Practice Question
A client who is scheduled for surgery at 1100 has a preoperative IV antibiotic scheduled to be administered at 1000. At 0800, the nurse learns that the surgery time has been changed to 1000. Which action should the nurse take?
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Correct Answer:
Start the prescribed antibiotic as close to 1000 as possible.
Rationale:
⏰Preoperative antibiotics are given to prevent surgical site infections by ensuring adequate tissue concentrations of the drug at the time of incision.
⏰The antibiotic should be administered within 30 to 60 minutes before surgery begins to achieve optimal prophylactic effectiveness.
⏰Since the surgery time was moved up to 1000, the nurse must adjust and administer the antibiotic as close as possible to the new start time, ensuring it is completed before anesthesia induction.
⏰Holding the antibiotic or sending it to the OR could delay administration, reducing its protective benefit.
⏰Timely administration is a critical safety measure and part of evidence-based surgical infection prevention protocols.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: HESI Exam(s)
- Domain: 🏡HESI-Health Assessment
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