When providing preoperative teaching, the nurse should instruct on the use of deep breathing, coughing, and the use of incentive spirometry. The rationale for these interventions is:
A) To promote wound healing
B) To promote optimal lung expansion
C) To enhance peripheral circulation
D) To increase gas formation
Ans: B
Feedback: One goal of preoperative nursing care is to teach the patient how to promote optimal lung expansion and consequent blood oxygenation after anesthesia. In addition to enhancing respiration, these exercises may help the patient relax. Ambulation will enhance the peripheral circulation and promote optimal lung expansion.
You might also like to view...
A patient's absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is 440/mm3. But the nurse's assessment reveals no apparent signs or symptoms of infection. What action should the nurse prioritize when providing care for this patient?
A) Meticulous hand hygiene B) Timely administration of antibiotics C) Provision of a nutrient-dense diet D) Maintaining a sterile care environment
A 6-year-old child who does not speak English is in the hospital for an appendectomy. It is late at night when the nurse needs to catheterize the child for a distended bladder
Which action by the nurse would be most helpful in relaying this information? A) Draw a picture of the procedure using an anatomically correct figure. B) Call the interpreter on the phone and have her explain the procedure to the child. C) A child of this age does not require a detailed explanation, just perform the procedure. D) Tell the parents to tell the child what will be happening.
The nurse, who is teaching a group of nursing students, asks, "How can nurses reduce the incidence of nosocomial infections?" Which responses by the students best demonstrate understanding? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Nurses can break the chain of transmission of infections." b. "Nurses can remove invasive devices as soon as possible." c. "Nurses can use broad-spectrum antibiotics for colonization." d. "Nurses can reserve antibiotics for only life-threatening infections." e. "Nurses can encourage patients to get vaccinations."
A nurse is providing instruction to an elderly patient about osteoporosis. Further instruction by the nurse is necessary if the patient states:
1. "I take a calcium supplement every day." 2. "I just had a new handrail installed in my tub." 3. "I walk a mile every day." 4. "I never consume any dairy products."