Contents
- 1 What is the ideal time for preoperative teaching?
- 2 What is most important for the nurse to include in preoperative teaching?
- 3 What types of information should be included in preoperative teaching?
- 4 Which topics are included in preoperative patient teaching select all that apply?
- 5 What is the responsibility of the nurse as a witness to informed consent?
- 6 Which is the true statement regarding informed consent?
- 7 What are the benefits of preoperative teaching?
- 8 What are preoperative instructions?
- 9 What is the first responsibility of the nurse when preparing a client for surgery?
- 10 What is preoperative assessment?
- 11 What are the 3 phases of perioperative nursing?
- 12 Which nursing intervention is most important in preventing postoperative complications?
- 13 When completing the preoperative assessment which question should the nurse ask the patient?
- 14 Which preoperative interventions reduce the risk for surgical infection?
What is the ideal time for preoperative teaching?
The best time for preoperative education is 1 to 2 hours before the surgery is scheduled.
What is most important for the nurse to include in preoperative teaching?
The nurse should not emphasize possible complications because it may increase the client’s anxiety. Preoperative teaching should focus on the interventions that prevent complications. Food and fluid restrictions should be included in preoperative teaching; however, this is not the priority.
What types of information should be included in preoperative teaching?
Preoperative teaching includes instruction about the preoperative period, the surgery itself, and the postoperative period. Instruction about the preoperative period deals primarily with the arrival time, where the patient should go on the day of surgery, and how to prepare for surgery.
Which topics are included in preoperative patient teaching select all that apply?
Which topics are included in preoperative patient teaching? Select all that apply. Splinting, incentive spirometry, pain management, and lower extremity exercises are included in patient preoperative teaching. Incision care is taught during the postoperative period.
What is the responsibility of the nurse as a witness to informed consent?
Participating in Obtaining Informed Consent
The nurse is responsible and accountable for the verification of and witnessing that the patient or the legal representative has signed the consent document in their presence and that the patient, or the legal representative, is of legal age and competent to provide consent.
Which is the true statement regarding informed consent?
Which is the true statement regarding informed consent? The witness of a consent form is only verifying that this is the person who signed the consent and that it is a voluntary consent.
What are the benefits of preoperative teaching?
Preoperative preparation allows patients to:
- Gain a better understanding of their surgery;
- Feel more in control;
- Experience decreased postoperative pain and anxiety;
- Decrease the length of their hospital stay; and.
- Have a quicker recuperative period.
What are preoperative instructions?
The night before surgery, avoid eating or drinking anything after midnight. Bathe or shower the morning of surgery to minimize the risk of infection. Do not consume alcohol 24 hours prior to surgery. Refrain from smoking 12 hours prior to surgery. These substances can cause adverse reactions to anesthesia and
What is the first responsibility of the nurse when preparing a client for surgery?
1. Monitor the position of the client, prepare the surgical site, and ensure the client’s safety.
What is preoperative assessment?
Before you have surgery you will have a preoperative (‘pre‑op’) assessment. You will usually have this at a preoperative assessment clinic, either at the hospital or in your community. At this appointment you will be asked questions about your health and about any medicines you are taking.
What are the 3 phases of perioperative nursing?
The surgical experience can be segregated into three phases: (1) preopera- tive, (2) intraoperative, and (3) postoperative. The word “perioperative” is used to encom- pass all three phases. The perioperative nurse provides nursing care during all three phases. 2.
Which nursing intervention is most important in preventing postoperative complications?
A 30-year old patient. An 80-year old patient. Which nursing intervention is most important in preventing postoperative complications? Pain management.
When completing the preoperative assessment which question should the nurse ask the patient?
When completing the preoperative assessment, which question should the nurse ask the patient? “What medications are you currently taking?” The nurse should ask the patient which current medications he or she is taking in the preoperative assessment.
Which preoperative interventions reduce the risk for surgical infection?
Preoperative interventions
Maintain the patient’s body temperature; a low temperature may increase the infection risk by causing vasoconstriction. Active warming can reduce this risk. AORN recommends warming patients at risk for hypothermia at least 15 minutes before anesthesia induction.