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1. The patient's desirable and measurable physiological and psychological
responses to nursing interventions are called:
Process Standards
Outcome Standards
Clinical Efficiency
Quality Improvement - Correct Answer: Outcome standards
2. What the wound classification for vaginal hysterectomy?
A. Class 1
B. Class 2
C. Class 3
D. Class 4 - Correct Answer: Class 2
3. The CRNA is attempting to open the 25-year-old man's mouth for intubation
but the jaw is tight and she's having difficulty. Then the nurse notices that
the patient's capnograph is rising dramatically. As the CRNA continues to
struggle to open the jaw to intubate, the patient's heart rate and blood
pressure are rising. What is the appropriate response for the perioperative
nurse?
, A. The anesthesia is too light, and the patient is confused and struggling
against the CRNA.
B. These are early signs of Malignant Hyperthermia. The perioperative
nurse tells the CRNA what she's seeing. The perioperative nurse calls
the OR desk to ask for help and that the MH cart be brought to the
room.
C. The patient Is having an allergic reaction to a medication.
D. Masseter Muscle Rigidity (MMR) is not uncommon in young patients.
The perioperative nurse should remain at the head of the bed and
assist as needed. - Correct Answer: These are early signs of
Malignant Hyperthermia. The perioperative nurse tells the CRNA
what she's seeing. The perioperative nurse calls the OR desk to ask
for help and that the MH cart be brought to the room.
These are early signs of Malignant Hyperthermia. MMR does happen more
frequently in pediatric patients (not 25-year-olds) and may not be
associated with MH but you'd not see the rise in HR, BP or ETCO2 with it.
4. The 19-year-old patient arrives to the OR within 2 hours of a traumatic open
Tib/Fib fracture for ORIF. What wound class is it?
A. Class 1
B. Class 2
C. Class 3
D. Class 4 - Correct Answer: Class 3
A fresh open trauma is classified as Contaminated (Class 3), A fresh trauma
is one that is less than 4-6 hours old at the start of surgery.
,5. Patients with one or more of Virchow's triad are at increased risk for
A. Deep vein thrombosis
B. Hemorrhage
C. Surgical site infection
D. Respiratory distress - Correct Answer: Deep Vein thrombosis
Virchow's triad describes the three broad categories of factors that are
thought to contribute to thrombosis. Hypercoagulability. Hemodynamic
changes (stasis, turbulence) Endothelial injury/dysfunction. DVT is at an
increased risk
6. The Spaulding classification system is used to determine:
A. Appropriate methods to attain desired level of processing required
for safety in patient care items.
B. Safety standards for safely administering and monitoring anesthesia
car
C. Post-operative discharge criteria
D. Ideal pressurization for rubberized spherical items - Correct
Answer: Appropriate methods to attain desired level of processing
required for safety in patient care items.
Earle Spaulding, a microbiologist, developed a classification system in 1968
to determine the appropriate method to attain the desired level of
processing required for safety in patient care items. This system was
adopted and later modified by the CDC.
7. When passing the knife to the surgeon the best practice would be...
, A. To place the knife into a designated tray and so the surgeon can pick
it up
B. To firmly place the blade handle into the surgeon's palm
C. Let the surgeon take what he wants from the mayo stand
D. With the use of a safety scalpel passing device - Correct Answer:
To place the knife into a designated tray and so the surgeon can pick
it up
The neutral zone is a sterile basin or tray or magnetic pad from which the
surgeon or assistant can retrieve them. When finished the surgeon returns
the item to the tray where the scrub person retrieves them. Hand to hand
passing of sharps increases the chance of accidental sharps injury. Nobody
but me gets to touch my mayo stand and I made up the safety scalpel
passing device
8. The ultimate responsibility for the nurse's competency is:
A. Nurse
B. Educator
C. Manager
D. Director - Correct Answer: Nurse
9. During a bowel resection for malignancy the circulating nurse anticipates...
A. Recounting sponges sharps and instruments after the GI tract is
clamped
B. Prepare for regowning and regloving of the entire surgical team at
the field
C. The need for a separate surgical consent in addition to the bowel
resection