QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS )
ALREADY GRADED A+.
Maintain the safety of the client - ANSWER-The nurse understands
that the purpose of the "time out" is to:
A. verify all necessary supplies are available.
B. identify the client's allergies.
C. maintain the safety of the client.
D. clarify the roles of the OR personnel
I'll be sleepy but able to respond to your questions - ANSWER-After
teaching a patient scheduled for ambulatory surgery using moderate
sedation, the nurse determines that the patient has understood the
teaching based on which of the following statements?
Remove the entire sterile field from use - ANSWER-The circulating
nurse is unsure whether proper technique was followed when an
object was placed in the sterile field during a surgical procedure.
What is the best action by the nurse?
Apply a warm air blanket, gradually increasing body temperature -
ANSWER-A client undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery is
subjected to intentional hypothermia. The client is ready for
rewarming procedures. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
,Circulating nurse - ANSWER-Who documents procedure and site
verification?
On his back with his head lowered so that the plane of his body meets
the horizontal on an angle - ANSWER-How would the operating room
place a patient in the trendelenburg position
Perineal surgery (legs in stirrups but up in the air) - ANSWER-The
nurse positions the client in the lithotomy position in preparation
for_____
Verifying informed consent
Ensuring proper lighting
Coordinating the efforts of the surgical team - ANSWER-A circulating
nurse is preparing a client for a surgical procedure. What are the
primary responsibilities of the circulating nurse in the perioperative
experience? Select all that apply.
-Verifying informed consent
-ensuring proper lighting
-coordinating the efforts of the surgical team
-marking the surgical site
-passing the surgical instruments
Maintain the safety of the client - ANSWER-The purpose of "time out"
is to:
,Scrub nurse - ANSWER-A client is placed on the operating room table
for the surgical procedure. Which surgical team member is
responsible for handing sterile instruments to the surgeon and
assistants?
Pad bony prominences - ANSWER-The nurse is preparing an older
adult for a surgical procedure. Which action will the nurse take to
protect the client from injury during the operative period?
Oxygen - ANSWER-A client is to receive general anesthesia with
sevoflurane. What does the nurse anticipate would be given with the
inhaled anesthesia
Inform the resident that all communication needs to remain
professional - ANSWER-An obese client is undergoing abdominal
surgery. During the procedure a surgical resident states, "The amount
of fat we have to cut through is disgusting." What is the best
response by the nurse?
Report the infection to an immediate supervisor - ANSWER-A scrub
nurse is diagnosed with a skin infection to the right forearm. What is
the priority action by the nurse?
Appropriately position the client using adequate padding and support
- ANSWER-A 78-year-old client is undergoing surgery to repair a right
hip fracture. What nursing action is appropriate during the
intraoperative phase
, The client remains free of peri operative positioning injury -
ANSWERA client is having a surgical procedure that requires the
client to be in the prone position. What is an expected client
outcome?
Manage surgical specimens - ANSWER-The nurse is applying for a
position as a circulating nurse in the operating room (OR). Which
activities will the nurse expect to complete in this role? Select all that
apply.
A. Monitor the client's status.
B. Provide sterile instruments.
C. Manage surgical specimens.
D. Prepare the site for surgery.
E. Assist with client positioning
Keeps the records - ANSWER-Circulating nurse....
3 hours - ANSWER-Roughly how long does local anesthesia last
The edges of a sterile package, once opened, are considered unsterile
- ANSWER-A perioperative nurse is conducting an in-service
education program about maintaining surgical asepsis during the
intraoperative period. Which of the following would the nurse
emphasize?