Author Question: The nurse acknowledges that all preoperative nursing interventions have been performed by signing ... (Read 78 times)

SAVANNAHHOOPER23 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse acknowledges that all preoperative nursing interventions have been performed by signing which document?

a. Nurse's notes
b. Anesthesia record
c. Preoperative checklist
d. Physician's order sheet

Question 2

Decreased activity in an obese surgical patient predisposes the patient to which complication?

a. Cardiac arrest
b. Pneumonia
c. Incisional hernias
d. Hypoventilation

Rilsmarie951 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
When the nurse signs the preoperative checklist, that nurse assumes responsibility for all areas of care included on the list.

Answer to Question 2

D
Immediate postoperative hypoventilation can result from drugs (anesthetics, narcotics, tranquilizers, sedatives) incisional pain, obesity, chronic lung disease, or pressure on the diaphragm.