SAFETY
INFECTION CONTROL
Core Competencies
DOCUMENTATION
EOC
100

Which direction do we move patients in the event of  fire?

Laterally; opposite to fire at fire exit

100
Original name for the wake up room
What is Recovery Room?
100

Name of a device used to rescue a patient having difficulty breathing

What is bag-valve-mask?

100
This drug is 7 times more potent than morphine
What is Dilaudid?
100
Form initiated preoperatively for all surgical patients for patient safety
What is Universal Protocol?
200
ASPAN standard nurse-patient staffing ratio for one unconscious patient, hemodynamically stable and one conscious stable in Phase I PACU.
What is Nurse - Patient ratio 1:2
200
Score introduced in the 1970s to document patient readiness for discharge
What is Aldrete Score?
200
Used to assess the resolution of spinal anesthesia
What is dermatone levels?
200

This type of neuraxial analgesia can be given continuously or on demand

What is epidural analgesia?

200
Solution used to disinfect skin prior to surgery that kills germs on contact
What is chlorhexidine?
300
ASPAN Standard for nurse-patient staffing ration in Phase II with 3 stable patients
What is Nurse-Patient ratio of 1:3?
300
The frequency in which ASPAN Standards are revised
What is every 2 years?
300
Patients may experience this post extubation especially if their airway is irritated by secretions
What is laryngospasm?
300
Term used to describe pain meds given preoperatively
What is pre-emptive analgesia or multimodal analgesia?
300
Permission granted in the knowledge of the possible consequences for treatment with full knowledge of the risks and benefits
What is informed consent?
400
Name 5 components of Discharge Criteria from Phase I PACU
What is stable respiratory status, stable vital signs, temperature of 36 degrees Celsius, LOC, Pain, Sedation level, dressing status, medication administered
400
Name the certifications for PACU nursing
What is CPAN & CAPA?
400
Initial sign is unexplained rise in end tidal CO2
What is Malignant Hyperthermia?
400
Tool used to measure sedation in patients that have received opioids
What is Pasero Opioid Induced Sedation Scale (POSS)
400
After applying a hemodynamic monitor to the patient, a 250 ml fluid bolus is given. The patient is considered to be fluid responsive if what percentage increase or decrease is observed?
What is 10% increase?
500
Name 3 competencies required for Phase I PACU
What is BLS, ACLS, PALS?
500
The year ASPAN was founded
What is 1980?
500
Consequence of regional anesthesia
What is local anesthesia toxicity?
500
The abbreviation TAP block stands for:
What is transvere abdominis plane?
500
Treatment for local anesthesia toxicity
What is lipids?
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