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Surgical Technologist Exam Prep - Question List

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1. A patient is admitted for surgery with a BMI of 30. In what way does obesity cause potential complications during the surgical process?
  1. The patient is more likely to become anemic.
  2. The patient is more likely to develop an infection.
  3. The patient is more likely to have postoperative bleeding.
  4. The patient is more likely to develop diarrhea.
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2. The nurse is performing a preoperative assessment on a patient before a colon resection and notes the patient’s blood pressure is elevated to 142/90 mmHg. What should the nurse do next?
  1. Record the vital sign in the chart, allow the patient to rest quietly in a room, and recheck in 30 minutes.
  2. Lower the head of the bed and tell the patient they need to lie flat for the next hour.
  3. Notify the physician of the blood pressure result and consider rescheduling the surgery.
  4. Obtain an order for antihypertensive medications to keep the blood pressure under control.
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3. Which types of precautions must the nurse consider when weighing a patient who needs to use a sling scale?
  1. Weigh the patient while wearing the same types of clothing each time.
  2. To avoid weighing drains or tubing, allow them to dangle over the side of the sling.
  3. Ensure the bed rails are up when rolling the patient onto the sling.
  4. Both A and C
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4.

Which of the following is a type of intervention the nurse can employ with a patient who is suffering from memory problems during the teaching portion of the preoperative period?

  1. Request to speak with the patient privately to eliminate outside influences from family
  2. Reduce outside distractions by closing the door and turning off the television
  3. Do not correct misinformation to avoid upsetting the patient
  4. None of the above
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5. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform when trying to interview a patient with a language barrier when there is no interpreter available?
  1. Speak in a loud, slow voice to ensure the patient can hear the information.
  2. Avoid using known words in the patient’s own language, in case they are spoken incorrectly.
  3. Act out some words while saying them to facilitate better understanding.
  4. Avoid attempting to interview the patient at all until an interpreter arrives.
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