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3 s- scorrect sanswers s-When seducating sthe spatient son swhat sto sexpect sduring sthe
sadministration sof sspinal sanesthesia, sthe sperianesthesia snurse sunderstands sthat
sthe sprogression sof sblockage soccurs sin sthe sfollowing sorder:
1. ssensory, smotor, sautonomic
2. smotor, ssensory, sautonomic
3. sautonomic, ssensory, smotor
4. smotor, sautonomic, ssensory
3 s- scorrect sanswers s-After sextubation sof sa spatient, swhich sof sthe sfollowing swould
sbe sconsidered smost sserious?
1. sSore sthroat
2. sImpaired sswallowing sability
,3. sInspiratory sstridor
4. sHoarseness
1 s- scorrect sanswers s-Which sof sthe sfollowing sinterventions swould sbe sused sfirst sto
smaintain sadequate sperfusion sand soxygen ssupply sto scardiac smuscles sfollowing
shepatic ssurgery sin sa spatient swith sa shistory sof scoronary sartery sdisease:
1. sEnsure sa shemoglobin sconcentration s≥ s10 sg.
2. sTreat stachydysrhythmias sand shypotension.
3. sMonitor soxygen ssaturation svia spulse soximetry.
4. sAdminister sappropriate smedications.
4 s- scorrect sanswers s-The suse sof sthe spulse soximeter shas sbecome sa sroutine spart
sof sPACU scare. sThe spost sanesthesia snurse smay sdecide sthat soximetry smonitoring
sis sindicated swhen sthe spatient:
1. shas shad sminor ssurgery.
2. shas snormal svital ssigns.
3. shas shad sregional sanesthesia.
4. sis sseverely shypothermic.
3 s- scorrect sanswers s-The sperianesthesia snurse sis saware sthat sa sdramatic
sdecrease sin sthe scalcium smay sbe scause sby sremoval sof sthe:
1. spituitary sgland.
2. sthyroid sgland.
3. sparathyroid sgland.
4. sadrenal sglands.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-Tidal svolume sis smost sprecisely sdefined sas sthe samount sof:
1. sair sexchange sin sone sminute.
2. sgas spassing sinto sor sout sof sthe slungs sin seach srespiratory scycle.
3. sgas sremaining swithin sthe schest safter smaximal sexpiration.
4. sair sexchange swith sfull sinspiration sand sexpiration.
4 s- scorrect sanswers s-In scaring sfor sa spreschool-aged schild, sthe sperianesthesia
snurse sis saware sthat sthe schild's sprimary scause sof sanxiety sprior sto ssurgery sis:
1. sfear sof sthe smedical sequipment.
2. sstriving sfor sapproval.
3. sloss sof sprivacy.
4. sseparation sfrom sparents.
1 s- scorrect sanswers s-One sof sthe smost sfrequent sside seffects sof sketamine
sanesthesia sis:
,1. shallucination.
2. srespiratory sdepression.
3. shypotension.
4. sbradycardia.
1 s- scorrect sanswers s-In sproviding spreoperative steaching sto sa spatient srequesting
sspinal sanesthesia, sthe sperianesthesia snurse sis saware sthat san sabsolute
scontraindication sfor sspinal sanesthesia sis:
1. spatient srefusal.
2. schronic sback spain.
3. smultiple ssclerosis.
4. ssickle scell sanemia.
1 s- scorrect sanswers s-In sadministering sflumazenil, sthe sperianesthesia snurse sis
saware sthat sit sinhibits sthe scentral seffects sof sbenzodiazepines sby:
1. scompeting sfor sthe sreceptor ssites.
2. sstimulating sthe scerebral scortex.
3. soccupying sthe smu sreceptor ssites.
4. smetabolizing sthe smedications.
3 s- scorrect sanswers s-A spathological sprocess sthat scan sinterfere swith saccurate
smeasurements sof sSpO2 swhen susing sa spulse soximeter sis:
1. sCushing's sdisease.
2. shypoparathyroidism.
3. sRaynaud's sdisease.
4. shyperthyroidism.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-In sthe sevent sthat sa spharmacologically sparalyzed spatient sis
sinadvertently sextubated, sthe sfirst spriority sof sthe sPACU snurse sis sto:
1. sadminister sa smuscarinic santicholinergic sdrug simmediately.
2. sestablish sand smaintain sthe sairway sand sventilation.
3. sadminister san santicholinesterase sdrug simmediately.
