BASIC PRINCIPLES OF
ANESTHESIA TEST 1 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what are AANA standards? - ....ANSWER ...-minimal requirement (must do to be
legal) for CRNAs, authoritative statements that describe minimum rules and
responsibilities for which we are held accountable
what are AANA guidelines? - ....ANSWER ...-best practice techniques "what they
prefer" for CRNA to practice with
AANA practice guidelines - ....ANSWER ...-systemically developed statements to
assist providers in clinical decision making that are commonly accepted with the
anesthesia community and should be adhered to
AANA position statements - ....ANSWER ...-express the AANA official position or
beliefs on a practice related topic
should medical mistakes be disclosed to the patient - ....ANSWER ...-yes, all
medical mistakes should be disclosed to the patient
malpractice - ....ANSWER ...-professional misconduct
Negligence - ....ANSWER ...-subset of tort law
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, what are the four things to prove negligence - ....ANSWER ...-duty-standard of
care
breach of duty-error of omission, standard not adhered to
causation- caused harm
damages- damage must occur
Res Ipsa Loquitur - ....ANSWER ...-"the thing speaks for itself", burden of poof
shifts from plaintiff to provider. example: sponge left in the patient
slander - ....ANSWER ...-verbal defamation
libel - ....ANSWER ...-written defamation
battery - ....ANSWER ...-physical act of touching another person without express
or implied consent. example: patient consented only for local anesthesia and you rush in
to administer General anesthesia without gaining consent
assault - ....ANSWER ...-making a person feel or perceive that battery is imminent
(unconscious patients)
Statute of Limitations - ....ANSWER ...-deadline to file a lawsuit, timeline does not
start until minors turn 18, statute of limitation are different in every state
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ANESTHESIA TEST 1 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what are AANA standards? - ....ANSWER ...-minimal requirement (must do to be
legal) for CRNAs, authoritative statements that describe minimum rules and
responsibilities for which we are held accountable
what are AANA guidelines? - ....ANSWER ...-best practice techniques "what they
prefer" for CRNA to practice with
AANA practice guidelines - ....ANSWER ...-systemically developed statements to
assist providers in clinical decision making that are commonly accepted with the
anesthesia community and should be adhered to
AANA position statements - ....ANSWER ...-express the AANA official position or
beliefs on a practice related topic
should medical mistakes be disclosed to the patient - ....ANSWER ...-yes, all
medical mistakes should be disclosed to the patient
malpractice - ....ANSWER ...-professional misconduct
Negligence - ....ANSWER ...-subset of tort law
....FOR STUDY PURPOSES...©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED... 1
, what are the four things to prove negligence - ....ANSWER ...-duty-standard of
care
breach of duty-error of omission, standard not adhered to
causation- caused harm
damages- damage must occur
Res Ipsa Loquitur - ....ANSWER ...-"the thing speaks for itself", burden of poof
shifts from plaintiff to provider. example: sponge left in the patient
slander - ....ANSWER ...-verbal defamation
libel - ....ANSWER ...-written defamation
battery - ....ANSWER ...-physical act of touching another person without express
or implied consent. example: patient consented only for local anesthesia and you rush in
to administer General anesthesia without gaining consent
assault - ....ANSWER ...-making a person feel or perceive that battery is imminent
(unconscious patients)
Statute of Limitations - ....ANSWER ...-deadline to file a lawsuit, timeline does not
start until minors turn 18, statute of limitation are different in every state
....FOR STUDY PURPOSES...©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED... 2
