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RELIAS OPERATING ROOM RN A V2 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TESTED
AND APPROVED!!!
You are the circulating nurse confirming consent with a patient scheduled for an
exploratory laparotomy with colostomy. The patient states they do not want a
colostomy. What should you do? -- ANSWER--Do not take the patient to the
operating room and consult the surgeon immediately
What equipment is most important for a patient undergoing an emergency
trauma surgery who declines a donated blood transfusion -- ANSWER--Cell
Saver
You have been asked to take a specimen from an OR during a bronchoscopy and
immediately take it to the lab. What must you do first -- ANSWER--
Confirm the specimen label and patient name
You suspect long-term substance abuse during the pre-op interview with your
patient. Which of the following assessment findings would support this
suspicion -- ANSWER--nasal irritation and frequent sniffing, needle tracks on
arms, and burns on fingers and lips
After applying an alcohol-based skin preparations for a laser procedure, what
should you do next -- ANSWER--assess for pooling or moisture from the prep
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What medication should be administered to a patient who has received moderate
sedation with midazolam who has unexpected respiratory depression -
- ANSWER--romazicon (flumazenil)
After starting a blood transfusion, you observe that a patient undergoing
moderate sedation has a temperature increase from 98.2 to 101.3 and coarse
breath sounds. What is the first thing you should do -- ANSWER--Stop the
transfusion and notify the surgeon
What is the minimum distance unscrubbed personnel should remain from the
sterile field -- ANSWER--12 inches
You are preparing a patient for a laparotomy. What instrument do you anticipate
seeing on the back table -- ANSWER--malleable
Which of the following medications is contraindicated for a patient with a
family history of malignant hyperthermia -- ANSWER--Quelicin
(succinylcholine)
A patient was prepared for intubation by mask ventilation with a mixture of
sevoflurane, nitrous oxide, and oxygen. One minute after intubation their heart
rate increased from 160 to 195 b/m. Soon the patient's end tital carbon dioxide
RELIAS OPERATING ROOM RN A V2 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TESTED
AND APPROVED!!!
You are the circulating nurse confirming consent with a patient scheduled for an
exploratory laparotomy with colostomy. The patient states they do not want a
colostomy. What should you do? -- ANSWER--Do not take the patient to the
operating room and consult the surgeon immediately
What equipment is most important for a patient undergoing an emergency
trauma surgery who declines a donated blood transfusion -- ANSWER--Cell
Saver
You have been asked to take a specimen from an OR during a bronchoscopy and
immediately take it to the lab. What must you do first -- ANSWER--
Confirm the specimen label and patient name
You suspect long-term substance abuse during the pre-op interview with your
patient. Which of the following assessment findings would support this
suspicion -- ANSWER--nasal irritation and frequent sniffing, needle tracks on
arms, and burns on fingers and lips
After applying an alcohol-based skin preparations for a laser procedure, what
should you do next -- ANSWER--assess for pooling or moisture from the prep
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What medication should be administered to a patient who has received moderate
sedation with midazolam who has unexpected respiratory depression -
- ANSWER--romazicon (flumazenil)
After starting a blood transfusion, you observe that a patient undergoing
moderate sedation has a temperature increase from 98.2 to 101.3 and coarse
breath sounds. What is the first thing you should do -- ANSWER--Stop the
transfusion and notify the surgeon
What is the minimum distance unscrubbed personnel should remain from the
sterile field -- ANSWER--12 inches
You are preparing a patient for a laparotomy. What instrument do you anticipate
seeing on the back table -- ANSWER--malleable
Which of the following medications is contraindicated for a patient with a
family history of malignant hyperthermia -- ANSWER--Quelicin
(succinylcholine)
A patient was prepared for intubation by mask ventilation with a mixture of
sevoflurane, nitrous oxide, and oxygen. One minute after intubation their heart
rate increased from 160 to 195 b/m. Soon the patient's end tital carbon dioxide