4. sassess sfor smuscle srecovery sbefore sreintubating.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-A sPACU snurse sidentifies san sincreased snumber sof
spostoperative sinfections sand sutilizes sa squality simprovement stool sto scollect smore
sdata. sWhen sdeficiencies sare snoted sin sthe sPhase sI sarea, sthe snurse snext
sconsiders:
1. sdeveloping sa sposter sboard son scommonly sused santibiotics.
2. spresenting sstaff swith san sin-service son sinfection scontrol.
, 3. sapprising sthe sinfectious sdisease sservice sof sthe soccurrences.
4. snotifying sthe sOR sclinical sspecialist.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-A sstaff snurse sdenied sa smerit sincrease sexpresses svigorous
ssupport sfor smanagement sand sits spolicies sinstead sof sshowing sanger. sThe snurse's
sbehavior sis scharacterized sas:
1. sidentification.
2. sreaction sformation.
3. ssublimation.
4. srationalization.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-A sstandard sof spractice sfor spost sanesthesia snursing sis
sestablished sby swhich sacceptable slevels sof snursing saction?
1. sPromoting sindependent snursing sjudgment
2. sSpecifying sthe snursing sgoal swhile sdefining sappropriate snursing smeasures
3. sIdentifying sthe snursing sactions sthat smeet sJCAHO scriteria
4. sPrescribing sthe snursing sintervention srelative sto sstanding sorders
3 s- scorrect sanswers s-A sPACU seducation/research scommittee sshould shave sthree
scommitments, swhich smust sinclude sall sof sthe sfollowing sexcept:
1. sdevelopment sof sinnovative sthinking.
2. sfreedom sof sinquiry.
3. sindividual sprogress sof seach snurse.
4. sexcellence sin spractice.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-The sdissociative sstate sattributed sto sketamine sanesthesia scan
sbe smodified sby sthe sadministration sof sa/an:
1. santiarrhythmic.
2. sbenzodiazepine.
3. snarcotic.
4. santiconvulsant.
4 s- scorrect sanswers s-Following sa shernia srepair, sa s3-month-old sis sadmitted sto sthe
sPACU spositioned son shis sside swith sa spacifier sin shis smouth. sThe sairway sbecomes
sobstructed sby sthe stongue. sThe sobstruction scan sbe salleviated sby:
1. sremoving sthe spacifier.
2. spinching sthe scheeks.
3. sturning shim son shis sback.
4. sjaw sthrust sor schin slift
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3 s- scorrect sanswers s-When seducating sthe spatient son swhat sto sexpect sduring sthe
sadministration sof sspinal sanesthesia, sthe sperianesthesia snurse sunderstands sthat
sthe sprogression sof sblockage soccurs sin sthe sfollowing sorder:
1. ssensory, smotor, sautonomic
2. smotor, ssensory, sautonomic
3. sautonomic, ssensory, smotor
4. smotor, sautonomic, ssensory
3 s- scorrect sanswers s-After sextubation sof sa spatient, swhich sof sthe sfollowing swould
sbe sconsidered smost sserious?
1. sSore sthroat
2. sImpaired sswallowing sability
,3. sInspiratory sstridor
4. sHoarseness
1 s- scorrect sanswers s-Which sof sthe sfollowing sinterventions swould sbe sused sfirst sto
smaintain sadequate sperfusion sand soxygen ssupply sto scardiac smuscles sfollowing
shepatic ssurgery sin sa spatient swith sa shistory sof scoronary sartery sdisease:
1. sEnsure sa shemoglobin sconcentration s≥ s10 sg.
2. sTreat stachydysrhythmias sand shypotension.
3. sMonitor soxygen ssaturation svia spulse soximetry.
4. sAdminister sappropriate smedications.
4 s- scorrect sanswers s-The suse sof sthe spulse soximeter shas sbecome sa sroutine spart
sof sPACU scare. sThe spost sanesthesia snurse smay sdecide sthat soximetry smonitoring
sis sindicated swhen sthe spatient:
1. shas shad sminor ssurgery.
2. shas snormal svital ssigns.
3. shas shad sregional sanesthesia.
4. sis sseverely shypothermic.
3 s- scorrect sanswers s-The sperianesthesia snurse sis saware sthat sa sdramatic
sdecrease sin sthe scalcium smay sbe scause sby sremoval sof sthe:
1. spituitary sgland.
2. sthyroid sgland.
3. sparathyroid sgland.
4. sadrenal sglands.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-Tidal svolume sis smost sprecisely sdefined sas sthe samount sof:
1. sair sexchange sin sone sminute.
2. sgas spassing sinto sor sout sof sthe slungs sin seach srespiratory scycle.
3. sgas sremaining swithin sthe schest safter smaximal sexpiration.
