AORN PERIOP 101 FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE PRACTICE SHEET TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
MATERIAL
●● 4 types anesthesia
Answer: General - loss of consciousness
Regional - loss of sensation
Local - small area loss of sensation
MAC - IV
●● Whose responsibility during MAC to monitor pt?
Answer: RN
●● What should RN monitor during MAC? (3)
Answer: 1. Extravasation of IV
2. Reduction of arterial O2 sat
3. Difficulty breathing
●● 4 Stages of anesthesia
Answer: 1. Initial administration
,2. Excitement - unconscious to loss of eyelid reflex
3. Intrasurgery
4. Possibility of resp failure
●● 3 Phases of Anesthesia
Answer: 1. Induction - admin until 1st incision
2. Maintenance - incision to completion
3. Emergence - from when pt awakens until pt exits OR
●● What is often used for upper extremity nerve blocks?
Answer: IV regional anesthetic/Bier block
●● Where is epidural anesthetic injected?
Answer: between ligamentum flavum and dura
(NOT spinal canal)
●● What helps ensure proper needle placement during peripheral nerve
block with regional anesthesia?
Answer: continuous nerve stimulation
●● First sign of Malignant Hyperthermia
Answer: increased end-tidal CO2
, ●● What should be done for pt with MH crisis?
Answer: 1. Stop surgery & stop triggering agents
2. Give dantrolene
3. Give 100% O2
4. Cool pt with iced saline
●● Mentor or preceptor?
"One who provides encouragement and acts as a guide and facilitator
while modeling professional nursing behaviors"
Answer: Mentor
●● Mentor or preceptor?
"One who teaches, counsels, inspires, serves as a role model, and
supports the growth and development of the novice for a fixed and
limited period"
Answer: Preceptor
●● Mentor or preceptor?
Guides nurse through a wide range of professional activities
Answer: Mentor
●● Mentor or preceptor?
GUIDE PRACTICE SHEET TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
MATERIAL
●● 4 types anesthesia
Answer: General - loss of consciousness
Regional - loss of sensation
Local - small area loss of sensation
MAC - IV
●● Whose responsibility during MAC to monitor pt?
Answer: RN
●● What should RN monitor during MAC? (3)
Answer: 1. Extravasation of IV
2. Reduction of arterial O2 sat
3. Difficulty breathing
●● 4 Stages of anesthesia
Answer: 1. Initial administration
,2. Excitement - unconscious to loss of eyelid reflex
3. Intrasurgery
4. Possibility of resp failure
●● 3 Phases of Anesthesia
Answer: 1. Induction - admin until 1st incision
2. Maintenance - incision to completion
3. Emergence - from when pt awakens until pt exits OR
●● What is often used for upper extremity nerve blocks?
Answer: IV regional anesthetic/Bier block
●● Where is epidural anesthetic injected?
Answer: between ligamentum flavum and dura
(NOT spinal canal)
●● What helps ensure proper needle placement during peripheral nerve
block with regional anesthesia?
Answer: continuous nerve stimulation
●● First sign of Malignant Hyperthermia
Answer: increased end-tidal CO2
, ●● What should be done for pt with MH crisis?
Answer: 1. Stop surgery & stop triggering agents
2. Give dantrolene
3. Give 100% O2
4. Cool pt with iced saline
●● Mentor or preceptor?
"One who provides encouragement and acts as a guide and facilitator
while modeling professional nursing behaviors"
Answer: Mentor
●● Mentor or preceptor?
"One who teaches, counsels, inspires, serves as a role model, and
supports the growth and development of the novice for a fixed and
limited period"
Answer: Preceptor
●● Mentor or preceptor?
Guides nurse through a wide range of professional activities
Answer: Mentor
●● Mentor or preceptor?
