Risky
Pre op
Intraop
Post op
Misc
100
This has to be done if the surgery involves a left or right.
What is marking of the surgical site?
100

The nurses role related to informed consent

What is making sure they have been informed of what they are signing  for, and being the witness?  

(and make sure it is on the chart)

100
This scale is commonly used for assessing a patient's risk for pressure ulcer injury.
What is the Braden Scale?
100
On POD #1 after surgery the patient has no bowel sounds. The nurse should:
What is encourage ambulation
100
A rare, sometimes fatal, inherited response to general anesthesia.
What is Malignant Hyperthermia?
200
Doing this increases patients understanding and therefore compliance with post-op interventions.
What is pre-op teaching?
200
A person is in need of surgery after a motor vehicle accident and no next of kin is around. Consent is waived for this reason.
What is an emergency?
200
This individual is a physician who specializes in the administration of anesthetic agents. 
Who is the Anesthesiologist or MDA (Medical Doctor of Anesthesia)
200

The post-op client on room air with normal vital signs develops an O2 saturation of 89%. This is the nurse's first response.

What is encourage the client to take deep breaths

                            

200
You find the following on your POD #2 patient:

B/P-86/40, P-114, R-20. Skin pale.

What are your immediate concerns?

Is the patient bleeding?

What is the patients hemoglobin?

300
This is frequently seen in older adults after surgery? It is very upsetting to their families.
What is post-op confusion?
300

A patient who the nurse is getting ready for surgery has a low serum potassium of 3.1 meq/L. This is the nurses best action.

What is notifying the provider or Anestheiologist?

300

This type of anesthesia consists of a sedative and a narcotic. The patient will respond and participated but does not remember the event.

What is Conscious Sedation?

300
A POD #2  patient has a temp. What are your immediate concerns?
Does this patient have a respiratory issue developing?
300
These medications dry secretion so a person doesn't aspirate during surgery.
What are Anticholinergics?
400

A post-op patient is shortness of breath. With deep breaths he complains of pain in the right chest area. Name this post op complicaiton.

What is Pulmonary Emboli?

400
This assessment is done by a provider and should always be in the surgical patient's chart
What is a History & Physical?
400

This type of anesthesia interferes with the nerves to a specific body part.

What is Regional Anesthesia?

400
The most effective intervention to prevent GI complications
What is early mobility/activity?
400

Increased or excessive production of urine.

What is diuresis?

500
The most informative assessment a nurse does to MONITOR a patient Circulatory/Cardiac system.
What is Blood Pressure and Pulse?
500
The nurse is preparing to witness an operative consent when the patient tells the nurse "I talked about many things with the surgeon so now I'm not really sure about things and have questions." The nurse should
What is notify the surgeon.
500
The surgical team stops before surgery to verify the client, the surgery, and the surgical site.
What is a Time-out?
500
Leg compression devices, compression stockings, lovenox (enoxaparin sodium)
What are interventions to PREVENT venous stasis and DVT's.
500

Name 2 Malignant Hyperthermia symptoms

What are 

rapidly increased body temp

muscle rigidity

 


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