RNFA Course 1 Test 2a
A 26 year-old female is rushed to the operating room after being hit by a small truck as she was
riding her bicycle through a busy intersection. She has sustained rib fractures and several
fractured transverse vertebral processes. Renal injury is suspected. As the perioperative nurse
prepares to insert a urinary catheter, she notices blood at the urinary meatus. What should the
nurses next action be? - ANS-Discontinue the catheter insertion.
A patient does not disclose the use of ephedra to the anesthesiologist during the preoperative
visit. If Halothane is used during the procedure, the patient is at an increased risk for: -
ANS-Ventricular arrhythmias
A patient presents to the ER as a victim of violence and is transferred directly to the OR.
Assessment reveals a laceration to the neck that involves the lower trachea. Which other
structure can be involved in with this type of injury? - ANS-Brachiocephalic artery
A tear to the middle menigeal artery, often caused by a blow to the head, results in the formation
of a: - ANS-epidural hematoma
Before reaching the rectus abdominis muscle during surgical exposure, the surgeon first
progress through which of the following? - ANS-Scarpas fascia
Care must be taken when placing retractors as an RNFA assisting with inguinal hernia repairs.
Which of the following is a vessel that is located in the area of inguinal hernias. - ANS-Inferior
Epigastric
Closed reduction is the treatment of choice for fractures for which of the following reasons? -
ANS-Decreases opportunity for infection
During a lumbar laminectomy, residual bleeding can be controlled with which of the following
methods? - ANS-Bipolar bayonet forceps
During robotic hysterectomy, the patient is placed in steep trendelenburg position. Which of the
following is complication that can result from extended surgical time when the patient is in steep
trendelenburg? - ANS-Increased intracranial pressure
During the planning phase of a procedure for liposuction or post-bariatric contouring
procedures, the perioperative nurse will assemble and organize supplies and devices because
the procedure may require: - ANS-Repositioning one or more times during surgery
A 26 year-old female is rushed to the operating room after being hit by a small truck as she was
riding her bicycle through a busy intersection. She has sustained rib fractures and several
fractured transverse vertebral processes. Renal injury is suspected. As the perioperative nurse
prepares to insert a urinary catheter, she notices blood at the urinary meatus. What should the
nurses next action be? - ANS-Discontinue the catheter insertion.
A patient does not disclose the use of ephedra to the anesthesiologist during the preoperative
visit. If Halothane is used during the procedure, the patient is at an increased risk for: -
ANS-Ventricular arrhythmias
A patient presents to the ER as a victim of violence and is transferred directly to the OR.
Assessment reveals a laceration to the neck that involves the lower trachea. Which other
structure can be involved in with this type of injury? - ANS-Brachiocephalic artery
A tear to the middle menigeal artery, often caused by a blow to the head, results in the formation
of a: - ANS-epidural hematoma
Before reaching the rectus abdominis muscle during surgical exposure, the surgeon first
progress through which of the following? - ANS-Scarpas fascia
Care must be taken when placing retractors as an RNFA assisting with inguinal hernia repairs.
Which of the following is a vessel that is located in the area of inguinal hernias. - ANS-Inferior
Epigastric
Closed reduction is the treatment of choice for fractures for which of the following reasons? -
ANS-Decreases opportunity for infection
During a lumbar laminectomy, residual bleeding can be controlled with which of the following
methods? - ANS-Bipolar bayonet forceps
During robotic hysterectomy, the patient is placed in steep trendelenburg position. Which of the
following is complication that can result from extended surgical time when the patient is in steep
trendelenburg? - ANS-Increased intracranial pressure
During the planning phase of a procedure for liposuction or post-bariatric contouring
procedures, the perioperative nurse will assemble and organize supplies and devices because
the procedure may require: - ANS-Repositioning one or more times during surgery
