The Nurse Is Using a Preoperative Checklist to Assist in Preparing

question 41

Multiple Choice

The nurse is using a preoperative checklist to assist in preparing a patient on the day of surgery.What will the checklist include?

• A) Vital signs
• B) Laboratory data
• C) Living will
• D) NPO
• E) Identification (ID) band on
• F) Family location

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Definitions:

Membrane Permeability

The quality of a biological membrane that allows substances to pass through it, controlling the entry and exit of materials.

K+

Potassium ion, an essential electrolyte involved in various body functions including nerve signal transmission and muscle contraction.

Hyperpolarize

A change in a cell's membrane potential that makes it more negative, moving it further away from initiating an action potential.

Hyperpolarization

An increase in a cell's membrane potential, making the interior of the cell more negative and less likely to fire an action potential.