ATI RN TARGETED MEDICAL SURGICAL
PERIOPERATIVE ONLINE PRACTICE 2019
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What are the actions and uses of intravenous anesthetics? Answer:
Produce loss of consciousness and eliminate response to painful stimuli;
used for induction and maintenance of anesthesia.
⩥ What is local anesthesia? Answer: Blocks pain sensation along nerve
fibers; can be topical or local infiltration.
⩥ What is regional anesthesia? Answer: Injection into or around specific
nerves, including spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve blocks.
⩥ What can cause a rapid decrease in blood pressure during anesthesia?
Answer: Lack of vasomotor tone
⩥ What is monitored anesthesia care? Answer: Anesthesia with
decreased level of consciousness, often using a combination of opioid
analgesics and sedative-hypnotics.
⩥ Who can administer monitored anesthesia care? Answer: A
credentialed RN, a nurse-anesthetist, or an MD.
, ⩥ What is a key expectation for a patient under monitored anesthesia
care? Answer: The patient should be sleepy but arouseable.
⩥ What are some intraoperative nursing management responsibilities?
Answer: Reduce anxiety, prevent positioning injury, maintain sterility,
ensure time outs and counts, and advocate for the patient.
⩥ What are common complications of general anesthesia? Answer:
Hypoxia, respiratory and cardiovascular depression, anaphylaxis, nausea
and vomiting, hypothermia, and malignant hyperthermia.
⩥ What is malignant hyperthermia? Answer: A life-threatening inherited
reaction to anesthesia characterized by a hypermetabolic state and
sustained muscular contractions.
⩥ What is the first sign of malignant hyperthermia? Answer:
Unexplained tachycardia.
⩥ What is the treatment for malignant hyperthermia? Answer: Terminate
surgery, administer dantrolene, cool the patient, and monitor lab values.
⩥ What should the handoff report include during transition of care?
Answer: Significant medical history, details of the procedure, estimated
PERIOPERATIVE ONLINE PRACTICE 2019
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What are the actions and uses of intravenous anesthetics? Answer:
Produce loss of consciousness and eliminate response to painful stimuli;
used for induction and maintenance of anesthesia.
⩥ What is local anesthesia? Answer: Blocks pain sensation along nerve
fibers; can be topical or local infiltration.
⩥ What is regional anesthesia? Answer: Injection into or around specific
nerves, including spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve blocks.
⩥ What can cause a rapid decrease in blood pressure during anesthesia?
Answer: Lack of vasomotor tone
⩥ What is monitored anesthesia care? Answer: Anesthesia with
decreased level of consciousness, often using a combination of opioid
analgesics and sedative-hypnotics.
⩥ Who can administer monitored anesthesia care? Answer: A
credentialed RN, a nurse-anesthetist, or an MD.
, ⩥ What is a key expectation for a patient under monitored anesthesia
care? Answer: The patient should be sleepy but arouseable.
⩥ What are some intraoperative nursing management responsibilities?
Answer: Reduce anxiety, prevent positioning injury, maintain sterility,
ensure time outs and counts, and advocate for the patient.
⩥ What are common complications of general anesthesia? Answer:
Hypoxia, respiratory and cardiovascular depression, anaphylaxis, nausea
and vomiting, hypothermia, and malignant hyperthermia.
⩥ What is malignant hyperthermia? Answer: A life-threatening inherited
reaction to anesthesia characterized by a hypermetabolic state and
sustained muscular contractions.
⩥ What is the first sign of malignant hyperthermia? Answer:
Unexplained tachycardia.
⩥ What is the treatment for malignant hyperthermia? Answer: Terminate
surgery, administer dantrolene, cool the patient, and monitor lab values.
⩥ What should the handoff report include during transition of care?
Answer: Significant medical history, details of the procedure, estimated
