MED SURG NSG 331 Exam 1 Questions With Complete
Solutions
3 conditions for consent to be valid Correct Answers 1.
Adequate disclosure of the diagnosis
2. clear understanding of the information
3. Voluntary consent
BP Normal Range Correct Answers <120/<80
BUN Correct Answers 10-20 mg/dL
carbon dioxide Correct Answers 23-30 mEq/L
Chloride Correct Answers 98-106 mEq/L
Circulating Nurse Correct Answers Not scrubbed, gowned, or
gloved
Remains in unsterile field
Documents
Complications of hypothermia Correct Answers
vasoconstriction/HTN, decrease immune function, bleeding,
cardiac events, SSIs, altered drug metabolism, increased pain,
and shivering
Day of surgery Correct Answers Verify:
A signed informed consent form
Results from labs and diagnostic studies
An H&P
A record of any consulterions
, Baseline vital signs
Proper skin prep
Completed nursing notes
The surgical site is identified and marked with and inedible
marker by the surgeon and documented to show that the pt
agrees
Day-of-surgery preparation Correct Answers 1) Final
preoperative teaching
2) assessment and communication of pertienent findings
3) ensure all preoperative preparation orders have been
completed.
4) All records and reports are present and complete
5) Accompany pt. to the OR.
Delayed Emergence Correct Answers Most often has a drug
related cause from anesthesia or periop meds.
Other causes are metabolic disorders, electrolyte imbalances,
HTN, liver disease, uremia, central anticholinergic syndrome
and hypothyroidism
emergence delirium Correct Answers A short term
neurological change manifested by behaviors such as
restlessness, agitation, disorientation, threshing, and shouting.
*hypoxia can cause delirium
Epidural block Correct Answers regional anesthesia that numbs
the woman's body from the waist down
Examples of PreOp Diagnostic Studies/Labs Correct Answers
•coagulation profile
Solutions
3 conditions for consent to be valid Correct Answers 1.
Adequate disclosure of the diagnosis
2. clear understanding of the information
3. Voluntary consent
BP Normal Range Correct Answers <120/<80
BUN Correct Answers 10-20 mg/dL
carbon dioxide Correct Answers 23-30 mEq/L
Chloride Correct Answers 98-106 mEq/L
Circulating Nurse Correct Answers Not scrubbed, gowned, or
gloved
Remains in unsterile field
Documents
Complications of hypothermia Correct Answers
vasoconstriction/HTN, decrease immune function, bleeding,
cardiac events, SSIs, altered drug metabolism, increased pain,
and shivering
Day of surgery Correct Answers Verify:
A signed informed consent form
Results from labs and diagnostic studies
An H&P
A record of any consulterions
, Baseline vital signs
Proper skin prep
Completed nursing notes
The surgical site is identified and marked with and inedible
marker by the surgeon and documented to show that the pt
agrees
Day-of-surgery preparation Correct Answers 1) Final
preoperative teaching
2) assessment and communication of pertienent findings
3) ensure all preoperative preparation orders have been
completed.
4) All records and reports are present and complete
5) Accompany pt. to the OR.
Delayed Emergence Correct Answers Most often has a drug
related cause from anesthesia or periop meds.
Other causes are metabolic disorders, electrolyte imbalances,
HTN, liver disease, uremia, central anticholinergic syndrome
and hypothyroidism
emergence delirium Correct Answers A short term
neurological change manifested by behaviors such as
restlessness, agitation, disorientation, threshing, and shouting.
*hypoxia can cause delirium
Epidural block Correct Answers regional anesthesia that numbs
the woman's body from the waist down
Examples of PreOp Diagnostic Studies/Labs Correct Answers
•coagulation profile
