Question 1
Two months following a surgical procedure, a patient is readmitted to the preoperative
area and states that they remember hearing music in the operating room during their
surgery. In reviewing the previous documentation, the perianesthesia nurse notes that the
patient received midazolam preoperatively. When interviewing the patient, the
perianesthesia nurse
1. may consider implementing the Modified Brice Questionnaire.
2. may consider implementing the STOP/BANG Questionnaire.
3. should inform the patient that they may have had an adverse reaction to the midazolam
4. should reassure the patient that they were most likely were dreaming during anesthesia.
CORRECT ANSWER
1. may consider implementing the Modified Brice Questionnaire.
Question 2
A patient with a history of Grand Mal seizures begins to have uncontrolled tonic-clonic
movements in the PACU. The perianesthesia nurse's primary responsibility to the patient
is to:
1. prevent injury and aspiration.
2. monitor for recurrent seizures.
3. administer IV phenytoin.
4. check serum anticonvulsant levels.
CORRECT ANSWER
1. prevent injury and aspiration.
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, Question 3
Which of the following patients is at the greatest risk of developing a latex allergy?
1. History of allergy to bee venom
2. History of allergies to strawberries
3. Family history of Malignant Hyperthermia
4. History of spina bifida
CORRECT ANSWER
4. History of spina bifida
Question 4
A patient has undergone ORIF of a fractured tibia. The PACU nurse notices that the
patient's toes are extremely edematous. The patient complains of increased pain
unrelieved by analgesics. The PACU nurse should:
1. continue to administer analgesics until an effect is noted.
2. apply ice and elevate extremity.
3. suspect compartment syndrome and notify the physician immediately.
4. attribute the patient's condition to the surgical procedure.
CORRECT ANSWER
3. suspect compartment syndrome and notify the physician immediately.
Question 5
The most common causes of ventricular tachycardia in PACU are:
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Two months following a surgical procedure, a patient is readmitted to the preoperative
area and states that they remember hearing music in the operating room during their
surgery. In reviewing the previous documentation, the perianesthesia nurse notes that the
patient received midazolam preoperatively. When interviewing the patient, the
perianesthesia nurse
1. may consider implementing the Modified Brice Questionnaire.
2. may consider implementing the STOP/BANG Questionnaire.
3. should inform the patient that they may have had an adverse reaction to the midazolam
4. should reassure the patient that they were most likely were dreaming during anesthesia.
CORRECT ANSWER
1. may consider implementing the Modified Brice Questionnaire.
Question 2
A patient with a history of Grand Mal seizures begins to have uncontrolled tonic-clonic
movements in the PACU. The perianesthesia nurse's primary responsibility to the patient
is to:
1. prevent injury and aspiration.
2. monitor for recurrent seizures.
3. administer IV phenytoin.
4. check serum anticonvulsant levels.
CORRECT ANSWER
1. prevent injury and aspiration.
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, Question 3
Which of the following patients is at the greatest risk of developing a latex allergy?
1. History of allergy to bee venom
2. History of allergies to strawberries
3. Family history of Malignant Hyperthermia
4. History of spina bifida
CORRECT ANSWER
4. History of spina bifida
Question 4
A patient has undergone ORIF of a fractured tibia. The PACU nurse notices that the
patient's toes are extremely edematous. The patient complains of increased pain
unrelieved by analgesics. The PACU nurse should:
1. continue to administer analgesics until an effect is noted.
2. apply ice and elevate extremity.
3. suspect compartment syndrome and notify the physician immediately.
4. attribute the patient's condition to the surgical procedure.
CORRECT ANSWER
3. suspect compartment syndrome and notify the physician immediately.
Question 5
The most common causes of ventricular tachycardia in PACU are:
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