Environment
Safety
Anesthesia
Sterility
Abbreviations
100

The humidity parameters required for an operating room suite

What is between 20% - 60% ?
100

Joint commission developed this for preventing wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong person surgery

What is universal protocol?

- patient participation

- identification

- marking the site

- time out

100

The three phases of anesthesia

What is induction, maintenance, and emergence?

100
The maximum time before surgeons should change their surgical gloves

What is 150 minutes?

100

RBAV

What is read back and verify ?

- used to prepare any medications requested by surgeon

- used to prepare any specimen orders 

200

The OR rooms that need to be turned over even after the very last case of the day

What is OR 4, 6, 9, & 11 ?

200

Arm extension <90˚ to avoid compression of...

What is the brachial plexus?
200

Technique used to prevent aspiration during induction

What is cricoid pressure?

- first ring below the thyroid cartilage 

- hold firm pressure with thumb and index finger to occlude esophagus

- do not release until told to do so by Anesthesiologist

200

Gloving technique used for subsequent gloving and when performing procedures when a gown is not worn

What is open gloving?

200

MAC

What is monitored anesthesia care?

- anesthesia provider monitors the patient, administers sedatives and other agents as needed, and provides medical services as needed

300

According to Spaulding Classification: BP cuffs and pulse oximeters that come in contact with patient's INTACT skin should be categorized as...

What is noncritical?

- receive intermediate or low-level disinfection bc intact skin serves as a barrier to most microorganisms

300

Minimum number of caregivers required to repositioning/transferring a prone patient

What is 4 caregivers?

300

A complication of anesthetic administration that presents as increased heart rate, increased end-tidal CO2, hyperthermia, dysrhythmia, mottling of the skin

What is Malignant Hyperthermia?

300

Gloving technique used for initial donning of the sterile gown and gloves

What is closed gloving?

300

CHG

What is chlorhexidine gluconate

- most commonly chosen for patients with allergy to iodine

- must NOT be used above neck due to potential corneal damage and toxicity when introduced to auditory canal

- should never come in contact with the brain or meninges

- not recommended for vaginal or mucous membrane prep

400

All ____ _____ should be damp dusted before the first scheduled procedure of the day

What is damp dusted ?
400

NPO status for a patient who had breast milk at 1200? 

What is 1600?

- Clears: 2 hours

- BM: 4 hours

- Formula: 6 hours

400

A complication of anesthetic administration that presents as ringing in the ears, tingling around the lips, metallic taste in mouth, and dizziness

What is LAST (local anesthetic systemic toxicity)?

400

The sterile area of the surgical attire includes the front of the gown from the table level or sterile field to...

What is 2 inches below the neck ?

400
NHZ

What is nominal hazard zone?

- the space where the level of laser light exceeds maximum permissible exposure level for that specific laser type

- within the zone: appropriate eye protection, skin protection, and all healthcare personnel should be aware of all laser safety precautions 

500

This type of cleaning includes anesthesia carts and equipment, mopping floors, OR beds and positioning devices, and substerile areas

What is terminal cleaning?

500

Name one priority nursing diagnosis for the patient who is being positioned for a posterior lumbar laminectomy

What is impaired gas exchange?

- also, risk for perioperative positioning injury

500

Medication used to treat Malignant Hyperthermia that should be administered within 10 minutes of the decision to treat

What is Dantrolene?

500

The sterile area of the surgical sleeve

What is 2 inches above the elbow to the cuff ?

500

PNDS

What is perioperative nursing data set?

- standardized nursing language

- structured vocabulary providing nurses with common means of communication to describe patient problems, interventions, and outcomes

- example// performing a surgical count