Chapter 50: Care of Surgical Patients
Chapter 50: Care of Surgical Patients
Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The
... [Show More] nurse is caring for a surgical patient, when the family member asks what perioperative nursing means.
How should the nurse respond?
a. Perioperative nursing occurs in preadmission testing.
b. Perioperative nursing occurs primarily in the postanesthesia care unit.
c. Perioperative nursing includes activities before, during, and after surgery.
d. Perioperative nursing includes activities only during the surgical procedure.
ANS: C
Perioperative nursing care occurs before, during, and after surgery. Preadmission testing occurs before surgery
and is considered preoperative. Nursing care provided during the surgical procedure is considered
intraoperative, and in the postanesthesia care unit, it is considered postoperative. All of these are parts of the
perioperative phase, but each individual phase does not explain the term completely.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:1261
OBJ: Explain the concept of perioperative nursing care. TOP: Teaching/Learning
MSC:Management of Care
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2. The nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure. The nurse is completing
an assessment and reviews the patient’s laboratory tests and allergies and prepares the patient for surgery. In
which perioperative nursing phase is the nurse working?
a. Perioperative
b. Preoperative
c. Intraoperative
d. Postoperative
ANS: B
Reviewing the patient’s laboratory tests and allergies is done before surgery in the preoperative phase.
Perioperative means before, during, and after surgery. Intraoperative means during the surgical procedure in
the operating suite; postoperative means after the surgery and could occur in the postanesthesia care unit, in
the ambulatory surgical area, or on the hospital unit.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:1267 | 1278
OBJ: Explain the concept of perioperative nursing care. TOP: Implementation
MSC:Management of Care
3. The nurse is caring for a patient in the postanesthesia care unit. The patient has developed profuse bleeding
from the surgical site, and the surgeon has determined the need to return to the operative area. How will the
nurse classify this procedure?
a. Major
b. Urgent
c. Elective
d. Emergency [Show Less]