4. Medical-Surgical Nursing

Preoperative Care — Quiz

Test your understanding of preoperative care with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

A patient reports being unable to climb two flights of stairs without stopping. This functional capacity corresponds to approximately which MET level?

Question 2

According to perioperative guidelines, abstaining from smoking for at least how many weeks before surgery significantly reduces pulmonary complications?

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a required element for valid informed consent?

Question 4

For a patient on aspirin who requires elective surgery, aspirin should typically be discontinued how many days before the procedure to reduce bleeding risk?

Question 5

A 100 kg patient scheduled for colorectal surgery is to receive cefazolin for prophylaxis. According to dosing guidelines, what dose should be administered?