AORN PERIOP 101 FINAL EXAM STUDY
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Who can provide anaesthesia care? (4)
- Correct Answer –
1. Anaesthesiologists
2. CRNA's
3. Anaesthesia assistants
4. Periop nurses
4 types anesthesia
- Correct Answer –
General - loss of consciousness
Regional - loss of sensation
Local - small area loss of sensation
MAC - IV
Whose responsibility during MAC to monitor pt?
- Correct Answer - RN
What should RN monitor during MAC? (3)
- Correct Answer - 1. Extravasation of IV
2. Reduction of arterial O2 sat
3. Difficulty breathing
4 Stages of anesthesia
, - Correct Answer - 1. Initial administration
2. Excitement - unconscious to loss of eyelid reflex
3. Intrasurgery
4. Possibility of resp failure
3 Phases of Anesthesia
- Correct Answer - 1. Induction - admin until 1st incision
2. Maintenance - incision to completion
3. Emergence - from when pt awakens until pt exits OR
What is often used for upper extremity nerve blocks?
- Correct Answer - IV regional anesthetic/Bier block
Where is epidural anesthetic injected?
- Correct Answer - between ligamentum flavum and dura
(NOT spinal canal)
What helps ensure proper needle placement during peripheral nerve
block with regional anesthesia?
- Correct Answer - continuous nerve stimulation
First sign of Malignant Hyperthermia
- Correct Answer - increased end-tidal CO2
What should be done for pt with MH crisis?
- Correct Answer - 1. Stop surgery & stop triggering agents
2. Give dantrolene
3. Give 100% O2
4. Cool pt with iced saline
GUIDE | ACCURATELY ANSWERED AND
GRADED A+ | 2025 GUIDE
Who can provide anaesthesia care? (4)
- Correct Answer –
1. Anaesthesiologists
2. CRNA's
3. Anaesthesia assistants
4. Periop nurses
4 types anesthesia
- Correct Answer –
General - loss of consciousness
Regional - loss of sensation
Local - small area loss of sensation
MAC - IV
Whose responsibility during MAC to monitor pt?
- Correct Answer - RN
What should RN monitor during MAC? (3)
- Correct Answer - 1. Extravasation of IV
2. Reduction of arterial O2 sat
3. Difficulty breathing
4 Stages of anesthesia
, - Correct Answer - 1. Initial administration
2. Excitement - unconscious to loss of eyelid reflex
3. Intrasurgery
4. Possibility of resp failure
3 Phases of Anesthesia
- Correct Answer - 1. Induction - admin until 1st incision
2. Maintenance - incision to completion
3. Emergence - from when pt awakens until pt exits OR
What is often used for upper extremity nerve blocks?
- Correct Answer - IV regional anesthetic/Bier block
Where is epidural anesthetic injected?
- Correct Answer - between ligamentum flavum and dura
(NOT spinal canal)
What helps ensure proper needle placement during peripheral nerve
block with regional anesthesia?
- Correct Answer - continuous nerve stimulation
First sign of Malignant Hyperthermia
- Correct Answer - increased end-tidal CO2
What should be done for pt with MH crisis?
- Correct Answer - 1. Stop surgery & stop triggering agents
2. Give dantrolene
3. Give 100% O2
4. Cool pt with iced saline
