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burchfield96 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Harold is the preoperative nurse who is providing patient teaching to James, a 49-year-old patient who is scheduled to undergo a right-side inguinal surgery repair.

Harold tells James that the recommendations of the American Society of Anesthesiologists recommend that patients un-dergoing surgery with a general anesthesia fast from meat and fried foods for _____ hours before surgery? A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

Question 2

Lisa is a 44-year-old patient with breast cancer who is scheduled to undergo a right-side mastectomy. Ideally, when should preoperative teaching begin?

A. As soon as she is diagnosed with breast cancer
B. One week before surgery
C. The day before surgery
D. The day of surgery

Amiracle · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) provides recommendations on fluid and food intake before procedures requiring general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, or sedation/analgesia. The ASA recommendations include fasting from intake of clear liquids for 2 or more hours, and a light meal of toast and clear liquids for 6 hours. The patient also cannot have any meat or fried foods 8 hours before surgery, unless explicitly specified by the anesthesiologist or surgeon.

Answer to Question 2

B
Preoperative teaching is most useful when started the week before admission and reinforced im-mediately before surgery. Teaching performed when the patient is less anxious will result in more effective learning. Anxiety and fear are barriers to learning.