Shaniqua's patient is going for surgery to remove part of a tumor that has metastasized and is causing pain. What type of surgery is Shaniqua's patient having?

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 is collecting data from a client who is 2 days postoperative. The nurse auscultates bilateral breath sounds but absent breath sounds in the bases. The nurse should suspect which of the following postoperative complications?

To help prevent errors in the surgical procedure, the National Patient Safety Goal instituted a directive that prior to presurgical medication, each patient must:

Which of the following should the nurse recognize as a sign of possible infection in a postoperative client? (Select all that apply.)

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

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

A postoperative surgical patient asks how the sequential compression boots applied in the operating room will help lower the risk of blood clots forming in the legs. The nurse's most appropriate response would be that the boots:

A patient scheduled for surgery has an order for a preoperative surgical skin preparation. The nurse may be required to:

The four phases of surgical care are preoperative care, intraoperative care, post anesthesia care, and:

After the surgery, the patient is transferred to the PACU. Functions of the nurse in the PACU are to