NUR390 ALL FINAL EXAMS LATEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Normal sodium levels - ✔✔135-145 mEq/L
✔✔Normal pH - ✔✔7.35-7.45
✔✔Normal PaCO2 - ✔✔35-45
✔✔Normal HCO3 - ✔✔22-26
✔✔Normal Hct values - ✔✔Male: 40-54%
Female: 37-47%
✔✔Normal platelet count - ✔✔150,000-400,000/mm3
✔✔Potential complications in intraoperative period - ✔✔Malignant hyperthermia: severe
reaction to anesthetic drugs.typically includes a dangerously high body temperature,
rigid muscles or spasms, a rapid heart rate, and other symptoms. It is genetic so check
family history. High risk of death.
Anaphylaxis: document allergies, very dangerous
, ✔✔Nursing action for allergy - ✔✔Allergy identification band
Get a family history as well as info on latex allergy. Document.
Have an IV placed
Rxn? Stop, Assess (auscultate lungs), epinephrine
✔✔Unrestricted Areas - ✔✔street clothes interact w/ scrubs- point of entry, locker
rooms, nursing station
✔✔Semirestricted area - ✔✔surrounding support areas and corridors where only
authorized staff are allowed - clear surgical attire is required (scrubs laundered in
accredited facility, long-sleeved jacket, shoes/shoe covers, head cover, mask, PPE)
✔✔Restricted area - ✔✔includes surgical suite and sterile core, must wear surgical
attire, sterile gown and gloves
✔✔role of circulating nurse - ✔✔stays in unsterile field and facilitates progress of
procedure, keeps documentation
Focused assessment on patient
Teaching
Assists in room set up/prep the OR (NOT sterile field)
Assists in patient positioning
Performs preop skin prep
Advocates for patient
Provides comfort and reassurance
Safety
Count instrumentation to ensure nothing is retained
✔✔Priority Assessment by PACU nurse - ✔✔ABCDs
Surgical site:
-Dressings and visible incisions
-Drains: type, patency and drainage
-IV assessment: location and condition of sites, solutions infusing
Genitourinary:
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Normal sodium levels - ✔✔135-145 mEq/L
✔✔Normal pH - ✔✔7.35-7.45
✔✔Normal PaCO2 - ✔✔35-45
✔✔Normal HCO3 - ✔✔22-26
✔✔Normal Hct values - ✔✔Male: 40-54%
Female: 37-47%
✔✔Normal platelet count - ✔✔150,000-400,000/mm3
✔✔Potential complications in intraoperative period - ✔✔Malignant hyperthermia: severe
reaction to anesthetic drugs.typically includes a dangerously high body temperature,
rigid muscles or spasms, a rapid heart rate, and other symptoms. It is genetic so check
family history. High risk of death.
Anaphylaxis: document allergies, very dangerous
, ✔✔Nursing action for allergy - ✔✔Allergy identification band
Get a family history as well as info on latex allergy. Document.
Have an IV placed
Rxn? Stop, Assess (auscultate lungs), epinephrine
✔✔Unrestricted Areas - ✔✔street clothes interact w/ scrubs- point of entry, locker
rooms, nursing station
✔✔Semirestricted area - ✔✔surrounding support areas and corridors where only
authorized staff are allowed - clear surgical attire is required (scrubs laundered in
accredited facility, long-sleeved jacket, shoes/shoe covers, head cover, mask, PPE)
✔✔Restricted area - ✔✔includes surgical suite and sterile core, must wear surgical
attire, sterile gown and gloves
✔✔role of circulating nurse - ✔✔stays in unsterile field and facilitates progress of
procedure, keeps documentation
Focused assessment on patient
Teaching
Assists in room set up/prep the OR (NOT sterile field)
Assists in patient positioning
Performs preop skin prep
Advocates for patient
Provides comfort and reassurance
Safety
Count instrumentation to ensure nothing is retained
✔✔Priority Assessment by PACU nurse - ✔✔ABCDs
Surgical site:
-Dressings and visible incisions
-Drains: type, patency and drainage
-IV assessment: location and condition of sites, solutions infusing
Genitourinary:
