Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 19

A patient scheduled for hip replacement surgery in the early afternoon is NPO but receives and ingests a breakfast tray with clear liquids on the morning of surgery.What response does the nurse expect when the anesthesia care provider is notified?
A) Surgery will be done as scheduled.
B) Surgery will be rescheduled for the following day.
C) Surgery will be postponed for 8 hours after the fluid intake.
D) A nasogastric tube will be inserted to remove the fluids from the stomach.