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ATI MED-SURG PERIOPERTIVE NURSING EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
What meds are administered in combination for TIVA general
anesthesia? - ANSWER-Hypnotic, anxiolytics, or dissociative
agent
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
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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
What surgical complication is when the pt experiences unusual
cold d/t the cold OR and cold IV meds administered and
prolonged anesthesia? - ANSWER-Surgical hypothermia
What is a common surgical complication do to bleeding from an
incision or surgical site? - ANSWER-Blood loss
What surgical complication is a severe allergic reaction that can
be life threatening by affecting the entire body? - ANSWER-
Anaphylaxis
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What two substances usually cause anaphylactic responses in a
pt? - ANSWER-Latex or antibiotics
What are the three common results of an anaphylactic reaction? -
ANSWER-Hypotension (shock), tachycardia, & bronchospasm
(airways swell shut)
What is the initial tx of an anaphylactic response? - ANSWER-
Epinephrine
What must a pt have in order to experience malignant
hyperthermia? - ANSWER-Autosomal dominant trait
What surgical complication is a change in Ca that leads to
hypermetabolism in skeletal muscles? - ANSWER-Malignant
hyperthermia
What is the primary trigger for malignant hyperthermia? -
ANSWER-Succinylcholine & inhalation agents
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What are the results of malignant hyperthermia? - ANSWER-
Tachycardia, tachypnea, ventricular dysrhythmias, &
hyperthermia
What is the definitive tx for malignant hyperthermia? - ANSWER-
Dantrolene (Dantrium)
What are the geriatric considerations of surgery? - ANSWER-
Changes in drug metabolism, focus on clear communication, &
risk of skin damage
What is the day of surgery AKA? - ANSWER-Day 0
What is the day after surgery AKA? - ANSWER-Day 1
What is the PACU? - ANSWER-Post-anesthesia Care Unit
What phase of the PACU is right after surgery w/ all surgical
equipment still attached? - ANSWER-Phase I
ATI MED-SURG PERIOPERTIVE NURSING EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
What meds are administered in combination for TIVA general
anesthesia? - ANSWER-Hypnotic, anxiolytics, or dissociative
agent
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
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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
What surgical complication is when the pt experiences unusual
cold d/t the cold OR and cold IV meds administered and
prolonged anesthesia? - ANSWER-Surgical hypothermia
What is a common surgical complication do to bleeding from an
incision or surgical site? - ANSWER-Blood loss
What surgical complication is a severe allergic reaction that can
be life threatening by affecting the entire body? - ANSWER-
Anaphylaxis
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What two substances usually cause anaphylactic responses in a
pt? - ANSWER-Latex or antibiotics
What are the three common results of an anaphylactic reaction? -
ANSWER-Hypotension (shock), tachycardia, & bronchospasm
(airways swell shut)
What is the initial tx of an anaphylactic response? - ANSWER-
Epinephrine
What must a pt have in order to experience malignant
hyperthermia? - ANSWER-Autosomal dominant trait
What surgical complication is a change in Ca that leads to
hypermetabolism in skeletal muscles? - ANSWER-Malignant
hyperthermia
What is the primary trigger for malignant hyperthermia? -
ANSWER-Succinylcholine & inhalation agents
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What are the results of malignant hyperthermia? - ANSWER-
Tachycardia, tachypnea, ventricular dysrhythmias, &
hyperthermia
What is the definitive tx for malignant hyperthermia? - ANSWER-
Dantrolene (Dantrium)
What are the geriatric considerations of surgery? - ANSWER-
Changes in drug metabolism, focus on clear communication, &
risk of skin damage
What is the day of surgery AKA? - ANSWER-Day 0
What is the day after surgery AKA? - ANSWER-Day 1
What is the PACU? - ANSWER-Post-anesthesia Care Unit
What phase of the PACU is right after surgery w/ all surgical
equipment still attached? - ANSWER-Phase I
