PACU Study Guide 2025/2026 Exam
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Where are the patiens transported to after surgery? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔PACU
(Post anesthesia care unit)
Who is the PACU staffed by? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Critical care nurses
Why is the PACU close to the surgical suites? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔For rapid
transfer of patients after surgery
What is a verbal and written report from one person to another to provide
updated patient information? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Handover or Handoff
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A standardized method of
measuring a patient's level of consciousness/ response to external stimuli.
The is the way drugs are given during preoperative an intraoperative phase
that have a direct pharmacology effect - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Administered
postoperatively
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, This is needed in order to determine the need for further action, such as
transfusions - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Estimate blood loss
The estimated blood loss is needed to determine the need for further action
such as this - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Transfusions
The circulator or the ACP communicates all information needed to updated
the PACU nurse on the patient's _____ status before and during surgery -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Physiological
What are the primary importance during the postoperative period? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Wound assessment and care
Who provides specific orders for continuation of care and a smooth
recovery - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The ACP
How is perfusion or oxygen saturation of the blood measured by? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pulse oximeter
This may be measured with an inline catheter by observing the jugular
veins - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The central venous pressure
This is assessed for distention which may indicate the presence of fluid,
including blood or air - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The abdomen
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Where are the patiens transported to after surgery? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔PACU
(Post anesthesia care unit)
Who is the PACU staffed by? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Critical care nurses
Why is the PACU close to the surgical suites? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔For rapid
transfer of patients after surgery
What is a verbal and written report from one person to another to provide
updated patient information? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Handover or Handoff
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A standardized method of
measuring a patient's level of consciousness/ response to external stimuli.
The is the way drugs are given during preoperative an intraoperative phase
that have a direct pharmacology effect - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Administered
postoperatively
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, This is needed in order to determine the need for further action, such as
transfusions - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Estimate blood loss
The estimated blood loss is needed to determine the need for further action
such as this - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Transfusions
The circulator or the ACP communicates all information needed to updated
the PACU nurse on the patient's _____ status before and during surgery -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Physiological
What are the primary importance during the postoperative period? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Wound assessment and care
Who provides specific orders for continuation of care and a smooth
recovery - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The ACP
How is perfusion or oxygen saturation of the blood measured by? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pulse oximeter
This may be measured with an inline catheter by observing the jugular
veins - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The central venous pressure
This is assessed for distention which may indicate the presence of fluid,
including blood or air - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The abdomen
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