Perioperative Nursing Care & Wound Care
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Loss of sensation with or without loss of
consciousness, induced for medical procedures.
Atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Partial or complete collapse of a lung or lobe of a
lung.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - CORRECT ANSWER - Formation of a blood clot in a
deep vein, usually in the legs.
Elective surgery - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgery that is planned in advance and not
urgent.
Emergency surgery - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgery that must be performed
immediately to save life or function.
General anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Drug-induced loss of consciousness with
absence of pain sensation.
Hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER - Excessive or uncontrolled bleeding.
Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormally low body temperature, often
occurring during or after surgery.
Local anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Loss of sensation in a specific area without
affecting consciousness.
, Moderate sedation/analgesia - CORRECT ANSWER - A drug-induced depression of
consciousness where the patient can respond to verbal commands.
Never events - CORRECT ANSWER - Serious, preventable surgical errors (e.g., surgery
on the wrong site).
Perioperative nursing - CORRECT ANSWER - Nursing care provided before, during, and
after surgery.
Perioperative phase - CORRECT ANSWER - All phases of surgical care: preoperative,
intraoperative, and postoperative.
Pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWER - Lung infection that can be a postoperative
complication.
Post anesthesia care unit (PACU) - CORRECT ANSWER - Unit where patients are
monitored after surgery and anesthesia.
Pulmonary embolism - CORRECT ANSWER - Blockage of a pulmonary artery by a
blood clot.
Regional anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Anesthesia affecting a larger area of the
body by blocking nerve supply.
Shock - CORRECT ANSWER - A life-threatening condition where the body is not getting
enough blood flow.
Thrombophlebitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammation of a vein due to a blood clot.
Time-out - CORRECT ANSWER - A pause before surgery to confirm correct patient,
procedure, and site.
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Loss of sensation with or without loss of
consciousness, induced for medical procedures.
Atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Partial or complete collapse of a lung or lobe of a
lung.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - CORRECT ANSWER - Formation of a blood clot in a
deep vein, usually in the legs.
Elective surgery - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgery that is planned in advance and not
urgent.
Emergency surgery - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgery that must be performed
immediately to save life or function.
General anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Drug-induced loss of consciousness with
absence of pain sensation.
Hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER - Excessive or uncontrolled bleeding.
Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormally low body temperature, often
occurring during or after surgery.
Local anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Loss of sensation in a specific area without
affecting consciousness.
, Moderate sedation/analgesia - CORRECT ANSWER - A drug-induced depression of
consciousness where the patient can respond to verbal commands.
Never events - CORRECT ANSWER - Serious, preventable surgical errors (e.g., surgery
on the wrong site).
Perioperative nursing - CORRECT ANSWER - Nursing care provided before, during, and
after surgery.
Perioperative phase - CORRECT ANSWER - All phases of surgical care: preoperative,
intraoperative, and postoperative.
Pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWER - Lung infection that can be a postoperative
complication.
Post anesthesia care unit (PACU) - CORRECT ANSWER - Unit where patients are
monitored after surgery and anesthesia.
Pulmonary embolism - CORRECT ANSWER - Blockage of a pulmonary artery by a
blood clot.
Regional anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Anesthesia affecting a larger area of the
body by blocking nerve supply.
Shock - CORRECT ANSWER - A life-threatening condition where the body is not getting
enough blood flow.
Thrombophlebitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammation of a vein due to a blood clot.
Time-out - CORRECT ANSWER - A pause before surgery to confirm correct patient,
procedure, and site.
