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ATI MED-SURG PERIOPERTIVE NURSING EXAM
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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What is the biggest safety consideration for the pt peri-op
besides sterile environment? - ANSWER-All surgical equipment
need to be retained
What part of anesthesia administration is where the pt becomes
unconscious, the airway is secured, & the pt is positioned? -
ANSWER-Induction
What part of anesthesia administration is where the pt is kept
unconscious through the surgery? - ANSWER-Maintenance
What part of anesthesia administration is when the pt wakes up,
is put in PACU, and the airway devices are removed? -
ANSWER-Emergence
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What are the three phases of general anesthesia? - ANSWER-
Induction, Maintenance, & Emergence
What anesthesia technique is AKA conscious sedation where the
pt is responsive and breathes on their own and usually used for
minor procedures such as resetting a broken bone or suturing? -
ANSWER-Moderate to Deep sedation
What meds are given in combination for moderate to deep
sedation? - ANSWER-Sedative, anxiolytics, & IV analgesics
What anesthesia technique must be administered by an ACP and
could possibly require airway management? - ANSWER-
Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
What meds are given in combination for monitored anesthesia
care? - ANSWER-Sedative, anxiolytics, & IV analgesics
What anesthesia technique uses local anesthetics that must be
applied topically or injected? - ANSWER-Local anesthesia
What anesthesia technique uses local anesthetics that affects a
broader area of the body? - ANSWER-Regional anesthesia
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What anesthesia meds are given for regional anesthesia? -
ANSWER-Spinal caudal and epidural anesthesia
What regional anesthesia meds are injected near the tailbone? -
ANSWER-Caudaul
What regional anesthesia meds are injected into the epidural
space between L3 & L5? - ANSWER-Epidural
Who can administer an epidural anesthesia med? - ANSWER-
ACP only
What anesthesia technique is when the pt has no sensation or
consciousness? - ANSWER-General anesthesia
What does TIVA stand for? - ANSWER-Total IV Anesthesia
(TIVA)
What meds are administered in combination for TIVA general
anesthesia? - ANSWER-Hypnotic, anxiolytics, or dissociative
agent
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What anesthesia meds are volatile liquids or gas that require an
advanced airway? - ANSWER-Inhalation agents
What airway device cannot be used for the administration of
inhalation agents for general anesthesia? - ANSWER-Mask
What are the two advanced airways that can be used for the
administration of inhalation agents for general anesthesia? -
ANSWER-Endotracheal Tube (ETT) & Laryngeal Mask Airway
(LMA)
What is the preferred advanced airway for inhalation agents for
general anesthesia? - ANSWER-ETT
What anesthesia technique is the most common and uses both IV
and inhalation anesthesia meds? - ANSWER-Balanced approach
What are the adjunct meds given with anesthesia meds peri-op?
- ANSWER-Opioids, benzodiazepines, neuromuscular blocking
agents, & antiemetics
ATI MED-SURG PERIOPERTIVE NURSING EXAM
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
What is the biggest safety consideration for the pt peri-op
besides sterile environment? - ANSWER-All surgical equipment
need to be retained
What part of anesthesia administration is where the pt becomes
unconscious, the airway is secured, & the pt is positioned? -
ANSWER-Induction
What part of anesthesia administration is where the pt is kept
unconscious through the surgery? - ANSWER-Maintenance
What part of anesthesia administration is when the pt wakes up,
is put in PACU, and the airway devices are removed? -
ANSWER-Emergence
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What are the three phases of general anesthesia? - ANSWER-
Induction, Maintenance, & Emergence
What anesthesia technique is AKA conscious sedation where the
pt is responsive and breathes on their own and usually used for
minor procedures such as resetting a broken bone or suturing? -
ANSWER-Moderate to Deep sedation
What meds are given in combination for moderate to deep
sedation? - ANSWER-Sedative, anxiolytics, & IV analgesics
What anesthesia technique must be administered by an ACP and
could possibly require airway management? - ANSWER-
Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
What meds are given in combination for monitored anesthesia
care? - ANSWER-Sedative, anxiolytics, & IV analgesics
What anesthesia technique uses local anesthetics that must be
applied topically or injected? - ANSWER-Local anesthesia
What anesthesia technique uses local anesthetics that affects a
broader area of the body? - ANSWER-Regional anesthesia
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What anesthesia meds are given for regional anesthesia? -
ANSWER-Spinal caudal and epidural anesthesia
What regional anesthesia meds are injected near the tailbone? -
ANSWER-Caudaul
What regional anesthesia meds are injected into the epidural
space between L3 & L5? - ANSWER-Epidural
Who can administer an epidural anesthesia med? - ANSWER-
ACP only
What anesthesia technique is when the pt has no sensation or
consciousness? - ANSWER-General anesthesia
What does TIVA stand for? - ANSWER-Total IV Anesthesia
(TIVA)
What meds are administered in combination for TIVA general
anesthesia? - ANSWER-Hypnotic, anxiolytics, or dissociative
agent
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What anesthesia meds are volatile liquids or gas that require an
advanced airway? - ANSWER-Inhalation agents
What airway device cannot be used for the administration of
inhalation agents for general anesthesia? - ANSWER-Mask
What are the two advanced airways that can be used for the
administration of inhalation agents for general anesthesia? -
ANSWER-Endotracheal Tube (ETT) & Laryngeal Mask Airway
(LMA)
What is the preferred advanced airway for inhalation agents for
general anesthesia? - ANSWER-ETT
What anesthesia technique is the most common and uses both IV
and inhalation anesthesia meds? - ANSWER-Balanced approach
What are the adjunct meds given with anesthesia meds peri-op?
- ANSWER-Opioids, benzodiazepines, neuromuscular blocking
agents, & antiemetics
