NSG 432 Exam 1 questions with accurate answers
1. make sure activated
2. measure amount of drainage Ans✓✓✓ priorities for patient with
surgical drain?
1. warmth, hearing hyper acute
2. excitement, crying, yelling (avoided if anesthesia given smooth and
quick)
3. deeply unconscious (pupils small but contract to light)
4. pt dies (pupils dilate, shallow breathing, weak pulse) Ans✓✓✓ phases
of anesthesia?
15-30 degrees Ans✓✓✓ HOB should be elevated how many degrees to
maintain pt airway?
7-10 days Ans✓✓✓ Stop anticoagulants _-_ days before surgery.
acute lumbrosacral strain
unstable lumbosacral ligaments
weak muscle
intervertebral disk problems
unequal leg lengths Ans✓✓✓ causes of acute lower back pain?
Acute: lasts fewer than 3 months
,Chronic: lasts more than 3 months Ans✓✓✓ difference from acute and
chronic lower back pain?
Airway, breathing, circulation
BLEEDING Ans✓✓✓ What are the priorities of care?
Aldrete scores Ans✓✓✓ scoring system that shows recovery from
anesthetic
7-8 points required for discharge
Ambulatory surgery Ans✓✓✓ outpatient, same day, short stay surgery
Amputation Ans✓✓✓ removal of body part
anxiety
risk for aspiration
risk for imbalanced body temp
ineffective breathing pattern
delayed surgical recovery
ineffective thermoregulation
pain
risk for powerlessness
self-care deficit
, risk for impaired skin integrity Ans✓✓✓ potential nursing diagnosis for
surgery patients?
anxious, won't sit still Ans✓✓✓ contraindications for local anesthesia?
apply pressure and call surgeon Ans✓✓✓ what to do if patient is
hemorrhaging?
Arthroplasty Ans✓✓✓ repair of joint problem
atrophy Ans✓✓✓ problems with casts?
Autoimmune disorders
patient taking corticosteroids
AIDS
elderly
cancer patients Ans✓✓✓ Patients with suppressed immune systems?
before anesthesia: sign in
before skin incision: time out (make sure everything correct)
before leaves OR: sign out (counting, charting) Ans✓✓✓ surgical safety
checklist?
1. make sure activated
2. measure amount of drainage Ans✓✓✓ priorities for patient with
surgical drain?
1. warmth, hearing hyper acute
2. excitement, crying, yelling (avoided if anesthesia given smooth and
quick)
3. deeply unconscious (pupils small but contract to light)
4. pt dies (pupils dilate, shallow breathing, weak pulse) Ans✓✓✓ phases
of anesthesia?
15-30 degrees Ans✓✓✓ HOB should be elevated how many degrees to
maintain pt airway?
7-10 days Ans✓✓✓ Stop anticoagulants _-_ days before surgery.
acute lumbrosacral strain
unstable lumbosacral ligaments
weak muscle
intervertebral disk problems
unequal leg lengths Ans✓✓✓ causes of acute lower back pain?
Acute: lasts fewer than 3 months
,Chronic: lasts more than 3 months Ans✓✓✓ difference from acute and
chronic lower back pain?
Airway, breathing, circulation
BLEEDING Ans✓✓✓ What are the priorities of care?
Aldrete scores Ans✓✓✓ scoring system that shows recovery from
anesthetic
7-8 points required for discharge
Ambulatory surgery Ans✓✓✓ outpatient, same day, short stay surgery
Amputation Ans✓✓✓ removal of body part
anxiety
risk for aspiration
risk for imbalanced body temp
ineffective breathing pattern
delayed surgical recovery
ineffective thermoregulation
pain
risk for powerlessness
self-care deficit
, risk for impaired skin integrity Ans✓✓✓ potential nursing diagnosis for
surgery patients?
anxious, won't sit still Ans✓✓✓ contraindications for local anesthesia?
apply pressure and call surgeon Ans✓✓✓ what to do if patient is
hemorrhaging?
Arthroplasty Ans✓✓✓ repair of joint problem
atrophy Ans✓✓✓ problems with casts?
Autoimmune disorders
patient taking corticosteroids
AIDS
elderly
cancer patients Ans✓✓✓ Patients with suppressed immune systems?
before anesthesia: sign in
before skin incision: time out (make sure everything correct)
before leaves OR: sign out (counting, charting) Ans✓✓✓ surgical safety
checklist?
