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ATI MED-SURG PERIOPERTIVE NURSING EXAM
NEWEST 2025/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
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
What are the three phases of general anesthesia? -
ANSWER-Induction, Maintenance, & Emergence
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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/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 230
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
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
What are the three phases of general anesthesia? -
ANSWER-Induction, Maintenance, & Emergence
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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
, 4|Page
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
