The nurse is completing the preoperative checklist for a client who is having surgery. The nurse should notify the surgeon if which laboratory test were missing?
1. MRI results
2. CBC
3. 24-hour urine study
4. Protein chemistry test
Answer: 2
1. The nurse would not expect an MRI result for a routine surgery.
2. Routine tests that are considered necessary for surgery are CBC, electrolyte panel, coagulation studies, urinalysis, chest x-ray, and an ECG.
3. A 24-hour urine is not necessary prior to surgery.
4. Protein chemistry studies are not required prior to surgery.
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