Question 1
A patient who underwent a craniotomy for tumor removal is admitted to the PACU awake
and alert. Thirty minutes later, the patient's level of consciousness decreases, heart rate
decreases to less than 60, and hypertension occurs. The PACU nurse notifies the
neurosurgeon and anticipates the need for:
a. Phenytoin and mannitol
b. Atropine and furosemide
c. Analgesics and midazolam
d. Nitroprusside and labetalol
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 2
While drawing up versed into a syringe to use during a bedside procedure, the
perianesthesia nurse must make certain the label identifies the:
a. Patient's full name, the drug name, and the expiration date
b. Patient's full name, the hospital identifiers, and expiration date
c. Medication name, the solution strength, and the hospital identifier
d. Medication name, the quantity, and the solution strength of the medication
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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,Question 3
When conducting a discharge phone call on a patient following a partial thyroidectomy,
which of the following complaints should prompt the nurse to recommend immediate
medical follow-up?
a. Tetany
b. Nausea
c. Headache
d. Tinnitus
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 4
According to the Safe Medical Device Act, the perianesthesia nurse must report any
serious event that involves:
a. Oral medications
b. Restraint application
c. Computer programs
d. Family interactions
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 5
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, A perianesthesia nurse in Phase I PACU may care for which of the following patients?
a. One unconscious adult, stable with artificial airway, and once conscious adult, stable, free
of complications
b. One unconscious patient, hemodynamically stable with a stable airway, over the age of 8,
and one conscious patient, stable, free of complications
c. Two unconscious, stable patients, 5 and 8 years of age
d. One patient on mechanical life support, and one stable patient
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 6
The ASPAN recommended staffing ratio for a patient in isolation upon arrival to PACU is:
a. One RN to one patient
b. Two RNs to one patient
c. One RN to two patients
d. One RN to three patients
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 7
According to the ASPAN 2017-2018 Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, Practice
Recommendations, and Interpretive Statements, the perianesthesia nurse administering
moderate sedation to a patient makes sure than an emergency cart with a defibrillator is:
a. Immediately available during the administration
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A patient who underwent a craniotomy for tumor removal is admitted to the PACU awake
and alert. Thirty minutes later, the patient's level of consciousness decreases, heart rate
decreases to less than 60, and hypertension occurs. The PACU nurse notifies the
neurosurgeon and anticipates the need for:
a. Phenytoin and mannitol
b. Atropine and furosemide
c. Analgesics and midazolam
d. Nitroprusside and labetalol
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 2
While drawing up versed into a syringe to use during a bedside procedure, the
perianesthesia nurse must make certain the label identifies the:
a. Patient's full name, the drug name, and the expiration date
b. Patient's full name, the hospital identifiers, and expiration date
c. Medication name, the solution strength, and the hospital identifier
d. Medication name, the quantity, and the solution strength of the medication
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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,Question 3
When conducting a discharge phone call on a patient following a partial thyroidectomy,
which of the following complaints should prompt the nurse to recommend immediate
medical follow-up?
a. Tetany
b. Nausea
c. Headache
d. Tinnitus
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 4
According to the Safe Medical Device Act, the perianesthesia nurse must report any
serious event that involves:
a. Oral medications
b. Restraint application
c. Computer programs
d. Family interactions
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 5
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, A perianesthesia nurse in Phase I PACU may care for which of the following patients?
a. One unconscious adult, stable with artificial airway, and once conscious adult, stable, free
of complications
b. One unconscious patient, hemodynamically stable with a stable airway, over the age of 8,
and one conscious patient, stable, free of complications
c. Two unconscious, stable patients, 5 and 8 years of age
d. One patient on mechanical life support, and one stable patient
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 6
The ASPAN recommended staffing ratio for a patient in isolation upon arrival to PACU is:
a. One RN to one patient
b. Two RNs to one patient
c. One RN to two patients
d. One RN to three patients
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 7
According to the ASPAN 2017-2018 Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, Practice
Recommendations, and Interpretive Statements, the perianesthesia nurse administering
moderate sedation to a patient makes sure than an emergency cart with a defibrillator is:
a. Immediately available during the administration
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