NCLEX Question for appendectomy

NCLEX Review Question

When the surgeon performs an appendectomy, the nurse recognizes that the surgical category will be identified as

a.clean contaminated.
b.clean.
c.contaminated.
d.dirty.

Correct Answer: A
clean contaminated.
Rationale: Clean-contaminated cases are those with a potential, limited source for infection, the exposure to which, to a large extent, can be controlled.

clean.
Rationale: Clean cases are those with no apparent source of potential infection.

contaminated.
Rationale: Contaminated cases are those that contain an open and obvious source of potential infection.

dirty.
Rationale: A traumatic wound with foreign bodies, fecal contamination, or purulent drainage would be considered a dirty case.

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