Question 1
The dressing of a patient who has undergone an otologic procedure is found to be wet
with a colorless fluid. The fluid may be:
a. cerebrospinal fluid.
b. plasma.
c. vitreous fluid.
d. lymphatic fluid.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. cerebrospinal fluid
Question 2
The patient with a pneumonectomy should never be positioned:
a. on the non-operative side.
b on the operative side.
c. supine.
d. in semi-Fowler's position.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. on the non operative side
Question 3
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@THE STUDY VAULT
, A perianesthesia nurse assesses cranial nerve VII in a patient post mastoidectomy by
asking the patient to:
a. wrinkle the forehead.
b. stick out the tongue.
c. lift the head.
d. shrug shoulders.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. wrinkle the forehead.
Question 4
A patient admitted postoperatively following a Hickman catheter placement becomes
pulseless, unresponsive, and apneic. The perianesthesia nurse begins CPR at the following
ratio:
a. 15 compressions and 1 breaths.
b. 15 compressions and 2 breaths.
c. 30 compressions and 1 breath.
d. 30 compressions and 2 breaths.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. 30 compressions and 2 breaths.
Question 5
A patient who received spinal anesthesia and has postoperative hypothermia is rewarmed
by radiant heat and experiences a drop in blood pressure. The etiology of this finding is:
a. vasodilation.
b. myocardial depression.
c. basal metabolic rate.
d. parasympathetic response.
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@THE STUDY VAULT
The dressing of a patient who has undergone an otologic procedure is found to be wet
with a colorless fluid. The fluid may be:
a. cerebrospinal fluid.
b. plasma.
c. vitreous fluid.
d. lymphatic fluid.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. cerebrospinal fluid
Question 2
The patient with a pneumonectomy should never be positioned:
a. on the non-operative side.
b on the operative side.
c. supine.
d. in semi-Fowler's position.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. on the non operative side
Question 3
1
@THE STUDY VAULT
, A perianesthesia nurse assesses cranial nerve VII in a patient post mastoidectomy by
asking the patient to:
a. wrinkle the forehead.
b. stick out the tongue.
c. lift the head.
d. shrug shoulders.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. wrinkle the forehead.
Question 4
A patient admitted postoperatively following a Hickman catheter placement becomes
pulseless, unresponsive, and apneic. The perianesthesia nurse begins CPR at the following
ratio:
a. 15 compressions and 1 breaths.
b. 15 compressions and 2 breaths.
c. 30 compressions and 1 breath.
d. 30 compressions and 2 breaths.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. 30 compressions and 2 breaths.
Question 5
A patient who received spinal anesthesia and has postoperative hypothermia is rewarmed
by radiant heat and experiences a drop in blood pressure. The etiology of this finding is:
a. vasodilation.
b. myocardial depression.
c. basal metabolic rate.
d. parasympathetic response.
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