APEX practice questions with correct answers
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An anesthetist's MOST important clinical responsibility to
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a patient is to adhere to - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔National practice standards |\ |\
Which types of risk must be disclosed as part of informed
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consent for a labor epidural? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
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low incidence with high morbidity
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- significant effects on the fetus
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A preoperative patient refuses an epidural, but you feel
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strongly that this is the best choice for the patient. You
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sedate the patient and place the epidural. The patient
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remains sedated during the surgical procedure, and the
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case finishes without incident. This is an example of a/an:
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- intentional tort
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- battery
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A culture of safety does NOT include - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔accepting responsibility while concealing a
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medication error |\
, the use of cognitive aids during perioperative crisis
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management has which beneficial effect? - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔decreases the risk of making drug dose |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
errors
Excessive work hours are associated with: - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔- workplace hostility |\ |\ |\
- anxiety and depression
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If the room noise is 95 dB, then the auditory anesthesia
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alarms must be set to a minimum of: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔115 dB |\ |\
Which risk factors increase the likelihood of developing a
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substance abuse disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
workplace production pressure |\ |\
- uncontrolled access to addictive drugs
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What are the recommended criteria for considering re-
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entry to practice for an anesthetist with a substance
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abuse problem? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- a minimum of
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one year in recovery
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- five years of monitoring with random drug testing
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An anesthetist's MOST important clinical responsibility to
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a patient is to adhere to - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔National practice standards |\ |\
Which types of risk must be disclosed as part of informed
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consent for a labor epidural? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
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low incidence with high morbidity
|\ |\ |\ |\
- significant effects on the fetus
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A preoperative patient refuses an epidural, but you feel
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strongly that this is the best choice for the patient. You
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sedate the patient and place the epidural. The patient
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remains sedated during the surgical procedure, and the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
case finishes without incident. This is an example of a/an:
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- intentional tort
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- battery
|\
A culture of safety does NOT include - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔accepting responsibility while concealing a
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medication error |\
, the use of cognitive aids during perioperative crisis
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management has which beneficial effect? - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔decreases the risk of making drug dose |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
errors
Excessive work hours are associated with: - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔- workplace hostility |\ |\ |\
- anxiety and depression
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If the room noise is 95 dB, then the auditory anesthesia
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alarms must be set to a minimum of: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔115 dB |\ |\
Which risk factors increase the likelihood of developing a
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substance abuse disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
workplace production pressure |\ |\
- uncontrolled access to addictive drugs
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What are the recommended criteria for considering re-
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entry to practice for an anesthetist with a substance
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abuse problem? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- a minimum of
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one year in recovery
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- five years of monitoring with random drug testing
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