A patient is scheduled for burr holes to remove fluid accumulated secondary to blunt
head trauma. The best option for a drain that removes cerebral spinal fluid while
monitoring intracranial pressure is a...
A. transducer-tipped catheter
B. ventriculostomy
C. VP shunt
D. ventriculography
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, B. ventruculostomy
Secondary injury from a blast injury is caused by...
A. exacerbation of existing condition
B. the victim being thrown against a stationary object
C. the blast itself
D. debris and projectiles
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D. debris and projectiles
The most reliable indicator of a patient's level of pain is...
A. previous response to pain medication
B. what the patient verbalizes
C. variations in vital signs
D. experience caring for patients with similar types of surgery
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B. what the patient verbalizes
The perioperative nurse sterilizes a yankaur suction tip that has been contaminated
during the case. The temperature on the print-out tape for the gravity displacement
steam sterilizer reads 272 degrees F (135 degrees C). The nurse's next action is to...
A. return the instrument to the sterile field in an aseptic fashion.
B. resterilize the instrument as the temperature reached was too low.
C. resterilize the instrument as the temperature reached was too high.
D. report a malfunctioning steam sterilizer to the biomedical department
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A. return the instrument to the sterile field in an aseptic fashion
A form of standardized language in the perioperative setting is reinforced by use of
which documentation format?
A. NIC
B. PNDS
C. NOC
D. NANDA
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B. PNDS (Perioperative Nursing Data Set)
A complementary therapy that could be utilized during the perioperative period to
help reduce the anxiety is _____________________.
A. hemeopathic medicine
B. Ayurvedic therapy
C. pet therapy
D. music therapy
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D. music therapy
The _________________ lithotomy position is most often associated with compartment
syndrome.
A. frog-leg
, B. standard
C. high
D. low
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C. high
An anesthesia care provider uses stories to describe the purpose of each monitoring
device to a patient aged 3 years as he prepares the child for induction. This part of an
age-specific individualized plan of care addressing the child's ability to...
A. understand body functions
B. feel remorse
C. magically think
D. trust strangers
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C. magically think
During the discharge medication reconciliation process, the postanesthesia care unit
(PACU) nurse educates the patient and family members to....
A. avoid using all over-the-counter (OTC) medications
B. use only brand-names of medications to prevent confusions
C. stop taking unessential medications to prevent medication-to-medication side
effects
D. use one pharmacy for filling all prescription and OTC medications
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head trauma. The best option for a drain that removes cerebral spinal fluid while
monitoring intracranial pressure is a...
A. transducer-tipped catheter
B. ventriculostomy
C. VP shunt
D. ventriculography
Give this one a try later!
, B. ventruculostomy
Secondary injury from a blast injury is caused by...
A. exacerbation of existing condition
B. the victim being thrown against a stationary object
C. the blast itself
D. debris and projectiles
Give this one a try later!
D. debris and projectiles
The most reliable indicator of a patient's level of pain is...
A. previous response to pain medication
B. what the patient verbalizes
C. variations in vital signs
D. experience caring for patients with similar types of surgery
Give this one a try later!
B. what the patient verbalizes
The perioperative nurse sterilizes a yankaur suction tip that has been contaminated
during the case. The temperature on the print-out tape for the gravity displacement
steam sterilizer reads 272 degrees F (135 degrees C). The nurse's next action is to...
A. return the instrument to the sterile field in an aseptic fashion.
B. resterilize the instrument as the temperature reached was too low.
C. resterilize the instrument as the temperature reached was too high.
D. report a malfunctioning steam sterilizer to the biomedical department
,Give this one a try later!
A. return the instrument to the sterile field in an aseptic fashion
A form of standardized language in the perioperative setting is reinforced by use of
which documentation format?
A. NIC
B. PNDS
C. NOC
D. NANDA
Give this one a try later!
B. PNDS (Perioperative Nursing Data Set)
A complementary therapy that could be utilized during the perioperative period to
help reduce the anxiety is _____________________.
A. hemeopathic medicine
B. Ayurvedic therapy
C. pet therapy
D. music therapy
Give this one a try later!
D. music therapy
The _________________ lithotomy position is most often associated with compartment
syndrome.
A. frog-leg
, B. standard
C. high
D. low
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C. high
An anesthesia care provider uses stories to describe the purpose of each monitoring
device to a patient aged 3 years as he prepares the child for induction. This part of an
age-specific individualized plan of care addressing the child's ability to...
A. understand body functions
B. feel remorse
C. magically think
D. trust strangers
Give this one a try later!
C. magically think
During the discharge medication reconciliation process, the postanesthesia care unit
(PACU) nurse educates the patient and family members to....
A. avoid using all over-the-counter (OTC) medications
B. use only brand-names of medications to prevent confusions
C. stop taking unessential medications to prevent medication-to-medication side
effects
D. use one pharmacy for filling all prescription and OTC medications
Give this one a try later!
