The nurse is planning care for a patient returning from surgery for a colon resection and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Which interventions does the nurse employ to prevent surgical site infection? Select all that apply.

Perform diligent hand hygiene , Administer antibiotics within one hour of returning from surgery. In order to prevent surgical site infection, the nurse performs diligent hand hygiene and administers prescribed antibiotics within one hour of returning from surgery. The nurse holds the heparin to prevent bleeding. Sequential compression devices (SCDs) prevent deep vein thrombosis. Encouraging the patient to use the incentive spirometer will help prevent postoperative atelectasis and pneumonia.

The nurse is planning care for a patient returning from surgery f...

Category: Reduction of Risk Potential
Difficulty: 7

Topics: Disease Prevention Gastrointestinal Communication & Documentation Elimination Health Care Quality Health Promotion Infection Inflammation Nursing Interventions Tissue Integrity

Want help? View the answer with rationale.

Additional Reduction of Risk Potential Questions

The patient’s platelet level is found to be 560,000 mm³. The nurse assesses the patient for which symptoms? Select all that apply.

Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select All
Difficulty: 9

A patient’s arterial blood gas results are as follows: pH = 7.52 PaCO2 = 29 mmHg PaO2 = 94 mmHg HCO3 = 25 mEq/L SaO2 = 96% How does the nurse interpret these results?

Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
Difficulty: 4

The nurse is providing discharge education to the parents of the 7-day-old neonate who required a blood transfusion due to blood loss following circumcision. Which instruction is most important?

Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
Difficulty: 9

Show Calculator

Want help? View the answer with rationale.

Rationale

Additional Reduction of Risk Potential Questions

Nursing Careers

Nursing Degrees

NCLEX