PRACTICE EXAM WITH ANSWERS
10 - CORRECT ANSWER-falls greater than ___ feet are
usually associated with significant injury
no-touch - CORRECT ANSWER-When prepping a breast for a
mastectomy for breast cancer, use the ___ technique to gently
scrub over the tumor site.
purchaser, patient - CORRECT ANSWER-FDA requires
manufacturers to track implants throughout the chain of
distribution from the ___ to the ___
Universal Protocol - CORRECT ANSWER-standardized means
for ensuring patient safety during surgery
ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER-mnemonic for performing a
primary trauma assessment
FGHI - CORRECT ANSWER-mnemonic for performing a
secondary trauma assessment
patient - CORRECT ANSWER-at the core of the PNDS model
is the ___
PNDS (AORN) - CORRECT ANSWER-provides a framework
for perioperative nursing practice
elderly and pediatric - CORRECT ANSWER-___ and ___
patients at risk for inadvertent hypothermia
, inadvertent hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER-risk factors for
developing ___:
- age extremes (elderly and pediatric)
- comorbidity
- surgical duration
- cachexia (muscle wasting)
- fluid shifts
- cold irrigating fluids
- general and regional anesthesia
atrial fibrillation - CORRECT ANSWER-arrhythmia that
increases the risk of stroke caused by embolus
resistance, hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER-geriatric
patient will have increased vascular ___ due to the physiologic
aging process, which can result in ___
safe and cost effective - CORRECT ANSWER-multidisciplinary
committee is involved in a standardized process to guide in the
selection of products that are ___ and ___
sterilizer printout - CORRECT ANSWER-The chemical indicator
inside a wrapped instrument tray has not changed to the
appropriate color. The first thing the nurse should do is review
the ___ to determine whether cycle parameters have been met.
4th - CORRECT ANSWER-nail polish chipping occurs on the
___ day after application
MedWatch - CORRECT ANSWER-FDA began the voluntary
___ program to encourage health care professionals to report
adverse events and defects or problems with regulated drugs
and devices