PERIOPERATIVE NURSING CARE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED
2026-2027
# Term Definition
1 Inpatient - Admitted to hospital
2 Outpatient & Ambulatory - Has surgery and returns home the same day
3 Autologous Donation - Bld. Donated by the patient
4 Atelectasis - collapse of alveoli
5 Dysuria - Painful urination
6 Nocturia - awakening during the night to void
7 Oliguria - Scant amount of urine
8 PAT - Pre Admission Testing
9 NPO - No eating, drinking, or smoking
10 Hypovolemia - low B/P
11 Endoscope -
tube that allows viewing and manipulation of internal
body areas
12 Laparoscopes - used for abdominal surgery
, 13 Arthroscopes - used for joint surgery
14 Ureteroscopes - used for urinary tract surgery
15 Insufflation -
injecting air into body cavities to separate organs
16 Nosocomial - Hospital acquired infection
17 Anesthesia - negative sensation
# Term Definition
18 Analgesia - pain relief or suppression
19 Emergence - recovery form anesthesia
20 Myoglobinuria - presence of muscle protein in urine
21 PACU -
post anesthesia care unit - Ongoing evaluation &
stabilization of pts. To anticipate, prevent, and treat
complications after surgery
22 DVT - Deep Vein Thrombosis
23 Stridor or snoring -
a high pitched crowing sound (occurs w/airway
obstruction)
24 Pulse deficit - difference between apical & peripheral pulses
25 Debridement - removal of infected or dead tissue
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED
2026-2027
# Term Definition
1 Inpatient - Admitted to hospital
2 Outpatient & Ambulatory - Has surgery and returns home the same day
3 Autologous Donation - Bld. Donated by the patient
4 Atelectasis - collapse of alveoli
5 Dysuria - Painful urination
6 Nocturia - awakening during the night to void
7 Oliguria - Scant amount of urine
8 PAT - Pre Admission Testing
9 NPO - No eating, drinking, or smoking
10 Hypovolemia - low B/P
11 Endoscope -
tube that allows viewing and manipulation of internal
body areas
12 Laparoscopes - used for abdominal surgery
, 13 Arthroscopes - used for joint surgery
14 Ureteroscopes - used for urinary tract surgery
15 Insufflation -
injecting air into body cavities to separate organs
16 Nosocomial - Hospital acquired infection
17 Anesthesia - negative sensation
# Term Definition
18 Analgesia - pain relief or suppression
19 Emergence - recovery form anesthesia
20 Myoglobinuria - presence of muscle protein in urine
21 PACU -
post anesthesia care unit - Ongoing evaluation &
stabilization of pts. To anticipate, prevent, and treat
complications after surgery
22 DVT - Deep Vein Thrombosis
23 Stridor or snoring -
a high pitched crowing sound (occurs w/airway
obstruction)
24 Pulse deficit - difference between apical & peripheral pulses
25 Debridement - removal of infected or dead tissue
