1. What is the leading and most costly
overexertion leading
occupational health problem in the united
to back strains sand
states?
sprain
- headache
- needlesticks and sharps injury resulting in
exposures to transmissible diseases
- overexertion leading to back strains sand
sprain
- overwork leading to fatigue
before manual
2. when should leak testing of a flexible
cleaning and before it
endoscope be performed?
is placed into
- after manual cleaning and before it is cleaning.
placed into cleaning solution
- after manual cleaning and being placed into
cleaning solution and before drying
- at the point of use during precleaning
- before manual cleaning and before it is
placed into cleaning
3. an rn circulator hears an anesthesia
professional ask otter assistance to the
an unlicensed assistive person (UAP) to push IV. What anesthesia
professional so
should the perioperative rn immediately do? profession
al so that
- help the UAP administer the IV push the
medication anesthesi
- notify the charge rn that the UAP is performing a
a task that is not within his job description profession
- offer assistance to the anesthesia al can
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administer the medication himself that the anesthesia
- tell the UAP to stop and the perioperative rn pro- fessional can
should administer the
medication himself
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administer the medication for the anesthesia
profes- sional.
4. After a vaginal hysterectomy, a healthy 47-yr- respiratory alkalosis
old woman is in the postanesthesia care unit.
Her body mass index is 22. her arterial blood
gas test results are pH 7.52, PaCO2 28, HCO3
24. the patient's condition is
metabolic
acidosis
metabolic
alkalosis
respiratory follow the ASC's
acidosis standard- ized process
respiratory to locate the
alkalosis
5. an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) does not
have
a radiology department at the facility. When
surgical
count discrepancies occur, what actions should be tak- missing item
en 1st by the perioperative rn?
- arrange for the pt to be x-rayed for the
missing item at the closest hospital
- document the results of the surgical count
- follow the ASC's standardized process to
locate the missing item
- inform the pt's family or caregiver that the
procedure is taking longer than expected due
to the missing item
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6. the perioperative rn should be recognized shock
that the most common complication for a
pt with multiple traumatic injuries is
fluid and electrolyte
imbalance hemorrhage
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