A patient diagnosed with emphysema is being prepared for surgery. ...

[mydiamond]

A patient diagnosed with emphysema is being prepared for surgery. What laboratory value should the nurse review to obtain information about the patient's respiratory status?
 
  1. carbon dioxide
  2. white blood cell count
  3. serum creatinine
  4. blood urea nitrogen

Question 2

After providing a patient with a preoperative sedative, the nurse notes that the surgical consent form has not been signed by the patient. What should the nurse do?
 
  1. Contact the surgeon.
  2. Ask the patient to sign the consent form.
  3. Send the patient for surgery with an unsigned consent form.
  4. Phone the operating room suite to notify the nurse that the patient has not signed the consent form.

[Jayson]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1

The carbon dioxide level will be elevated in a patient with emphysema. This is the laboratory value that would provide information about the patient's respiratory status. White blood cell count would provide information regarding an infection or immune deficiency. The serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels provide information about the patient's renal status.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1

The patient should be aware and alert before signing the consent form. The nurse should contact the surgeon in the event the patient receives preoperative sedative medication and has not yet signed the consent for surgery form. The surgeon who performs a procedure is responsible for obtaining the patient's consent for care. The nurse should not ask the patient to sign the consent form if the patient is under the influence of a sedative. The nurse should not send the patient for surgery with an unsigned consent form. The nurse should not phone the operating room suite to notify the nurse that the patient has not signed the consent form.

[mydiamond]

Thank you

[Jayson]

No problemo