The nurse is providing preoperative education and reviews with the patient what it will be like to be in the surgical environment. What points should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
a. The surgical area is cold but warm blankets will be provided.
b. The surgical staff will be dressed in special clothing with hats and masks.
c. The operative suite will be very dark.
d. Families are not allowed in the operating suite.
e. The operating table or bed will be comfortable and soft.
f. The nurses will be there to assist you through this process.
A, B, D, F
The operating suite itself is kept cool to decrease microbial growth, so it can be very cold to patients as they enter the suite, particularly with limited clothing. The surgical staff is dressed in special clothing, hats, and masks—all for infection control. Families are not allowed in the operating suite for several reasons, which include infection control and the emotional effect of seeing a loved one in that condition. The nurse is there as the coordinator and patient advocate during a surgical procedure. The rooms are very bright so everyone can see, and the operating table is very uncomfortable for the patient.
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a. Will play well with the other child b. Will give the toy up and then not play anymore c. Will become angry and a physical response might ensue d. Will ignore the toy and go on to something else
The nurse is assisting with the sponge and instrument count in the operating room. The operative phase in which the nurse is assisting is called the
a. perioperative phase. b. preoperative phase. c. intraoperative phase. d. postoperative phase.
The nurse is working in a long-term care facility and has been caring for a client for several years
During the morning shift, the client's family appears at the nurse's station stating that their family member has forgotten the family's last visit and has confused their names, even after correcting. The nurse looks at the preceding shift documentation and notes that the staff states that the client is acting odd. Which would be the nurse's first action? A) Call the physician to report a change in client status. B) Complete a thorough head-to-toe assessment. C) Medicate as ordered. D) Obtain a urine sample to be sent to the lab.
Consider the following anticholinergic medications, and select the one that a health care provider working in a preoperative holding unit would anticipate administering to a newly admitted pa-tient
a. Dicyclomine (Bentyl) b. Clidinium (Quarzan) c. Glycopyrrolate (Robinul) d. Propantheline (Pro-Banthine)