Perioperative Questions from Coursepoint #2

Which nursing statement would best decrease a client's anxiety before an emergency operative procedure?

"Let me explain to you what will happen next."

The policies and procedures on a preoperative unit are being amended to bring them closer into alignment with the focus of the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP). What intervention most directly addresses the priorities of the SCIP?

Actions aimed at preventing surgical site infections

The nurse is caring for a client during an intra operative procedure. When assessing vital signs, which result indicates a need to alert the anesthesiologist immediately?

Fever higher than 102 degrees

Which of the following is the most common cause of anaphylaxis?

Medications

A postoperative client is moving from the bed to a chair when blood drips from the dressing. The nurse assesses the incision and notes evisceration. What does the nurse do first?

Moisten sterile gauze with normal saline and place on any organ.

What is the priority action by the scrub nurse when the surgeon is starting to close the surgical wound?

Obtain a sponge count.

Postoperative day 2, a patient requires wound care for a surgical wound using second-intention healing. What type of dressing change should the nurse anticipate doing?

Packing the wound bed with sterile saline-soaked dressing and covering with dry dressing

A patient receiving moderate sedation for a minor surgical procedure begins to vomit. What should the nurse do first?.

Roll the patient on his/her side

A client is placed on the operating room table for the surgical procedure. Which surgical team member is responsible for handing sterile instruments to the surgeon and assistants?

Scrub nurse

A registered nurse who is responsible for coordinating and documenting patient care in the operating room is a...

circulating nurse