A Patient Is Admitted to the Surgical Unit in Preparation

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the surgical unit in preparation for vein stripping and ligation for varicose veins.During the admission history,the patient tells the nurse that she has narrow-angle glaucoma and will need to continue her eye drops while hospitalized.For this patient,what preoperative order should the nurse question?

• A) Atropine (Isopto Atropine)0.4 mg intramuscularly (IM)on call to the operating room (OR)
• B) Morphine sulphate 10 mg IM on call to the OR
• C) Betaxolol (Betoptic)1 drop in each eye on the morning of surgery
• D) Diazepam (Valium)5 mg orally on the morning of surgery with sips of water

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