Study Questions for RNSG 1341 Online
Module 2: Preoperative Care and Postoperative Care
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Name the different purposes and settings for surgery and the various settings.
What are the elements included in informed consent?
What are the common Preoperative Diagnostic Tests and their purposes?
(Table 18-6)
What are the criteria for ordering an EKG prior to surgery?
What is the purpose of a chest x-ray prior to surgery?
When (with relation to the patient’s arrival in the OR) should the
premedications be administered (oral, IV, SC, IM)?
What are the purpose and effects of Commonly Used Preoperative
Medications? (Table 18-10)
Why are anticholinergics given preoperatively?
Why is preoperative teaching important? pg. 350
What are teaching strategies that are appropriate for perioperative nursing?
(see pp. 60-62, Figure 5-5)
What is on a preoperative check list for preoperative client preparation? Pg
354
Which postoperative interventions are most important for a person who
smokes?
What are the manifestations of Common Immediate Postoperative Respiratory
Complications (Table 20-5)?
What are Potential Cardiovascular Problems in the immediate postanesthetic
period? What are the clinical signs of these? pg 382
What are nursing interventions for wound healing, hemorrhage and
thromboembolism? (Nursing Care Plan 20-1)
Considering the last time the surgical patient voided, what do you think of the
textbook’s recommendation that the patient should void 7-8 hours after
surgery? When would you think the patient should void?
What are the different types of analgesics and the reasons for selecting each?
(pg 389)