Author Question: In which location are guidelines for ensuring that all nursing interventions on the day of surgery ... (Read 54 times)

pane00 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

In which location are guidelines for ensuring that all nursing interventions on the day of surgery completed and documented?

a. In the nurse's notes
b. In the anesthesia record
c. In the preoperative checklist
d. In the progress notes

Question 2

Two weeks after a severe burn of over 20 of the body, the patient vomits bright red blood. Which condition is most likely?

a. Curling ulcer
b. Paralytic ileus
c. Hypoglycemia perforation of the stomach by the NG tube
d. Gastritis

Viet Thy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 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

ANS: A
Curling ulcer is a duodenal ulcer that develops 8 to 14 days after severe burns on the surface of the body. The first sign is usually vomiting of bright red blood.