NFDN 2003 Unit 5 Questions and Answers

NFDN 2003 Unit 5 Questions and Answers Pre-op checklist - Correct Answer ️️ -H&P (Hx & Physical), charts (old & new) Informed Consent Marked surgical site Name / Allergy Band Labs, X-rays, EKG, special testing Jewelry, dentures, glasses, hearing aids, prosthesis REMOVED No makeup/nail polish NPO status as required Pt teaching and understanding for post op procedures latex allergy risk factors - Correct Answer ️️ -allergies to bananas, avocado, chestnut, papaya, peaches health care workers, hairdressers, cleaning staff H/O of multiple surgeries clients with spinal cord injuries clients with urogenital abnormalities Patient Valuables Envelope - Correct Answer ️️ -envelope signed by the patient and nurse that contains the patient's valuables; locked up in the med room diagnostic tests prior to surgery - Correct Answer ️️ -cbc, electrolytes, creatinine, crossmatch, clotting, diagnostic imaging, ECG informed consent - Correct Answer ️️ -obtained by the surgeon; nurse may ensure the consent form is signed BUT if there are questions, contact the surgeon general anesthesia - Correct Answer ️️ -involves the total loss of body sensation and consciousness induced by anesthetic agents administered primarily by inhalation or intravenous injection spinal anesthesia - Correct Answer ️️ -regional anesthesia produced by injecting medication into the subarachnoid space (below the spinal cord) epidural anesthesia - Correct Answer ️️ -regional anesthesia produced by injecting medication into the epidural space of the lumbar or sacral region of the spine nerve block - Correct Answer ️️ -injection of regional anesthetic to stop the passage of sensory or pain impulses along a nerve path local anesthesia - Correct Answer ️️ -causes the loss of sensation in a limited area by injecting an anesthetic solution near that area conscious sedation - Correct Answer ️️ -a decreased level of consciousness in which the patient is not completely asleep Surgical Risk Factors - Correct Answer ️️ -~Age ~Obesity ~Nutrition alterations ~Co-morbidities ~Smoking ~Anticoagulants postop assessment - Correct Answer ️️ -Airway and respiration (patency, rate, rhythm, symmetry, breath sounds, color of mucous membranes), Circulation (heart rate, rhythm, BP, capillary refill, nail beds, peripheral pulses, temp Control), f&e balance, IV I&O compare baseline lab values, Neurological functions (LOC, gag and pupil reflexes), skin integrity and condition of wound, genitourinary(urinary function returns in 6-8 hours),Gastrointestinal (anesthesia slow motility), comfort (use pain scale), surgical site Hypothermia - Correct Answer ️️ -abnormally low body temperature; comm