The Nurse Interviews a Patient Scheduled to Undergo General Anesthesia

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse interviews a patient scheduled to undergo general anesthesia for a hernia repair.Which information is most important to communicate to the surgeon and anesthesiologist before surgery?

• A) The patient drinks 3 or 4 cups of coffee every morning before going to work.
• B) The patient takes a baby aspirin daily but stopped taking aspirin 10 days ago.
• C) The patient drank 4 ounces of apple juice 3 hours before coming to the hospital.
• D) The patient's father died after receiving general anesthesia for abdominal surgery.

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