Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 17: Surgical Care
Open-Book Quiz
NAME: ________________________________________
2. Which drugs should be held or modified before surgery? (See p. 257 in your
textbook.)
4. What is a consent form and explain the restrictions regarding the patient signing this
5. Explain what procedures of patient dress and gowning you would follow before
7. What are the initial signs and symptoms of the toxic effects of local anesthesia? (See
9. Why might a provider prescribe routine analgesics after surgery rather than as
10. What changes would you expect in wound drainage in the immediate postoperative