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PACU & CPAN CONTENT STUDY GUIDE TEST. 1. a 65 y.o male comes in for testing, scheduled for a radical prostatectomy in 3 days. He has a 45pk/yr of smok- ing. He also has some medicines for "heart palpitations" Tests needed for this pt include: 2. the following statements about pain management apply: 3. the perianesthesia comprehensive health history includes all of the fol- lowing except: 4. the perianestheisa nurse's goal of preoperative preparation for the pa- tient is: 5. airway sounds associated with laryn- gospasm may include all of the follow- ing except: EKG, hgb/hct, bmp, type&screen - preoperative discussion about pain expecta- tions/management can decrease anxiety - discussion should start in the physician's oflce - the patient has a role in his/her management of pain and comfort vital signs - to decrease the potential for complications - reduce anxiety in the patient - impart accurate and timely communication to the healthcare team diminished breath sounds 6. which of the following are included in - work of breathing respiratory assessment of the patient - CBC, chemistries, ABGs in the immediate postoperative peri- od 7. classic signs and symptoms associat- ed with pneumothorax include: - location of incision site chest pain, tracheal shift, dyspnea 8. the dichrotic notch of the arterial waveform is associated with closure of the: aortic valve 9. the most common cause of PEA in the true perianesthesia setting is hypovolemia 10. risks and complications associated with central venous cannulation in- clude: pneumothorax 11. the most common cause of decreased hypovolemia CVP in the pacu is: 12. opioids can cause pupillary constric- tion: true the glasgow coma scale is the most re- true

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CH 17 Priorities for Post OP Patient Final Exam.

1. PACU phase C. Reinforce the surgical dressing.
D. Measure urinary out- put for the
assessment past hour.
includes: the
following below

Continuous
electrocar- diogram
monitoring
Continuous airway
monitoring
Monitoring blood
pres- sure
Monitoring heart
rate Assessing
surgical site

2. During phase I of
the postoperative
peri- od, the nurse
notices that the
client's sur- gical
dressing contains an
area of bright, red
bleeding. Which
action should the
nurse take first?

A. Assess the
client's
temperature.
B. Notify the
anesthesi- ologist.
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Phase 1




C. Reinforce the surgical dressing.




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3. Immediately after A. General client report with significant history
surgery, the post- B. Pharmacological report including anesthesia and pain
anes- thesia care medications
unit nurse receives C. Procedural report
a report from a D. Anesthetic report
member of the
anes- thesia care
team. What
information should
this report contain?
Select all that apply.

A. General client
report with
significant history
B. Pharmacological
re- port including
anesthe- sia and
pain medica- tions
C. Procedural report
D. Anesthetic report
E. Discharge
instruc- tions
A. Client is accompanied by a responsible adult.
4. Before a client is dis-
charged home following B. Client is voiding normally.
surgery, which responsible adult.
criteria must be B. Client is voiding nor- mally.
met? Select all that
apply.

A. Client is
accompanied by a
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C. Client is eating and drinking
normally.
D. Surgical wound is clean and
dry.
E. Client verbalizes understanding
of instructions.




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