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You are teaching a patient about an upcoming outpatient surgery. What should you include?
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Answer any questions they may have, NPO 6-8 hours prior to surgery, explain what happens post-op (leg exercises, How to use PCA pump, "turn, cough, deep breathe", teach how to use the incentive monitor.
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What should you ask prior to the surgery?
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Any allergies to iodine, latex, shellfish
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If the patient is anxious prior to the surgery, what should you do?
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Ask the patient to express their feelings
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What is the legal age to sign an informed consent?
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18 years old
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What does an informed consent usually contain?
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Information necessary for the patient to understand the nature of the surgery, the risks and the benefits.
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Who gets the informed consent from the patient?
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The doctor
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You are giving a pre-op enema, and she keeps apologizing to the nurse that she is having to give the enema. What should the nurses response be?
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"you seem to be upset"
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A patient has already spoken with the physician and signed an informed consent. But the patient is now asking you what'ns going to happen during the surgery. What should you say?
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Ask what the surgeon has already told them. If the patient still doesn't understand, ask the surgeon to explain the procedure again.
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What is the best way to prevent infection during surgery?
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Surgical scrub, patient takes a PhisoHex shower, shave the area. |
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You are prepping a patient for surgery. What is something you should ask the patient?
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Ask the patient to evaluate their pain using the 0/10 pain scale or the faces pain scale.
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You are teaching a patient about an upcoming outpatient surgery. What should you include?
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Answer any questions they may have, NPO 6-8 hours prior to surgery, explain what happens post-op (leg exercises, How to use PCA pump, "turn, cough, deep breathe", teach how to use the incentive monitor.
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What should you ask prior to the surgery?
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Any allergies to iodine, latex, shellfish
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If the patient is anxious prior to the surgery, what should you do?
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Ask the patient to express their feelings
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What is the legal age to sign an informed consent?
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18 years old
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What does an informed consent usually contain?
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Information necessary for the patient to understand the nature of the surgery, the risks and the benefits.
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Who gets the informed consent from the patient?
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The doctor
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You are giving a pre-op enema, and she keeps apologizing to the nurse that she is having to give the enema. What should the nurses response be?
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"you seem to be upset"
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A patient has already spoken with the physician and signed an informed consent. But the patient is now asking you what'ns going to happen during the surgery. What should you say?
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Ask what the surgeon has already told them. If the patient still doesn't understand, ask the surgeon to explain the procedure again.
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What is the best way to prevent infection during surgery?
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Surgical scrub, patient takes a PhisoHex shower, shave the area.
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You are prepping a patient for surgery. What is something you should ask the patient?
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Ask the patient to evaluate their pain using the 0/10 pain scale or the faces pain scale.
|
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You are teaching a patient about an upcoming outpatient surgery. What should you include?
|
Answer any questions they may have, NPO 6-8 hours prior to surgery, explain what happens post-op (leg exercises, How to use PCA pump, "turn, cough, deep breathe", teach how to use the incentive monitor.
|
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What should you ask prior to the surgery?
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Any allergies to iodine, latex, shellfish
|
|
If the patient is anxious prior to the surgery, what should you do?
|
Ask the patient to express their feelings
|
|
What is the legal age to sign an informed consent?
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18 years old
|
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What does an informed consent usually contain?
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Information necessary for the patient to understand the nature of the surgery, the risks and the benefits.
|
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Who gets the informed consent from the patient?
|
The doctor
|
|
You are giving a pre-op enema, and she keeps apologizing to the nurse that she is having to give the enema. What should the nurses response be?
|
"you seem to be upset"
|
|
A patient has already spoken with the physician and signed an informed consent. But the patient is now asking you what'ns going to happen during the surgery. What should you say?
|
Ask what the surgeon has already told them. If the patient still doesn't understand, ask the surgeon to explain the procedure again.
|
|
What is the best way to prevent infection during surgery?
|
l
Surgical scrub, patient takes a PhisoHex shower, shave the area. |
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You are prepping a patient for surgery. What is something you should ask the patient?
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Ask the patient to evaluate their pain using the 0/10 pain scale or the faces pain scale.
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