PACU Exam 5 2025/2026 Exam
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Anethetic technique is the most important predictor of what? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔being discharged to home
the AANA, ASA and ASPAN are professional organizations that establish
_______ __________ of care and protect the pt and provider - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔minimum level
Standard 1 (established by professional organization AANA) says what -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔all patients receiving anesthesia require to go to PACU to
receive care by "qualified providers"
Standard 2 of AANA says that transporting the pt from OR to PACU is the
_____________ of ____________ provider - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔responsibility
of anesthesia
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,Standard 3 discusses that it is our responsibility to transfer care
appropriately to the - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔nurse (report...transfer of care of pt to
another healthcare provider)
standard 4 assures that the pt is being __________ continuously -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔monitored: BP, Spo2...
Standard 5 states that there should be a pre approved protocol to
discharge pt. T/F - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔T
standard 6 is what? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔quality improvement. "part of
anesthesia process is the quality assessment and improvement of PACU
care"
Recovery is a continual process divided into.... - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔3
overlapping phases
PHase 1 is early recovery phase. pt awakens and recovers airway reflexes.
this phase can be ______ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔skipped. if pt is fast tracked.
PHase 2 is where pt is ready for discharge t/f - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔t
phase 3 is after discharge the patient still continues recovery. how long? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔24 hours or until pt resumes usual activities
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, what three things we HAVE TO MAKE SURE our patients present before
transporting pt from OR. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1)stable airway
2)adequate ventilation
3)hemodynamics are stable
when transporting patient you notice that none of the CRNA's take the
controlled drugs with them. this is because it is not required. t/f - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔FALSE> take app controlled drugs. "consider the situation, prepare for
the worst."
PACU report: should include name, age, procedure, type of anesthesia
(technique), preop vitals and ________________ disease - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔coexisting. especially DM. neuro status is very important
along with meds you would include in the pacu report allergies,
______meds, allergies, ______loss, UOP, and fluid ________ - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔routing, blood, replacement
Theres the modified alder score: ON EXAM!pg 1226 nagelhout. what are
you scoring 0-2? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1 activity
2Respirations
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Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
Anethetic technique is the most important predictor of what? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔being discharged to home
the AANA, ASA and ASPAN are professional organizations that establish
_______ __________ of care and protect the pt and provider - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔minimum level
Standard 1 (established by professional organization AANA) says what -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔all patients receiving anesthesia require to go to PACU to
receive care by "qualified providers"
Standard 2 of AANA says that transporting the pt from OR to PACU is the
_____________ of ____________ provider - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔responsibility
of anesthesia
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,Standard 3 discusses that it is our responsibility to transfer care
appropriately to the - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔nurse (report...transfer of care of pt to
another healthcare provider)
standard 4 assures that the pt is being __________ continuously -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔monitored: BP, Spo2...
Standard 5 states that there should be a pre approved protocol to
discharge pt. T/F - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔T
standard 6 is what? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔quality improvement. "part of
anesthesia process is the quality assessment and improvement of PACU
care"
Recovery is a continual process divided into.... - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔3
overlapping phases
PHase 1 is early recovery phase. pt awakens and recovers airway reflexes.
this phase can be ______ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔skipped. if pt is fast tracked.
PHase 2 is where pt is ready for discharge t/f - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔t
phase 3 is after discharge the patient still continues recovery. how long? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔24 hours or until pt resumes usual activities
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, what three things we HAVE TO MAKE SURE our patients present before
transporting pt from OR. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1)stable airway
2)adequate ventilation
3)hemodynamics are stable
when transporting patient you notice that none of the CRNA's take the
controlled drugs with them. this is because it is not required. t/f - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔FALSE> take app controlled drugs. "consider the situation, prepare for
the worst."
PACU report: should include name, age, procedure, type of anesthesia
(technique), preop vitals and ________________ disease - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔coexisting. especially DM. neuro status is very important
along with meds you would include in the pacu report allergies,
______meds, allergies, ______loss, UOP, and fluid ________ - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔routing, blood, replacement
Theres the modified alder score: ON EXAM!pg 1226 nagelhout. what are
you scoring 0-2? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1 activity
2Respirations
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