CNOR Practice Questions With Effective Solutions
What is required for decontamination? Right Ans - negative pressure
What kind of disinfectant is alcohol? Right Ans - chemical
What does bowie dick test? Right Ans - proper function of vacuum cycle
What type of sterilizer can woven material go in? Right Ans - EO
What type of sterilization is used in low temp plasma sterilizer? Right Ans -
hydrogen peroxide
what spaulding classification are bronchoscopes? Right Ans - semi critical
class 2
what sterilization uses bacillus? Right Ans - dry head and EO
what type of sterilization uses geobacillus? Right Ans - geo-steam-o
atropine benefits? Right Ans - prevents bradycardia with induction,
increases oral secreations
what happens if pt takes ginko prior to surgery? Right Ans - notify
anesthesia. check INR
what drugs decrease oral secreations? Right Ans - albuterol and glyco
what is the relationship between glycoprolate and neostigmine? Right Ans
- combination of reverses the effects of non-polarizing neuromuscular
blocking agents after surgery. (brady, excess secreations)
what herb decreases blood pressure? Right Ans - black cohosh
initial signs of LAST? Right Ans - metallic taste, numb lips, ringing ears,
light headed
why would sodium bicarb be added to local anesthesia? Right Ans - speeds
up onset of action
, what nerve will twitch with a femoral block? Right Ans - quad
nursing action for LAST? Right Ans - 20& lipid emulsion
when Is bier block used? Right Ans - hand and upper extremity procedures
steps for using bier block and pneumatic tqt? Right Ans - apply double cuff,
IV insertions, exsanguinate, infalte
how to inflate cuff for Peum. tqt? Right Ans - proximal up, distal up
proximal down, distal down
why does the obturator go with the patient to pacu with trach? Right Ans -
incase need to change trach
what is needed for a nissen fundoplication? Right Ans - bougie dilator
what to do is pt is experiencing a bronchspasm? Right Ans - o2 and
bronchodilators
patient is recently extubated and is stridor, subclavicular retractions, what
actions should take place? Right Ans - encourage cough, suction, remove
irritant causing laryngospasm, 02, positive pressure ventilate
what should you go first after applying Pneumatic tqt? Right Ans - place
plastic drape around cuff (all equipmemt should have already been checked
before applying cuff)
what is affected with compartment syndrome? Right Ans - facia
when inserting a central line, pt increases work of breathing and o2 is
decreasing. what is happening? Right Ans - pneumothorax
what position is most risk for patient getting an air embolism? Right Ans -
sitting, fowlers
how would you position a patient experiencing an air embolism? Right Ans
- left lateral (durants)
What is required for decontamination? Right Ans - negative pressure
What kind of disinfectant is alcohol? Right Ans - chemical
What does bowie dick test? Right Ans - proper function of vacuum cycle
What type of sterilizer can woven material go in? Right Ans - EO
What type of sterilization is used in low temp plasma sterilizer? Right Ans -
hydrogen peroxide
what spaulding classification are bronchoscopes? Right Ans - semi critical
class 2
what sterilization uses bacillus? Right Ans - dry head and EO
what type of sterilization uses geobacillus? Right Ans - geo-steam-o
atropine benefits? Right Ans - prevents bradycardia with induction,
increases oral secreations
what happens if pt takes ginko prior to surgery? Right Ans - notify
anesthesia. check INR
what drugs decrease oral secreations? Right Ans - albuterol and glyco
what is the relationship between glycoprolate and neostigmine? Right Ans
- combination of reverses the effects of non-polarizing neuromuscular
blocking agents after surgery. (brady, excess secreations)
what herb decreases blood pressure? Right Ans - black cohosh
initial signs of LAST? Right Ans - metallic taste, numb lips, ringing ears,
light headed
why would sodium bicarb be added to local anesthesia? Right Ans - speeds
up onset of action
, what nerve will twitch with a femoral block? Right Ans - quad
nursing action for LAST? Right Ans - 20& lipid emulsion
when Is bier block used? Right Ans - hand and upper extremity procedures
steps for using bier block and pneumatic tqt? Right Ans - apply double cuff,
IV insertions, exsanguinate, infalte
how to inflate cuff for Peum. tqt? Right Ans - proximal up, distal up
proximal down, distal down
why does the obturator go with the patient to pacu with trach? Right Ans -
incase need to change trach
what is needed for a nissen fundoplication? Right Ans - bougie dilator
what to do is pt is experiencing a bronchspasm? Right Ans - o2 and
bronchodilators
patient is recently extubated and is stridor, subclavicular retractions, what
actions should take place? Right Ans - encourage cough, suction, remove
irritant causing laryngospasm, 02, positive pressure ventilate
what should you go first after applying Pneumatic tqt? Right Ans - place
plastic drape around cuff (all equipmemt should have already been checked
before applying cuff)
what is affected with compartment syndrome? Right Ans - facia
when inserting a central line, pt increases work of breathing and o2 is
decreasing. what is happening? Right Ans - pneumothorax
what position is most risk for patient getting an air embolism? Right Ans -
sitting, fowlers
how would you position a patient experiencing an air embolism? Right Ans
- left lateral (durants)
