Med Surg 1 Pre/Intra/Post operative

Part of the time out that is before the induction of anesthesia and includes patient identifiers and marking site

You check your patients chart and see they are allergic to eggs. Which IV anesthetic is contraindicated?

All of the following should be included on report to the next nurse of patient care post-op EXCEPT:

As a circulating nurse we need to prioritize monitoring VS and cardiac rhythm because

Can we give an ESRD patient alvimopan for his gastric sleeve surgery?

the circulating nurse is responsible for monitoring the surgical team

All of the following are types of anesthesia EXCEPT:

Which med class must be assessed during the pre-op period because it can cause an electrolyte imbalance during surgery?

All of the following occur during stage 3 of general anesthesia EXCEPT:

All of the following team members serve as non-sterile during an operation EXCEPT:

All of the following are special considerations during the PAT except:

What is the MOA of a neuromuscular blocker? (succinylcholine and vecuronium)

You are passing report to a new nurse regarding your patient with a jackson-pratt drain. What should be included?

post op phase is period of time from when pt is admitted to PACU to follow-up eval in clinical setting or home

cross tolerance to anesthesia can occur if there is chronic use of analgesics and CNS suppressants

Your patient just received a regional anesthetic. What is our priority nursing duty?

What is our nursing priority for a patient who is receiving a pre-anesthetic pre-op?

Which of the following occurs during the inflammatory stage of wound healing?

this type of monitoring is a valuable tool to assist in early detection of repiratory adverse effects in post-op pts

Your patient is being scheduled for an appendectomy later. We know this is what type of surgery?

Your patient is in the PACU with a drain, what is our nursing priority?

The HCP wants you to push a sedative and hypnotic IV anesthetic for your patient. What med is he talking about?

The most frequent early sign for a patient at risk for malignant hyperthermia due to general anesthesia is bradycardia

This type of surgery is performed to determine the source of the disorder

last part of the time out that occurs before leaving the OR and the count has been done

While moderate sedation is monitored by trained RNs, MAC is monitored by

Your patient is at risk for DIC and thrombosis post-op. What will most likely be administered to the patient?

You notice your patient is bleeding at his incision site in the PACU. What should you do?

this phase is at the end of surgery to the first follow-up visit by a surgeon

The most important nursing intervention when vomiting occurs post-op is to give odansetron STAT

It is okay to remove the oral airway even if the patients gag reflex has not returned

this type of regional anesthesia requires a larger dose further away from the spine

All of the following are roles the nurse should perform during consent EXCEPT:

Your patient just received a spinal anesthetic, what position should we keep them in post-op?

Consent must be obtained by the

midazolam has an analgesic effect

All of the following are effects of regional anesthesia EXCEPT:

all of the following are post-op activities except:

pre-op phase is period of time from when the pt is transferred into operating room to admission to PACU

Your patient is coming off of anesthesia and is in the PACU. All of the following are risks EXCEPT:

what stage of the PACU requires less intensive monitoring and could result in the patient being discharged home

The nurse is preparing to administer a premed. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

You are doing your pre-admit testing on your pt pre-op, which statement by the pt requires further education

Which type of sedation is monitored by the RN?

Before your pt goes back to the OR it is important to get

moderate sedation = conscious sedation

which type of pre-anesthetic med is given the night before and 1 hour pre-op?

The primary gain in witholding food before surgery is to prevent aspiration

Why does nitrous oxide lead to a fast recovery?

Your patient is in pre-op for a bowel resection. Which pre-anesthetic med is going to be given?

As the nurse we need to help prevent complications of surgery. All of the following are complications except:

reversal agent for malignant hypothermia

Your patient comes into the ED with compartment syndrome. We know they are going to receive an _____ surgery

Your patient is being transported to pre-op. What should they do prior to receiving any medications for their operation?

In the PACU, your patient is experiencing N/V from anesthesia. How should we position them?

Required surgery is to improve health when NO other options are available and it is not urgent

Your patient wants to know why they are getting nitrous oxide instead of isofluorane. What is the priority nursing:

All of the following members complete time outs and their components EXCEPT:

All of the following are key roles of the circulating nurse in the OR except:

Through which route is general anesthetics primarily eliminated?

part of the time out that is before the incision and includes critical data by OR members