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NSG 502 Exam 2 with correct answers
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Define -ectomy - correct answer✔✔- excision or removal of
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- ex: appendectomy
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Define -lysis (surgical) - correct answer✔✔- destruction of
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- electrolysis (hair removal)
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Define -orrhaphy - correct answer✔✔- repair or suture of
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- ex: herniorrhaphy
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Define -oscopy - correct answer✔✔- looking into
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- ex: endoscopy
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Define -ostomy - correct answer✔✔- creation of opening into
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- ex: colonoscopy
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Define -otomy - correct answer✔✔- cutting into or incision of
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- ex: tracheotomy
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Define -plasty - correct answer✔✔- repair or reconstruction of
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- ex: mammoplasty
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Define bypass - correct answer✔✔- surgery to provide a conduit past a blockage
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- ex: coronary artery bypass surgery; gastric bypass surgery
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,Define rhino- - correct answer✔✔- nose|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




- ex: rhinoplasty (nose job)
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Define tympano- - correct answer✔✔- ear drum (tympanic membrane)
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- ex: tympanostomy
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Define thorac- - correct answer✔✔- chest
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- ex: thoracentesis
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Define pnemon- - correct answer✔✔- lungs
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- ex: pneumonectomy
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Define herni- - correct answer✔✔rupture/protrusion
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Define col- - correct answer✔✔- colon |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




- ex: colectomy
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Define ileo- - correct answer✔✔- ilium|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




- ex: ileostomy
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List critical parameters within the preoperative history and physical that have the potential to
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delay surgery: *infection unrelated to surgical procedure* - correct answer✔✔- check CBC for
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elevated WBC |||\\\




- An impaired immune system can lead to delayed wound healing and an increased risk for
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infections. |||\\\

,- Elective surgery may be canceled if the patient has an acute infection (e.g., sinusitis,
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influenza).



List critical parameters within the preoperative history and physical that have the potential to
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delay surgery: *coagulapathy from drugs or diseases* - correct answer✔✔- check INR/PT,
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aPTT

- gotta be able to control the bleeding as you cut someone open
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three legal requirements of informed consent - correct answer✔✔- *adequate disclosure* of
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diagnosis, treatments, risks, probability of success, alternative treatments, alternative
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prognoses

- *patient understanding* before sedation
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- *gives consent voluntarily*
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discuss legal implications of informed consent - correct answer✔✔- surgeon is ultimately
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responsible

- nurse is witness to signature
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- nurse is advocate for patient understanding, implications, and no coercion
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- consent can be withdrawn at any time (even if signed)
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- If the patient is a minor, unconscious, or mentally incompetent to sign the permit, a legally
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appointed representative or responsible family member may give written permission |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




- A true medical emergency may override the need to obtain consent.
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what is presumed consent? - correct answer✔✔a legislative framework in which citizens must
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place their name on a national opt-out register, otherwise their consent for donating their
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organs will be presumed. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




are emancipated minors able to consent to their own treatment? - correct answer✔✔yes
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, Discuss the importance of surgical site and time out in the preoperative checklist. - correct
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answer✔✔avoid a sentinel event by ensuring the following: |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




- correct patient
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- correct surgery
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- correct limb
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- proper consent
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Define general anesthesia - correct answer✔✔- loss of sensation with loss of consciousness
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- usually involves use of inhalation agents
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- no cough, gag, vomit, sns reflexes/responsiveness
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- *requires advanced airway management*
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Define regional anesthesia - correct answer✔✔- loss of sensation to a region of body
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- no loss of consciousness
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- blocks a specific nerve or group of nerves with local anesthetic
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- ex: spinal, caudal, epidural anesthesia; peripheral nerve blocks
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Define moderate/deep sedation - correct answer✔✔- sedative, anxiolytic, and/or analgesic
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drugs used |||\\\




- does not include inhalation agents
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- patients responsive and breathe without assistance
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- used for minor therapeutic procedures
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Describe use of the following perioperative equipment: incentive spirometer, sequential
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compression device, leg exercises, breathing techniques; adapt these interventions to meet the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




needs of the pediatric population. - correct answer✔✔- used to prevent atelectasis and clots,
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etc

- pediatric adaptations will go here if i remember to come back
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