NCLEX-RN

NCLEX-RN Review Study Guide

2.4 Surgical Patients 1. A patient may not sign for consent if he/she has already been given ____________________________. 2. Your patient signs consent after being given necessary information by the physician about the procedure. You may sign as a witness. True or false? You are signing that the physician has told the patient everything he/she needs to know about the procedure. ____________________________ 3. The biggest and first priority for post-op patients will always be: a. Bleeding b. Airway c. Level of consciousness d. Infection 4. ____________________________ is known as the separation of surgical wound edges. 5. Evisceration is known as ____________________________. 6. ____________________________ is the device used to help a patient prevent pneumonia post operatively with deep breathing exercises. 7. An abdominal pillow will help with post-operative ____________________________ and ____________________________ in a patient who has had abdominal surgery. 8. “Time outs” are now used preoperatively to help prevent surgical and medical errors. Some things that are verified during time outs are: • Patient ____________________________ • Patient date of birth • Surgical site • Patient allergies 9. Post-operative patients are at high risk for deep vein thrombosis. A major concern with DVT is the development of ____________________________. 10. Some signs of hypoxia in a post-op patient are: • Restlessness • Cyanosis • Hypertension • ____________________________ • ____________________________ 11. A patient who has had anesthesia in a same day procedure is discharged. What is he/she instructed not to do for the 24 hours following the procedure? • ____________________________ • ____________________________ • Make important decisions • Operate heavy machinery 12. Which of the following medications are likely to be discontinued a few days preoperatively for a patient having significant abdominal surgery? ____________________________ • Tylenol • Aspirin • Nexiumlasix • Prozac • Fish oils • Glucophage

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