The Nurse Is Interviewing a Client Who Is to Have

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse is interviewing a client who is to have outpatient surgery using a general anaesthetic. Which of the following information is most important to communicate to the surgeon and anaesthesiologist before surgery?

• A)The client drinks three or four cups of coffee every morning before going to work.
• B)The client takes a baby Aspirin daily but stopped taking aspirin 2 weeks ago.
• C)The client drank 120 mL of apple juice 3 hours before coming to the hospital.
• D)The client's father died after receiving general anaesthesia for abdominal surgery.

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