Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. A patient who is NPO (nothing by mouth) for scheduled surgery has been on long-term oral steroid
therapy and should receive a dose
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. A patient who is NPO (nothing by mouth) for scheduled surgery has been on long-term oral steroid
therapy and should receive a dose of Prednisone 10 mg by mouth at 0600. Which action should the nurse take?
a.Notify the registered nurse (RN). b.Ask why the patient is taking steroid therapy. c.Give the oral steroid with a small sip of water. d.Contact the pharmacy to obtain an intravenous (IV) equivalent
dose.
____ 2. A patient recovering from an abdominal hysterectomy is experiencing abdominal gas pain. Which
action should the nurse take?
a.Offer a hot beverage. b.Provide an extra blanket. c.Help the patient ambulate. d.Apply an abdominal
binder.
____ 3. A patient scheduled for surgery the next morning is withdrawn, sad and states a fear of the surgery. How should the nurse respond to this patient?
a.Be happy because this surgery will help you. b.I would be scared, too. You will make it through. c.Its normal to be scared. What is it that scares you?
d.Dont be so concerned. Everything will be all
right.
____ 4. A patient is prescribed to receive morphine sulfate 8 mg intramuscularly (IM) prior to surgery. The
medication available is 10 mg/mL. How many milliliters should the nurse give to the patient?
a.0.25
mL
b.0.5 mL
c.0.8 mL
d.1.25
mL
____ 5. The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from surgery. Which outcome should the nurse identify as
being the most important to address the nursing diagnosis of Pain related to surgical incision?
a.Patient reports pain using a pain scale. b.Patient states pain relief is satisfactory. c.Patient states normal coping techniques for pain. d.Patient states alternative techniques to minimize
pain.
____ 6. The nurse answers a patients call light and finds the patient sitting up in bed with a wound
evisceration. What action should the nurse take first?
a.Notify the physician immediately. b.Apply gentle pressure over the wound. c.Place the patient in low Fowlers position. d.Cover the wound with sterile saline-soaked
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