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What class of indicator is indicator tape? ✔Correct Answer-t's class 1. This is for identification. You
can look at a tray and know whether or not you're looking at sterile instruments.
A bloody sponge falls on the floor, what do you do after to remove the bloody sponge on the floor?
Do you place a dry wrapping on it, use a disinfectant immediately, wait until turnover to deal with it?
✔Correct Answer-It should be cleaned immediately with a disinfectant. Alexander's 16th Edition.
What condition would contraindicate the use of SCDs? ✔Correct Answer-Contraindications
include: dermatitis, cellulitis, infections, arteriosclerosis, massive edema, ischemic vascular disease,
sensitivity to latex, thigh circumference that exceeds limits of instructions for use, and severe
congestive heart failure. Alexander's 16th Edition
I would add the presence of a DVT and dislocated fractures. I think the answer is probably DVT
Patient for a Scleral buckling procedure and states that she is worried she will be blind. What nursing
diagnosis goes with the statement "I am worried"? ✔Correct Answer-anxiety
What is the first thing to do in an internal or external disaster? ✔Correct Answer-I think the answer
on the exam is about communication of the disaster throughout the hospital and calling in staff.
What do you do after applying the double cuff for a Bier Block? What is the next step? ✔Correct
Answer-The IV insertion is next. Insert an IV catheter in the dorsum of the hand, cover the tourniquet
with a plastic drape, elevate and prep the limb, wrap with a sterile Esmarch from hand to the
tourniquet to exsanguinate the limb, inflate the proximal cuff and remove the Esmarch, then local
medication is injected into the IV catheter, when local meds take effect inflate the distal cuff, then
release the proximal cuff
What is the name of coated instruments used to prevent the reflection of laser beams? a. Ebonized
instruments b. Non-conductive instruments c. something else? ✔Correct Answer-Ebonized
instruments
After the use of a colonoscope, when does the cleaning start? a. Within an hour, b. Within 24 hours,
c. At the point of care, d. Something else? ✔Correct Answer-I believe we are looking for the point
of care as an answer.
How do you prevent foot drop in a patient positioned prone during surgery? ✔Correct Answer-Put
pillows under the shins to bend the knee and elevate the feet so they hang at a natural angle. No
pressure should be on the toes.
AAA pt, what baseline do you NOT need preop? Vitals, ABG, pedal pulse, skin integrity? ✔Correct
Answer-We do not need an ABG. We do need pedal pulse, vitals, and skin integrity
What incision is used for a cesarean section? ✔Correct Answer-Pfannenstiel.
How do you clean a room after a patient with CJD? ✔Correct Answer-It could be bleach or lye but
I'm hearing you need to remember the bleach (sodium hypochlorite)