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Res ipsa loquitur rule means ✔Correct Answer-Healthcare providers must prove that they
were not negligent and that injury occurred for other reasons
Pressure against the skin can be a result of the: patient's body weight against the i padded OR
bed surface. Surgical team leaving on the patient. Equipment/instruments. All of the above.
✔Correct Answer-All of the above
The linear-no-threshold model assumes that the stochastic effects of radiation: ✔Correct
Answer-Are directly proportional to the dose
When one or both gloves must be changed without assistance, which glove method should be
used? ✔Correct Answer-Open-glove technique
How can health care providers best protect themselves from contracting pertussis? ✔Correct
Answer-Being vaccinated
Where should the scrubbed person hold onto his or her gown when lifting it up to don it?
✔Correct Answer-The inside front of the gown just below the neckband
For minors who work with radiation, the annual dose limit is: ✔Correct Answer-10% of adult
doses
Which of the following procedures is not commonly performed in ambulatory surgery centers?
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy. Myringotomy. Excision of semilunar cartilage of the knee.
Cholecystectomy and common duct exploration. All above are performed in ambulatory surgery
centers. ✔Correct Answer-All above are performed in ambulatory surgery centers
Absorbable sutures, when compared to non-absorbable sutures have this characteristic:
✔Correct Answer-Increased cosmetic outcomes in closure
The RNFA should be aware of the possibility that a lap case could become an open case. A
reason for this conversion in a cholecystectomy would be: ✔Correct Answer-Inability to
remove a stone from the CBD via ERCP
Which of the following scissor type is used to cut into tubular structures? ✔Correct Answer-
Potts
This classification of medication can affect wound healing in the surgical patient: ✔Correct
Answer-Anticoagulants
, Cutting suture knots requires practice and skill. Non-absorbable sutures are typically cut leaving
approximately _ inch length tails ✔Correct Answer-1/8
The surgeon requests insufflation of the abdominal cavity to be done at high flow rate since he
has other cases to complete. A complication that can occur as a result of rapid high pressure is:
✔Correct Answer-Hypotension
One of the two strongest layers in tissue closure includes the: ✔Correct Answer-Fascia
A patient has the following lab values noted intraoperatively. pH < 7.35, PCO2 <35 mmHg, HCO3
<22 mEq/L. This patient is in: ✔Correct Answer-Metabolic acidosis
The aortic root is located: ✔Correct Answer-At the junction of the origin of the ascending
aorta and the left ventricle
The most important activity the RNFA can perform to prevent the spread of infection is:
✔Correct Answer-Hand hygiene
There are _ main coronary arteries which originate in the _ ✔Correct Answer-2, sinuses of
valsalva
Which muscle is critical for stabilization of the knee joint? ✔Correct Answer-Quadriceps
femoris
Of the following, which is not included in the 5 Ps of compartment syndrome? Pain. Pallor.
Paresis. Pulses. ✔Correct Answer-Pulses
Injury to this particular layer of vascular tissue can initiate spasm and thrombosis. Which layer
must the RNFA be especially careful when handling? ✔Correct Answer-Endothelium
Of the nerves associated with the thyroid gland, which one can be affected by compression
resulting from an enlarged left atrium? ✔Correct Answer-Left recurrent laryngeal nerve
When preop assessing a patient for cardiac surgery, the RNFA should consider all of the
following except: glucose. Bleeding times. Immunosuppressant use. RBC count. ✔Correct
Answer-RBC count
During the cementing of components during total joint replacement, a new CRNA WHO has
never worked in ortho before begins to panic. A side effect that possibly occurred with this
patient as a result of the cement is: ✔Correct Answer-Hypotension
ID the fascia which is an extension of the internal oblique muscle and covers the spermatic cord:
✔Correct Answer-Cremaster