PN 130 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the medical term for pain medication - ANSWER Analgesic
What's the difference between a circulating nurse and a scrub nurse -
ANSWER Circulating; documenting, Poc, assisting (non-sterile)
Scrub; assisting with instruments during surgery, sterile
Which tube is inserted through the mouth into the stomach - ANSWER
Orogastric
What is the NEX measurement for NG tubes - ANSWER Nose
Earlobe
Xiphoid process
What is the standard patient verification process before surgery -
ANSWER "Time out"
What lab work would we want to assess before surgery - ANSWER CBC
(Hgb, PLT, WBC)
What hormone includes drowsiness and sleep - ANSWER Melatonin
What are two types of pain scales, most often used? - ANSWER 1.
Numeric (1-10)
2. Faces (Wong baker scale)
What is the difference between somatic and visceral type of pain -
ANSWER Somatic; bone and joint
Visceral; organ
What is NREM sleep? - ANSWER non-rapid eye movement sleep
Quiet sudden jerking is normal
, Initial period of sleep
What is REM sleep - ANSWER rapid eye movement
Unconscious state, lasts long
Deep sleep
Who needs more sleep - ANSWER Younger people
Factors affecting sleep - ANSWER physical illness, drugs and
substances, usual sleep patterns, emotional stress, environment,
exercise and fatigue
What is a circadian rhythm? - ANSWER the biological clock; regular
bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle
Melatonin is - ANSWER A hormone manufactured by the pineal gland
that produces sleepiness
Insomnia - ANSWER recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
Hypersomnia - ANSWER feeling sleepy despite getting normal sleep
Natcolepsy - ANSWER Sudden onset of a day time sleep, unable to
keep themselves awake throughout the day, they sleep regardless of
getting enough sleep or not
Hypersomnolence - ANSWER excessive sleeping for long periods
Sleep disorders - ANSWER Somnambulism (sleepwalking)
Nocturnal enuresis (bed wetting)
Bruixism (grinding of teeth)
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD, occurs when daylight hours have
diminished, depression/lack of energy)
Sundowning - ANSWER becoming restless and agitated in the late
afternoon, evening, or night
What are the three common fluid imbalances - ANSWER Hypovolemia
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the medical term for pain medication - ANSWER Analgesic
What's the difference between a circulating nurse and a scrub nurse -
ANSWER Circulating; documenting, Poc, assisting (non-sterile)
Scrub; assisting with instruments during surgery, sterile
Which tube is inserted through the mouth into the stomach - ANSWER
Orogastric
What is the NEX measurement for NG tubes - ANSWER Nose
Earlobe
Xiphoid process
What is the standard patient verification process before surgery -
ANSWER "Time out"
What lab work would we want to assess before surgery - ANSWER CBC
(Hgb, PLT, WBC)
What hormone includes drowsiness and sleep - ANSWER Melatonin
What are two types of pain scales, most often used? - ANSWER 1.
Numeric (1-10)
2. Faces (Wong baker scale)
What is the difference between somatic and visceral type of pain -
ANSWER Somatic; bone and joint
Visceral; organ
What is NREM sleep? - ANSWER non-rapid eye movement sleep
Quiet sudden jerking is normal
, Initial period of sleep
What is REM sleep - ANSWER rapid eye movement
Unconscious state, lasts long
Deep sleep
Who needs more sleep - ANSWER Younger people
Factors affecting sleep - ANSWER physical illness, drugs and
substances, usual sleep patterns, emotional stress, environment,
exercise and fatigue
What is a circadian rhythm? - ANSWER the biological clock; regular
bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle
Melatonin is - ANSWER A hormone manufactured by the pineal gland
that produces sleepiness
Insomnia - ANSWER recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
Hypersomnia - ANSWER feeling sleepy despite getting normal sleep
Natcolepsy - ANSWER Sudden onset of a day time sleep, unable to
keep themselves awake throughout the day, they sleep regardless of
getting enough sleep or not
Hypersomnolence - ANSWER excessive sleeping for long periods
Sleep disorders - ANSWER Somnambulism (sleepwalking)
Nocturnal enuresis (bed wetting)
Bruixism (grinding of teeth)
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD, occurs when daylight hours have
diminished, depression/lack of energy)
Sundowning - ANSWER becoming restless and agitated in the late
afternoon, evening, or night
What are the three common fluid imbalances - ANSWER Hypovolemia
