RNFA FINAL EXAM 2 Questions with
Verified Correct Answers
In health care settings, the primary occupational source of radiation exposure is:
Scatter
Which of the following best describes the semi-restricted surgical practice area?
Used for communication of information between the surgical suite and the rest of the health
care facility
If a health care worker who works with radiation become pregnant, she should:
Promptly inform the radiation safety officer
When using a single drape for a lithotomy, the following instructions are correct,
except:
Place the drape so the edge is 2 inches from the perineum
When updating the patient's support person during surgery, a nurse should:
Discuss a projected time frame for completion of the surgery
Safe injection practices:
Include using one syringe per injection
Preoperative assessment helps determine if patients are suitable candidates for
outpatient orthopedic surgery. Based on the information provided, which of the
following patients is the BEST candidate for orthopedic surgery in an ASC?
A patient who needs a total hip replacement, is otherwise healthy, and has a short-term home
care assistant
,When opening a sterile package, the LAST flap to be opened should be the flap:
Closest to you
As of the following wound healing complications are attributed to smoking except:
Decreased blood viscosity
A patient had the following lab values noted intraoperatively: pH <7.35, PCO2 <35
mmHg, HCO3<22mEq/L. This patient is in:
Metabolic acidosis
This classification of medication can affect wound healing in the surgical patient:
Anticoagulants
When choosing a suture needle for tissue such as peritoneum, dura, and subcutaneous
tissue, the most appropriate choice is the _______ needle.
Taper
During a THA using the posterior lateral approach, the RNFA will dislocated the head
of the femur using:
Flexion, adduction, external rotation
Which of the following muscles are critical for stabilization of the knee joint?
Quadriceps femoris
During the cementing of components during total joint replacement, a new CRNA who
has never worked in orthopedics before begins to panic. A side effect that possibly
occurred with this patient as a result of the cement is:
Hypotension
, A medication often used in cardiac surgery to prevent spasms of vessels is:
Papaverine
Physicians may consider which of the following options when determining the best
treatment option for breast cancer surgery.
Size of tumor
The most commonly used incision for Cesarean section is the:
Pfannensteil
This technique is primarily reserved for the patient having prophylactic mastectomy
and immediate breast reconstruction.
Nipple sparing
The RNFA should be prepared to assist with the _______ procedure if a patient needs
surgical intervention for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
Maze
Prepping for an abdominal hysterectomy that may include the cervix should be
performed in what order?
Dirty then clean
Care must be taken when placing reactors as an RNFA assisting with inguinal hernia
repair. Which of the following is a vessel that is located in the area of i in inguinal
hernias?
Inferior epigastric
Verified Correct Answers
In health care settings, the primary occupational source of radiation exposure is:
Scatter
Which of the following best describes the semi-restricted surgical practice area?
Used for communication of information between the surgical suite and the rest of the health
care facility
If a health care worker who works with radiation become pregnant, she should:
Promptly inform the radiation safety officer
When using a single drape for a lithotomy, the following instructions are correct,
except:
Place the drape so the edge is 2 inches from the perineum
When updating the patient's support person during surgery, a nurse should:
Discuss a projected time frame for completion of the surgery
Safe injection practices:
Include using one syringe per injection
Preoperative assessment helps determine if patients are suitable candidates for
outpatient orthopedic surgery. Based on the information provided, which of the
following patients is the BEST candidate for orthopedic surgery in an ASC?
A patient who needs a total hip replacement, is otherwise healthy, and has a short-term home
care assistant
,When opening a sterile package, the LAST flap to be opened should be the flap:
Closest to you
As of the following wound healing complications are attributed to smoking except:
Decreased blood viscosity
A patient had the following lab values noted intraoperatively: pH <7.35, PCO2 <35
mmHg, HCO3<22mEq/L. This patient is in:
Metabolic acidosis
This classification of medication can affect wound healing in the surgical patient:
Anticoagulants
When choosing a suture needle for tissue such as peritoneum, dura, and subcutaneous
tissue, the most appropriate choice is the _______ needle.
Taper
During a THA using the posterior lateral approach, the RNFA will dislocated the head
of the femur using:
Flexion, adduction, external rotation
Which of the following muscles are critical for stabilization of the knee joint?
Quadriceps femoris
During the cementing of components during total joint replacement, a new CRNA who
has never worked in orthopedics before begins to panic. A side effect that possibly
occurred with this patient as a result of the cement is:
Hypotension
, A medication often used in cardiac surgery to prevent spasms of vessels is:
Papaverine
Physicians may consider which of the following options when determining the best
treatment option for breast cancer surgery.
Size of tumor
The most commonly used incision for Cesarean section is the:
Pfannensteil
This technique is primarily reserved for the patient having prophylactic mastectomy
and immediate breast reconstruction.
Nipple sparing
The RNFA should be prepared to assist with the _______ procedure if a patient needs
surgical intervention for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
Maze
Prepping for an abdominal hysterectomy that may include the cervix should be
performed in what order?
Dirty then clean
Care must be taken when placing reactors as an RNFA assisting with inguinal hernia
repair. Which of the following is a vessel that is located in the area of i in inguinal
hernias?
Inferior epigastric
