The nurse is planning care for a preoperative patient. Which ...

[appyboo]

The nurse is planning care for a preoperative patient. Which intervention is implemented to ensure safe nursing care?
 
  a. Allowing the patient to have ice chips
  b. Always keeping the patient NPO for 12 to 14 hours before
  c. Allowing the patient to brush teeth and swallow water
  d. Allowing the patient to take specifically ordered oral medications with small amounts of water

Question 2

When explaining what to expect during a bronchoscopy, the nurse informs the patient that:
 
  a. an anesthetic solution will be swallowed.
  b. the tube will be passed through the nose.
  c. nothing will be given by mouth for 2 to 3 hours before.
  d. no food or fluid will be provided until the gag reflex returns.

[Tabitha_2016]

Answer to Question 1

D
Patients may take oral medications with sips of water (30 mL) if they are specially ordered to be taken preoperatively (e.g., antiarrhythmic or seizure medications). All other oral medications are withheld. The nurse must later check postoperative orders to ensure that scheduled medications unrelated to surgery are not forgotten. In general, food and fluids are withheld for 4 to 8 hours before surgery requiring general anesthesia, to minimize the risk for aspiration. Patients may brush their teeth but should not swallow water.

Answer to Question 2

D
Do not allow the patient to eat or drink until the tracheobronchial anesthesia has worn off and the gag reflex has returnedusually for 2 hours. Instruct the patient not to swallow the local anesthetic. The bronchoscope is introduced into the mouth, to the pharynx, to pass through the glottis. The patient should have taken nothing by mouth for at least 8 hours before a bronchoscopy.

[appyboo]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[Tabitha_2016]

Great! Please up vote