NURS 3632 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉moderate anesthesia. Answer: conscious sedation/analgesia
(neuraleptanalgesia)
short term and minimally invasive, relaxed
◉Regional anesthesia. Answer: anesthetic agent injected near a
nerve or nerve pathway or operative site
ex: lower ABD sx
(bowel dysfunction is less that why it is best for OLDER PATIENTS)
◉On-Q is a type of ___________ Anesthesia. Answer: Regional, it
delivers throughout surgery
a non-narcotic elastomeric pump that delivers local anesthetic
medication directly to the surgical site
◉Topical/local Anesthesia. Answer: -Mucous membranes
,-Open skin
-Wounds
-Burns
◉phases of general anesthesia
Induction. Answer: administration - incision
◉phases of general anesthesia
Maintainence. Answer: incision - completion of sx
◉phases of general anesthesia
Emergence. Answer: (SX is finished, giving fluids to rinse anesthesia
out of body) anesthesia wearing off, patient going to PACU, assessing
for complication
◉Medication that help with if the patient wakes up during sx, helps
them forget?. Answer: Amnesia
◉Besides On-Q, what are other regional anesthesia?. Answer: -
epidural
, -spinal
-nerve blocks
◉What are advance directives?. Answer: legal documents that allow
people to choose what medical care they wish to have if they are
unable to make those decisions themselves (POA or Living will)
◉What are benefits of outpatient or same day sx?. Answer: reduces
length of hospital stay and $$$, reduces stress of patient, may
require of pre/post op sx teaching
GOOD for patients with support system or family to help afterwards,
otherwise w/o these support system inpatient is best to stay in
hospital a couple days after
◉Patient risk factors after surgery. Answer: -coping patterns
-literacy level
-nutrition
-smoke/alcohol
-daily living (are they independent)
FOLLOW WEIGHT RESTRAINTS TO AVOID RE-ADMISSION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉moderate anesthesia. Answer: conscious sedation/analgesia
(neuraleptanalgesia)
short term and minimally invasive, relaxed
◉Regional anesthesia. Answer: anesthetic agent injected near a
nerve or nerve pathway or operative site
ex: lower ABD sx
(bowel dysfunction is less that why it is best for OLDER PATIENTS)
◉On-Q is a type of ___________ Anesthesia. Answer: Regional, it
delivers throughout surgery
a non-narcotic elastomeric pump that delivers local anesthetic
medication directly to the surgical site
◉Topical/local Anesthesia. Answer: -Mucous membranes
,-Open skin
-Wounds
-Burns
◉phases of general anesthesia
Induction. Answer: administration - incision
◉phases of general anesthesia
Maintainence. Answer: incision - completion of sx
◉phases of general anesthesia
Emergence. Answer: (SX is finished, giving fluids to rinse anesthesia
out of body) anesthesia wearing off, patient going to PACU, assessing
for complication
◉Medication that help with if the patient wakes up during sx, helps
them forget?. Answer: Amnesia
◉Besides On-Q, what are other regional anesthesia?. Answer: -
epidural
, -spinal
-nerve blocks
◉What are advance directives?. Answer: legal documents that allow
people to choose what medical care they wish to have if they are
unable to make those decisions themselves (POA or Living will)
◉What are benefits of outpatient or same day sx?. Answer: reduces
length of hospital stay and $$$, reduces stress of patient, may
require of pre/post op sx teaching
GOOD for patients with support system or family to help afterwards,
otherwise w/o these support system inpatient is best to stay in
hospital a couple days after
◉Patient risk factors after surgery. Answer: -coping patterns
-literacy level
-nutrition
-smoke/alcohol
-daily living (are they independent)
FOLLOW WEIGHT RESTRAINTS TO AVOID RE-ADMISSION
