PACU Exam 5 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Anethetic technique is the most important predictor of what? - CORRECT ANSWER -
being discharged to home
the AANA, ASA and ASPAN are professional organizations that establish _______ __________
of care and protect the pt and provider - CORRECT ANSWER - minimum level
Standard 1 (established by professional organization AANA) says what - CORRECT
ANSWER - all patients receiving anesthesia require to go to PACU to receive care by
"qualified providers"
Standard 2 of AANA says that transporting the pt from OR to PACU is the _____________ of
____________ provider - CORRECT ANSWER - responsibility of anesthesia
Standard 3 discusses that it is our responsibility to transfer care appropriately to the - CORRECT
ANSWER - nurse (report...transfer of care of pt to another healthcare provider)
standard 4 assures that the pt is being __________ continuously - CORRECT ANSWER -
monitored: BP, Spo2...
Standard 5 states that there should be a pre approved protocol to discharge pt. T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER -T
standard 6 is what? - CORRECT ANSWER - quality improvement. "part of anesthesia
process is the quality assessment and improvement of PACU care"
Recovery is a continual process divided into.... - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 overlapping
phases
, PHase 1 is early recovery phase. pt awakens and recovers airway reflexes. this phase can be
______ - CORRECT ANSWER - skipped. if pt is fast tracked.
PHase 2 is where pt is ready for discharge t/f - CORRECT ANSWER -t
phase 3 is after discharge the patient still continues recovery. how long? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 24 hours or until pt resumes usual activities
what three things we HAVE TO MAKE SURE our patients present before transporting pt from
OR. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)stable airway
2)adequate ventilation
3)hemodynamics are stable
when transporting patient you notice that none of the CRNA's take the controlled drugs with
them. this is because it is not required. t/f - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE> take app
controlled drugs. "consider the situation, prepare for the worst."
PACU report: should include name, age, procedure, type of anesthesia (technique), preop vitals
and ________________ disease - CORRECT ANSWER - coexisting. especially DM.
neuro status is very important
along with meds you would include in the pacu report allergies, ______meds, allergies,
______loss, UOP, and fluid ________ - CORRECT ANSWER - routing, blood,
replacement
Theres the modified alder score: ON EXAM!pg 1226 nagelhout. what are you scoring 0-2? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1 activity
2Respirations
3Circulation
4Neuro status
5Oxygen saturation
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Anethetic technique is the most important predictor of what? - CORRECT ANSWER -
being discharged to home
the AANA, ASA and ASPAN are professional organizations that establish _______ __________
of care and protect the pt and provider - CORRECT ANSWER - minimum level
Standard 1 (established by professional organization AANA) says what - CORRECT
ANSWER - all patients receiving anesthesia require to go to PACU to receive care by
"qualified providers"
Standard 2 of AANA says that transporting the pt from OR to PACU is the _____________ of
____________ provider - CORRECT ANSWER - responsibility of anesthesia
Standard 3 discusses that it is our responsibility to transfer care appropriately to the - CORRECT
ANSWER - nurse (report...transfer of care of pt to another healthcare provider)
standard 4 assures that the pt is being __________ continuously - CORRECT ANSWER -
monitored: BP, Spo2...
Standard 5 states that there should be a pre approved protocol to discharge pt. T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER -T
standard 6 is what? - CORRECT ANSWER - quality improvement. "part of anesthesia
process is the quality assessment and improvement of PACU care"
Recovery is a continual process divided into.... - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 overlapping
phases
, PHase 1 is early recovery phase. pt awakens and recovers airway reflexes. this phase can be
______ - CORRECT ANSWER - skipped. if pt is fast tracked.
PHase 2 is where pt is ready for discharge t/f - CORRECT ANSWER -t
phase 3 is after discharge the patient still continues recovery. how long? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 24 hours or until pt resumes usual activities
what three things we HAVE TO MAKE SURE our patients present before transporting pt from
OR. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)stable airway
2)adequate ventilation
3)hemodynamics are stable
when transporting patient you notice that none of the CRNA's take the controlled drugs with
them. this is because it is not required. t/f - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE> take app
controlled drugs. "consider the situation, prepare for the worst."
PACU report: should include name, age, procedure, type of anesthesia (technique), preop vitals
and ________________ disease - CORRECT ANSWER - coexisting. especially DM.
neuro status is very important
along with meds you would include in the pacu report allergies, ______meds, allergies,
______loss, UOP, and fluid ________ - CORRECT ANSWER - routing, blood,
replacement
Theres the modified alder score: ON EXAM!pg 1226 nagelhout. what are you scoring 0-2? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1 activity
2Respirations
3Circulation
4Neuro status
5Oxygen saturation
