A 74-year-old is accompanied by his daughter to the ambulatory surgery

A 74-year-old is accompanied by his daughter to the ambulatory surgery department for the sur-gical removal of a suspicious skin lesion. The client has experienced dysphasia since a cerebral vascular accident 3 years ago.

The most effective way for the nurse to secure the necessary preoperative interview information is to:
1. Question the client’s daughter
2. Review the client’s past medical records
3. Present the questions in a simple format
4. Rely on the client’s preadmission survey

ANSWER

ANS: 1
If a client is unable to relate all of the necessary information, rely on family members as re-sources. The remaining options are not reliable, effective methods of securing information re-garding this client.