NCLEX-RN Perioperative Nursing Care Flashcards

Name 3 key safety or administrative items verified on a Pre-operative Checklist.

What are the two primary respiratory exercises taught pre-operatively to prevent pneumonia?

A post-anesthesia patient exhibits muscle rigidity and rapidly rising temperature. What is the priority medication?

A patient arrives in the PACU following general anesthesia. Which assessment finding requires the most immediate nursing intervention?

Complete the clinical statement regarding post-operative fever:

Order these post-operative complications by their typical time of onset (Earliest to Latest).

If a patient experiences wound dehiscence (separation of edges without organ protrusion), what type of dressing must be applied?

A post-op patient coughs and internal organs protrude through the incision (evisceration). What is the PRIORITY nursing action?

Select the correct signs and interventions for Paralytic Ileus: