to do the exercises later when he or she is in less pain
Give the client an incentive spirometer to use instead.
Help the client to do the exercise from the supine position.
Support the incision site with a small pillow while doing the exercises.
The most important responsibility a nurse has to a client who has just returned from having surgery is to
be sure the client understands the importance of using the call bell.
have the client cough and deep breath at least every hour.
take and record the client's vital signs often.
report anything unusual about the client's condition immediately to the nurse.
Assisting and encouraging ambulation is part of what phase of surgery?
intra-operative phase
post-operative phase
peri-operative phase
pre-operative phase
The handoff report to the PACU nurse should include which of the following?
Patient Name
Surgical Procedure
Current Medications and Allergies
All Of The Above
What is the PACU nurses priority nursing intervention?
Preventing post operative complications
Positioning the patient
Preventing pain
Keeping the patient warm
An obese patient is admitted for abdominal surgery. The nurse recognizes that this patient is more susceptible to the postoperative complication of:
Anemia
Nausea/vomiting
Protein loss
Dehiscence
The nurse has just finished receiving report for the shift. Which patient should the nurse see first?
A patient who is scheduled for an operative procedure later in the morning who has a temperature of 100.4 degrees F.
.
A patient complaining of constipation.
A patient who is non-compliant with his fluid restriction.
A patient who needs discharge teaching before being discharged
