Principles of Anesthesia Nursing 1 - Exam 1 Question & Answer 2026

Principles of Anesthesia Nursing 1 -
Exam 1 Question & Answer 2026
AnesthesiaBcareBconsistsBof?B-
BAnswerRenderingBpatientsBinsensibleBtoBpainBandBmanagingBtheirBconditionBduringBsurgeryB
orBdiagnosticBprocedures

IncludesBpreoperativeBevaluationBandBtreatment,BanestheticBadministration,BpostoperativeBcare,
BandBotherBcontributionsB(resuscitation,BinvasiveBlines,BventilatoryBmanagement,BacuteBandBch
ronicBpainBrelief)



WhereBdoesBanesthesiaBcareBoccur?B-
BAnswerHospitals,BfreeBstandingBsurgicalBcenters,BofficesB(dental),B"forwardBareas"B(war/comb
atBzones)



WhatBisBtheBtriadBofBgeneralBanesthesia?B-
BAnsweranalgesia,BhypnosisB(amnesia),B&Bimmobility



TypesBofBanesthesiaBtechniques?B(4)B-
BAnswerGeneralBanesthesia,BregionalBanesthesia,BlocalBanesthesia,BandBmonitoredBanesthesiaB
careB(MAC)



TEFRAB1982B-BAnswerTaxBEquityBandBFiscalBResponsibilityBAct

DirectBpaymentBtoBtheBCRNABunderBMedicareBPartBB

MedicalBdirectionBpaymentBifB7BconditionsBwereBmet



3BpartsBofBHIPPAB-BAnswerPrivacyBRule

SecurityBRule

ElectronicBDataBExchange



PreoperativeBphaseBincludes:B-BAnswerPreopBevaluation

ChoiceBofBanesthesia

Premedication



IntraoperativeBphaseBincludes:B-BAnswerPhysiologicBmonitoringBandBvascularBaccess

GeneralBanesthesiaB(planBforBinduction,Bmaintenance,BandBemergence)

,RegionalBanesthesiaB(planBforBtypeBofBblock,Bneedle,BlocalBanesthetic)



PostoperativeBphaseBincludes:B-BAnswerPostoperativeBpainBcontrolBmethod

SpecialBmonitoringBorBtreatmentBbasedBonBsurgeryBorBanestheticBcourse

DispositionB(home,BPACU,Bward,Bstepdown,BICU)



IsBtheBCRNABrequiredBtoBaccompanyBtheBpatientBtoBtheBPACU?B-BAnswerYES!



GeneralBanesthesiaB-
BAnswerABreversibleBdepressionBofBtheBCNSBsufficientBtoBpermitBsurgeryBtoBperformedBwitho
utBmovement,BobviousBdistress,BorBrecall



Preparation:BMSMAIDB-BAnswerMachineBcheck

Suction

Monitors

Airway

IV

Drugs



MedicationsBgivenBduringBpreoperativeBperiod?B-BAnswer"DrugBofBtrust"

Versed

Fentanyl



MedicationsBgivenBduringBinduction?B-
BAnswerPropofolB(mcg/kg)B(sometimesBwithBlidocaineBtoBreduceBburningBandBreducesBsympat
heticBresponseBofBDL)

EtomidateB(notBasBcommon)

Succinylcholine



MedicationsBgivenBforBmaintenanceBofBanesthesia?B-
BAnswerGases/VAAB(Sevoflurane,BIsoflurane,BDesflurane,Betc.)

MuscleBrelaxantsB(Rocuronium,BVecuronium)B-BmayBorBmayBnotBgive

NarcoticsB(Fentanyl,BMorphine,BDilaudid)

, WhatBareBsomeBemergencyBmedications?B-BAnswerEphedrineB(ifBBPBlowBandBHRBlow)

PhenylephrineB(ifBBPBlowBandBHRBnormal)

Robinol/GlycopyrulateB(likeBatropineBbutBnotBACLSBdrug;BincreasesBHR)

SuccinylcholineB(inBcaseBofBlaryngospasmBwithBLMA)

NitroglycerinB(toBdropBBPBfast)



MedicationsBusedBduringBemergence?B-
BAnswerReversalBagentsB(Neostigmine;BusuallyBgivenBwithBRobinol/GlycopyrulateBtoBincreaseBH
RBthatBisBloweredBbyBneostigmine)

-Sugamadex

NarcoticsBforBpost-operativeBpain

AntiemeticsB(Zofran,BscopalamineBpatch)



WhatBisBtheBpurposeBofBpreoxygenation/denitrogenation?B-
BAnswerAirBisBmostlyBnitrogenBsoByouBwantBtoBgiveBthemBmostlyBoxygenBsoBtheyBhaveBtheB
reserveBtoBgiveByouBtimeBneededBtoBintubate



WhatBdrugsBbluntBsympatheticBresponseBtoBDLBduringBinduction?B-BAnswerFentanyl

Lidocaine



*MonitoredBanesthesiaBcareB(MAC)BbecomesBgeneralBanesthesiaBwhen?B-
BAnswerWhenByouBhaveBtoBsupportBtheBpatient'sBairwayB(evenBaBjawBthrust)



*YouBwantBtoBwaitBtoBpushBaBparalytic/muscleBrelaxantBuntilBwhat?B-
BAnswerYouBknowByouBcanBventilateBtheBpatient!



*WhenBdoByouBreleaseBcricoidBpressureBduringBRSI?B-
BAnswerWhenBtheBpatientBisBintubated,BtheBcuffBofBETTBisBinflated,BandBthereBareBbilateralB
breathBsoundsB(MUSTBHAVEBALLBTHREE!)



Non-DepolarizingBNeuromuscularBBlockadeB(NDNMB)B-BAnswerRocuronium

Vecuronium

Pancuronium