The nurse has administered a preoperative medication to the ...

[pragya sharda]

The nurse has administered a preoperative medication to the patient going to surgery. Which action will the nurse take next?
 
  a. Notify the operating suite that the medication has been given.
  b. Instruct the patient to call for help to go to the restroom.
  c. Waste any unused medication according to policy.
  d. Ask the patient to sign the consent for surgery.

Question 2

The nurse is making a preoperative education appointment with a patient. The patient asks if a family member should come to the appointment. Which is the best response by the nurse?
 
  a. There is no need for an additional person at the appointment.
  b. Your family can come and wait with you in the waiting room.
  c. We recommend including family members at this appointment.
  d. It is required that you have a family member at this appointment.

[blakeserpa]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Once a preoperative medication has been administered, instruct the patient to call for help when getting out of bed to prevent falls. For patient safety, explain the purpose of a preoperative medication and its effects. Notifying the operating suite that the medication has been given may be part of a facilities procedure but is not the best next step. It is important to have the patient sign consents before the patient has received medication that may make him/her drowsy. Wasting unused medication according to policy is important but is not the best next step.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Including family members in perioperative education is advisable. Often a family member is a coach for postoperative exercises when the patient returns from surgery. If anxious relatives do not understand routine postoperative events, it is likely that their anxiety will heighten the patient's fears and concerns. Preoperative preparation of family members before surgery helps to minimize anxiety and misunderstanding. An additional person is needed at the appointment if at all possible, and he or she needs to be involved in the process, not just waiting in the waiting room; however, it is certainly not a requirement for actually completing the surgery that someone comes to this appointment.

[pragya sharda]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[blakeserpa]

Great! Please up vote