Chapter 16.

Chapter 16: Priorities for the Intraoperative Patient
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The patient is transferred to the operating table. Which dimension of the
operative period is the patient currently experiencing?
1. Postoperative period
2. Preoperative period
3. Perioperative period
4. Intraoperative period
____ 2. The nurse is performing a surgical hand scrub, and holds the hands in which
position when rinsing?
1. Straight out from the elbows
2. Lower than the elbows
3. Higher than the elbows
4. Irrelevant as long as the hands are well scrubbed
____ 3. Which personal protective equipment should the scrub nurse don to decrease
the likelihood of a splash injury during a surgical procedure?
1. Gloves
2. Gown
3. Mask
4. Eyewear
____ 4. Which classification should the nurse document, according to the American
Society of Anesthesiologists, for a patient who is diagnosed with a mild systemic
disease?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
____ 5. Which classification should the nurse document, according to the American
Society of Anesthesiologists, for a patient who is diagnosed with a severe systemic
disease?
1. 2
2. 3

,3. 4
4. 5
____ 6. Which classification should the nurse document, according to the American
Society of Anesthesiologists, for a patient who is diagnosed with a severe systemic
disease that is a threat to life?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
____ 7. Which classification should the nurse document, according to the American
Society of Anesthesiologists, for a patient who is not expected to survive without the
planned surgical procedure?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
____ 8. Which American Society of Anesthesiologists’ classification should the
circulating nurse document for a patient who is brain-dead and having organs
procured for donation?
1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6
____ 9. Which term should the nurse document for a patient who is having surgery for
the removal of female reproductive organs?
1. Episiotomy
2. Hysterectomy
3. Amniocentesis
4. Cholecystectomy
____ 10. Which term should the nurse document for a patient who is having surgery
for the removal of the gallbladder?
1. Episiotomy
2. Hysterectomy

, 3. Amniocentesis
4. Cholecystectomy
____ 11. The circulating nurse is assisting the anesthesiologist with patient monitoring
during a surgical procedure. When documenting the administration of propofol, which
terminology should the nurse use?
1. A narcotic analgesic
2. An intravenous anesthetic
3. A depolarizing muscle relaxant
4. A nondepolarizing muscle relaxant
____ 12. The circulating nurse is assisting the anesthesiologist with patient monitoring
during a surgical procedure. When documenting the administration of morphine
sulfate, which terminology should the nurse use?
1. A narcotic analgesic
2. An intravenous anesthetic
3. A depolarizing muscle relaxant
4. A nondepolarizing muscle relaxant
____ 13. The circulating nurse is assisting the anesthesiologist with patient monitoring
during a surgical procedure. When documenting the administration of cisatracurium,
which terminology should the nurse use?
1. A narcotic analgesic
2. An intravenous anesthetic
3. A depolarizing muscle relaxant
4. A nondepolarizing muscle relaxant
____ 14. The circulating nurse is assisting the anesthesiologist with patient monitoring
during a surgical procedure. When documenting the administration of
succinylcholine, which terminology should the nurse use?
1. A narcotic analgesic
2. An intravenous anesthetic
3. A depolarizing muscle relaxant
4. A nondepolarizing muscle relaxant
____ 15. Which drug should the nurse prepare for the anesthesiologist to reverse the
effects of cisatracurium during a surgical procedure?
1. Fentanyl