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nenivikky

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A patient is scheduled for abdominal surgery tomorrow. While gathering preoperative data, the nurse learns that the patient takes the following medications daily: an anticoagulant, a multivitamin, and vitamin E.
 
  The patient reports that he stopped taking the anticoagulant 4 days ago as instructed by the surgeon. He has continued to take the multivitamin and vitamin E. Based on the information given, the nurse notifies the surgeon because she:
  a. Needs an order to restart the anticoagulant
  b. Is concerned about continued use of the multivitamin
  c. Is concerned about the vitamin E
  d. Has canceled the surgery so more lab tests can be done.

Question 2

The focus of nursing activities in the preoperative phase is to:
 
  a. Admit the patient to the surgical suite
  b. Prepare the patient mentally and physically for surgery
  c. Set up the sterile field in the operating room
  d. Perform the primary surgical scrub to the surgical site



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scrocafella

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B




nenivikky

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Gracias!


atrochim

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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