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During a procedure under local b
anesthesia, the patient complains of
circumoral numbness, blurred
vision, and dizziness. What should
be the immediate action of the
perioperative nurse monitoring this
patient?
a. Recheck the dose of local
anesthesia given
b. Ensure an airway
c. Set the IV line to full flow
d. Call for 20% lipid emulsion to be
brought to the room
,The circulating nurse reports that b
the needle count is incorrect. The
surgeon continues to close the
wound, stating, "I know it is not in
the wound and I am not going to
stop to look for it." The best plan of
action is to:
a. Accept the surgeon's response
without comment and fill out an
incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of hospital
policy and document subsequent
actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of the
surgeon's wishes
d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask
for advice
A new employee unknowingly d
dispensed an unsterile solution to
the sterile field. The following day,
the supervisor learns of the
incident. The supervisor's first action
would be to:
a. Initiate an incident report
b. Instruct the employee on the
technique of reading labels
c. Counsel the employee verbally
d. Notify the surgeon of the break
in technique
, Due to an emergency, the c
perioperative nurse is unable to
conduct the sponge, sharps, and
instrument counts. At the
conclusion of the surgery, the nurse
should:
a. Ask the surgeon to sign the count
b. Immediately notify the OR
supervisor
c. Document the absence of counts
d. Refuse to sign the sponge count
record
The optimum patient position a
provides:
a. Access and exposure, maintains
circulatory and respiratory
functions, and does not
compromise neuromuscular
structures.
b. Optimum access and exposure to
surgical site, with no permanent
compromise to neuromuscular
structures.
c. Access for the surgeon, does not
compromise the neuromuscular
structures, and maintains an
adequate airway for the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory and
respiratory functions, does not
compromise neuromuscular
structures, and maintains body
alignment.