NR226 / NR-226 Final Exam (45 OUT OF 45)/(Latest 2021): Fundamentals [Patient Care] - Chamberlain. Already GRADED A

NR-226 Final Exam

1. The nurse is precepting a student nurse and explains that perioperative nursing care occurs:

a) Before, during, and after surgery. Correct

b) In preadmission testing.

c) During the surgical procedure.

d) In the post anesthesia care unit.

2. The nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure. The nurse is completing an

assessment and reviewsthe patient’s laboratory tests and allergies. In which perioperative nursing phase would

this work be completed?

a) Perioperative

b) Preoperative Correct

c) Intraoperative

d) Postoperative

3. The nurse is caring for a patient in the post anesthesia 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. This procedure

would be classified as:

a) Elective.

b) Urgent.

c) Emergency. Correct

d) Major.

4. The nurse is caring for a patient in preadmission testing. The patient has been assigned a physical status

classification by the American Society of Anesthesiologist of P3. Which of the following assessments would

support this classification?

a) Denial of any major illnesses or conditions

b) Normal, healthy patient

c) History of hypertension, 80 pounds overweight, history of asthma Correct

d) History of myocardial infarction that limits activity

5. The patient has presented to the ambulatory surgery center to have a colonoscopy. The patient is scheduled

to receive moderate sedation (conscioussedation) during the procedure. Moderate sedation is used routinely

for procedures that require:

a) Performance on an outpatient basis.

b) A depressed level of consciousness. Correct

c) Loss of sensation in an area of the body.

d) The patient to be immobile.

6. The nurse is caring for a patient in the post anesthesia care unit who has undergone a left total knee arthroplasty.

The anesthesia provider hasindicated that the patient received a left femoral peripheral nerve block.

Which assessment would be an expected finding for a patient with this type of regional block?

a) Decreased pulse at the left posterior tibia

b) Left toes cool to touch and slightly cyanotic

c) Sensation decreased in the left leg Correct

d) Patient report of pain in the left foot