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What factors should be considered before determining what anesthetic to use for a particular
patient? ✔Correct Answer-1. Patient/Surgeon Preference
2. Surgical Procedure
3. Physiological Status
4. Patient Age
5. Post-op Recovery Time
6. Length of Surgery
7. Position of Patient
8. Patient's Previous Experiences with Anesthesia.
What are the types of anesthesia? ✔Correct Answer-1. General Anesthesia
2. Regional Anesthesia
3. Local Anesthesia
4. Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
General Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-A reversible state of unconsciousness, consisting of amnesia,
analgesia, and muscle relaxation.
Regional Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-A reversible loss of sensation, which is achieved by injection
of a local anesthetic to block the nerve fivers from transmitting impulses. Example: Spinal Block
Local Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-Functions like regional anesthesia but usually applies to a
smaller area or a single body part such as a finger or a toe.
Monitored Anesthesia Care ✔Correct Answer-Consists of intravenous medication and concurrent
local infiltration of tissue at the surgical site.
What are the three phases of anesthesia? ✔Correct Answer-1. Induction
2. Maintenance
3. Emergence
Induction Phase of Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-This phase begins with the administration of
anesthesia and lasts until the surgical incision is made.
Maintenance Phase of Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-This phase begins with the surgical incision
and lasts until near completion of the procedure.
Emergence Phase of Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-This phase starts as the patient begins to
awaken and ends upon exiting the operating room.
How can a patient's airway by maintained? ✔Correct Answer-Not all patients who have general
anesthesia need to be intubated. Depending upon the length of the surgical procedure, the
, anesthesia care provider may opt to use mask ventilation or a laryngeal mask airway (LMA), which
provides many advantages including comfort for the patient and a faster recovery.
What are the NPO guidelines? ✔Correct Answer-Ingested Material:Minimal Recommended Fasting
Times
Full meals, greasy foods : 8 hours
Light meals or infant formula : 6 hours
Breast milk : 4 hours
Clear Liquids : 2 hours
How does the perioperative nurse assist with induction of anesthesia? ✔Correct Answer-1. Starting
IVs
2. Setting up monitoring equipment such as an arterial line
3. Double-checking blood
4. Obtaining warming blankets and emergency equipment as necessary
5. Applying cricoid pressure.
What is a bier block? ✔Correct Answer-IV Regional Anesthesia. Used for procedures on the hand,
wrist or forearm.
How is a bier block performed? ✔Correct Answer-1. IV placement in the extremity which will have
the surgery.
2. Placement of double tourniquet
3. Limb exsanguination
4. Inflation of the proximal cuff
5. Local anesthetic is injected
6. If cuff discomfort occurs, the distal cuff is inflated then the proximal cuff is deflated
7. Anesthetic lasts until both cuffs are deflated.
Role of the peri-operative RN for Bier Blocks ✔Correct Answer-1. Maintain the tourniquet times.
2. Ensure tourniquet is deflated slowly to prevent a bolus of local anesthetic from entering the
circulation.
What are the signs of Malignant Hyperthermia (MH)? ✔Correct Answer-1. Sudden, unexplained
tachycardia and
2. Rise in end-tidal CO2 production
3. Hypercarbia
4. Dangerously high body temperature
5. Hyperkalemia
6. Severe muscle spasms with localized muscle rigidity.
7. Ventricular dysrhythmias
Risk factors for hypothermia ✔Correct Answer-1. Hypothyroidism
2. Hypoglycemia
3. Burns
4. Trauma
5. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
6. Cardiac Vessel Disease
7. Hypotension
8. Previous Cardiac Surgery
9. Previous Organ Transplant
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What factors should be considered before determining what anesthetic to use for a particular
patient? ✔Correct Answer-1. Patient/Surgeon Preference
2. Surgical Procedure
3. Physiological Status
4. Patient Age
5. Post-op Recovery Time
6. Length of Surgery
7. Position of Patient
8. Patient's Previous Experiences with Anesthesia.
What are the types of anesthesia? ✔Correct Answer-1. General Anesthesia
2. Regional Anesthesia
3. Local Anesthesia
4. Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
General Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-A reversible state of unconsciousness, consisting of amnesia,
analgesia, and muscle relaxation.
Regional Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-A reversible loss of sensation, which is achieved by injection
of a local anesthetic to block the nerve fivers from transmitting impulses. Example: Spinal Block
Local Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-Functions like regional anesthesia but usually applies to a
smaller area or a single body part such as a finger or a toe.
Monitored Anesthesia Care ✔Correct Answer-Consists of intravenous medication and concurrent
local infiltration of tissue at the surgical site.
What are the three phases of anesthesia? ✔Correct Answer-1. Induction
2. Maintenance
3. Emergence
Induction Phase of Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-This phase begins with the administration of
anesthesia and lasts until the surgical incision is made.
Maintenance Phase of Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-This phase begins with the surgical incision
and lasts until near completion of the procedure.
Emergence Phase of Anesthesia ✔Correct Answer-This phase starts as the patient begins to
awaken and ends upon exiting the operating room.
How can a patient's airway by maintained? ✔Correct Answer-Not all patients who have general
anesthesia need to be intubated. Depending upon the length of the surgical procedure, the
, anesthesia care provider may opt to use mask ventilation or a laryngeal mask airway (LMA), which
provides many advantages including comfort for the patient and a faster recovery.
What are the NPO guidelines? ✔Correct Answer-Ingested Material:Minimal Recommended Fasting
Times
Full meals, greasy foods : 8 hours
Light meals or infant formula : 6 hours
Breast milk : 4 hours
Clear Liquids : 2 hours
How does the perioperative nurse assist with induction of anesthesia? ✔Correct Answer-1. Starting
IVs
2. Setting up monitoring equipment such as an arterial line
3. Double-checking blood
4. Obtaining warming blankets and emergency equipment as necessary
5. Applying cricoid pressure.
What is a bier block? ✔Correct Answer-IV Regional Anesthesia. Used for procedures on the hand,
wrist or forearm.
How is a bier block performed? ✔Correct Answer-1. IV placement in the extremity which will have
the surgery.
2. Placement of double tourniquet
3. Limb exsanguination
4. Inflation of the proximal cuff
5. Local anesthetic is injected
6. If cuff discomfort occurs, the distal cuff is inflated then the proximal cuff is deflated
7. Anesthetic lasts until both cuffs are deflated.
Role of the peri-operative RN for Bier Blocks ✔Correct Answer-1. Maintain the tourniquet times.
2. Ensure tourniquet is deflated slowly to prevent a bolus of local anesthetic from entering the
circulation.
What are the signs of Malignant Hyperthermia (MH)? ✔Correct Answer-1. Sudden, unexplained
tachycardia and
2. Rise in end-tidal CO2 production
3. Hypercarbia
4. Dangerously high body temperature
5. Hyperkalemia
6. Severe muscle spasms with localized muscle rigidity.
7. Ventricular dysrhythmias
Risk factors for hypothermia ✔Correct Answer-1. Hypothyroidism
2. Hypoglycemia
3. Burns
4. Trauma
5. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
6. Cardiac Vessel Disease
7. Hypotension
8. Previous Cardiac Surgery
9. Previous Organ Transplant
