A patient who had surgery earlier in the day using general anesthesia asks whether he can have something to eat. The diet order indicates clear liquids can be taken. Before giving a Jell O to the patient, the nurse should check for the presence of:

A nurse preparing to get a patient out of bed for the first time since surgery will initially:

The nurse preparing the surgical patient's room for the patient's return from the post anesthesia unit should: (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has a prescription for a clear liquid diet. The nurse enters the client's room to find he has just received a dietary tray. Which of the following items on the tray should the nurse remove?

In order for the anesthesiologist to accurately calculate the amount of anesthesia needed for an 82-year-old patient, the nurse should have data available on the medical record, such as:

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to help prevent an incisional infection?

General Anesthesia is when a nerve block such as a spinal, caudal, epidural, or peripheral block is administered.

The nurse is assessing the surgical dressing of a patient who arrived on the unit an hour ago. The surgical dressing has serosanguineous drainage on the dressing. The nurse should:

When performing patient education regarding leg exercises, the nurse would explain that the purpose of the exercises is to

A postoperative patient experiences separation of the layers of his abdominal surgical wound during coughing. Separation of the layers of a surgical wound is known as

It is very important to monitor the surgical patient's urine output because