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1. What is antisepsis in a surgical unit?
A. Use of sterile instruments
B. Use of no hand touch
C. Absence of infectious organism
D. Removal of transient micro-organisms from the skin - Correct
Answer: D. Removal of transient micro-organisms from the skin
2. When dropping sterile instruments from sterile packs onto the sterile tray,
how much distance must the packs be held at by the nurse?
A. 2 inches
B. 3 inches
C. 4 inches
D. 5 inches - Correct Answer: B. 3 inches
3. Which one of the following surgical skin-preparation agents acts by
oxidation?
, A. Isopropyl alcohol
B. Chlorhexadine
C. Povidone-Iodine
D. Hexidine - Correct Answer: C. Povidone-Iodine
4. Which of the following is caused by preformed anti-donor antibodies?
A. Acute rejection
B. Hyperactue rejection
C. Chronic rejection
D. Non-adherence rejection - Correct Answer: B. Hyperacute
rejection
5. Breastfeeding infants must not breastfeed or receive breast milk for:
A. 8 hours before surgery
B. 6 hours before surgery
C. 4 hours before surgery
D. 2 hours before surgery - Correct Answer: C. 4 hours before
surgery
6. A preanesthesia evaluation and assessment may not be required for:
A. Minor surgical procedures
B. Patients with recent history of anesthesia
C. Patients receiving local anesthesia
, D. Outpatient surgical procedures - Correct Answer: C. Patients
receiving local anesthesia.
7. Metochlopramide may be given as a preoperative medication in order to:
A. Relieve apprehension
B. Reduce risk of aspiration
C. Relieve discomfort
D. To control secretions - Correct Answer: B. Reduce risk of
aspiration
8. The following skin changes in older adults increases the risk of developing
pressure ulcers:
A. Hypodermis thins
B. Sweat glands decrease
C. Epidermal-dermal junction flattens
D. Langerhans cells decrease in number - Correct Answer: A.
Hypodermis thins
9. With Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) coding, the letter X stands for:
A. Outcome
B. Intervention
C. Diagnosis
D. Domain - Correct Answer: C. Diagnosis
, 10.During x-ray studies of the hips and femur, x-ray shielding should be
applied:
A. To protect the thyroid
B. To protect the ovaries and testes
C. To protect the other leg
D. No shielding is necessary - Correct Answer: B. To protect the
ovaries and testes
11.The position that places the eyes most at risk for injury is:
A. Prone
B. Reverse trendelenburg
C. Supine
D. Left lateral decubitus - Correct Answer: A. Prone
12.Reasons to count sponges, sharps, and instruments include all of the
following EXCEPT:
A. Items left in a patient's body cause harm and the need for additional
surgery.
B. Items lost in trash or linen may cause harm to other personnel.
C. Items lost from inventory result in high, replacement costs.
D. Staff must be accountable for instruments. - Correct Answer: D.
Staff must be accountable for instruments.
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1. What is antisepsis in a surgical unit?
A. Use of sterile instruments
B. Use of no hand touch
C. Absence of infectious organism
D. Removal of transient micro-organisms from the skin - Correct
Answer: D. Removal of transient micro-organisms from the skin
2. When dropping sterile instruments from sterile packs onto the sterile tray,
how much distance must the packs be held at by the nurse?
A. 2 inches
B. 3 inches
C. 4 inches
D. 5 inches - Correct Answer: B. 3 inches
3. Which one of the following surgical skin-preparation agents acts by
oxidation?
, A. Isopropyl alcohol
B. Chlorhexadine
C. Povidone-Iodine
D. Hexidine - Correct Answer: C. Povidone-Iodine
4. Which of the following is caused by preformed anti-donor antibodies?
A. Acute rejection
B. Hyperactue rejection
C. Chronic rejection
D. Non-adherence rejection - Correct Answer: B. Hyperacute
rejection
5. Breastfeeding infants must not breastfeed or receive breast milk for:
A. 8 hours before surgery
B. 6 hours before surgery
C. 4 hours before surgery
D. 2 hours before surgery - Correct Answer: C. 4 hours before
surgery
6. A preanesthesia evaluation and assessment may not be required for:
A. Minor surgical procedures
B. Patients with recent history of anesthesia
C. Patients receiving local anesthesia
, D. Outpatient surgical procedures - Correct Answer: C. Patients
receiving local anesthesia.
7. Metochlopramide may be given as a preoperative medication in order to:
A. Relieve apprehension
B. Reduce risk of aspiration
C. Relieve discomfort
D. To control secretions - Correct Answer: B. Reduce risk of
aspiration
8. The following skin changes in older adults increases the risk of developing
pressure ulcers:
A. Hypodermis thins
B. Sweat glands decrease
C. Epidermal-dermal junction flattens
D. Langerhans cells decrease in number - Correct Answer: A.
Hypodermis thins
9. With Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) coding, the letter X stands for:
A. Outcome
B. Intervention
C. Diagnosis
D. Domain - Correct Answer: C. Diagnosis
, 10.During x-ray studies of the hips and femur, x-ray shielding should be
applied:
A. To protect the thyroid
B. To protect the ovaries and testes
C. To protect the other leg
D. No shielding is necessary - Correct Answer: B. To protect the
ovaries and testes
11.The position that places the eyes most at risk for injury is:
A. Prone
B. Reverse trendelenburg
C. Supine
D. Left lateral decubitus - Correct Answer: A. Prone
12.Reasons to count sponges, sharps, and instruments include all of the
following EXCEPT:
A. Items left in a patient's body cause harm and the need for additional
surgery.
B. Items lost in trash or linen may cause harm to other personnel.
C. Items lost from inventory result in high, replacement costs.
D. Staff must be accountable for instruments. - Correct Answer: D.
Staff must be accountable for instruments.