4. sair sexchange swith sfull sinspiration sand sexpiration.
4 s- scorrect sanswers s-In scaring sfor sa spreschool-aged schild, sthe sperianesthesia
snurse sis saware sthat sthe schild's sprimary scause sof sanxiety sprior sto ssurgery sis:
1. sfear sof sthe smedical sequipment.
2. sstriving sfor sapproval.
3. sloss sof sprivacy.
4. sseparation sfrom sparents.
1 s- scorrect sanswers s-One sof sthe smost sfrequent sside seffects sof sketamine
sanesthesia sis:
,1. shallucination.
2. srespiratory sdepression.
3. shypotension.
4. sbradycardia.
1 s- scorrect sanswers s-In sproviding spreoperative steaching sto sa spatient srequesting
sspinal sanesthesia, sthe sperianesthesia snurse sis saware sthat san sabsolute
scontraindication sfor sspinal sanesthesia sis:
1. spatient srefusal.
2. schronic sback spain.
3. smultiple ssclerosis.
4. ssickle scell sanemia.
1 s- scorrect sanswers s-In sadministering sflumazenil, sthe sperianesthesia snurse sis
saware sthat sit sinhibits sthe scentral seffects sof sbenzodiazepines sby:
1. scompeting sfor sthe sreceptor ssites.
2. sstimulating sthe scerebral scortex.
3. soccupying sthe smu sreceptor ssites.
4. smetabolizing sthe smedications.
3 s- scorrect sanswers s-A spathological sprocess sthat scan sinterfere swith saccurate
smeasurements sof sSpO2 swhen susing sa spulse soximeter sis:
1. sCushing's sdisease.
2. shypoparathyroidism.
3. sRaynaud's sdisease.
4. shyperthyroidism.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-In sthe sevent sthat sa spharmacologically sparalyzed spatient sis
sinadvertently sextubated, sthe sfirst spriority sof sthe sPACU snurse sis sto:
1. sadminister sa smuscarinic santicholinergic sdrug simmediately.
2. sestablish sand smaintain sthe sairway sand sventilation.
3. sadminister san santicholinesterase sdrug simmediately.
4. sassess sfor smuscle srecovery sbefore sreintubating.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-A sPACU snurse sidentifies san sincreased snumber sof
spostoperative sinfections sand sutilizes sa squality simprovement stool sto scollect smore
sdata. sWhen sdeficiencies sare snoted sin sthe sPhase sI sarea, sthe snurse snext
sconsiders:
1. sdeveloping sa sposter sboard son scommonly sused santibiotics.
2. spresenting sstaff swith san sin-service son sinfection scontrol.
, 3. sapprising sthe sinfectious sdisease sservice sof sthe soccurrences.
4. snotifying sthe sOR sclinical sspecialist.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-A sstaff snurse sdenied sa smerit sincrease sexpresses svigorous
ssupport sfor smanagement sand sits spolicies sinstead sof sshowing sanger. sThe snurse's
sbehavior sis scharacterized sas:
1. sidentification.
2. sreaction sformation.
3. ssublimation.
4. srationalization.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-A sstandard sof spractice sfor spost sanesthesia snursing sis
sestablished sby swhich sacceptable slevels sof snursing saction?
1. sPromoting sindependent snursing sjudgment
2. sSpecifying sthe snursing sgoal swhile sdefining sappropriate snursing smeasures
3. sIdentifying sthe snursing sactions sthat smeet sJCAHO scriteria
4. sPrescribing sthe snursing sintervention srelative sto sstanding sorders
3 s- scorrect sanswers s-A sPACU seducation/research scommittee sshould shave sthree
scommitments, swhich smust sinclude sall sof sthe sfollowing sexcept:
1. sdevelopment sof sinnovative sthinking.
2. sfreedom sof sinquiry.
3. sindividual sprogress sof seach snurse.
4. sexcellence sin spractice.
2 s- scorrect sanswers s-The sdissociative sstate sattributed sto sketamine sanesthesia scan
sbe smodified sby sthe sadministration sof sa/an:
1. santiarrhythmic.
2. sbenzodiazepine.
3. snarcotic.
4. santiconvulsant.
4 s- scorrect sanswers s-Following sa shernia srepair, sa s3-month-old sis sadmitted sto sthe
sPACU spositioned son shis sside swith sa spacifier sin shis smouth. sThe sairway sbecomes
sobstructed sby sthe stongue. sThe sobstruction scan sbe salleviated sby:
1. sremoving sthe spacifier.
2. spinching sthe scheeks.
3. sturning shim son shis sback.
4. sjaw sthrust sor schin slift
