Exam 1 - PACU (Nursing 2) QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Exam 1 - PACU (Nursing 2) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\




PACU stands for: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔post-anesthesia care
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The primary purpose of the PACU is: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔ongoing critical evaluation and stabilization of pt.
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Upon admission, the pt must be: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔placed
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on/with EKG, pulse ox, BP cuff, and oxygen
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When a pt arrives in PACU, the ___ gives report. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔CRNA/Anesth. |\




Phase 1: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Intense monitoring, preparing
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pt for d/c or inpatient unit
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Phase 2: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Preparing pt for Phase III,
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home, or rehab facility |\ |\ |\




Phase 3: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Preparing pt for self care,
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observation, rehab |\

, Fast tracking: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pt admitted to PACU after
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local or regional anesthesia
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Intraoperative management while giving admission report: - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔what anesthesia was used, meds given,
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EBL, fluid replacement totals, urine output
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Intraoperative course while giving admission report: - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔unexpected anesthetic events/reactions, VS,
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monitoring trends, lab results |\ |\ |\




PACU assessment priority: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Adequacy of
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airway (rate, rhythm, accessory muscles, breath sounds, O2 sat)
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Pts at higher risk in PACU: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔those that
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received general, elderly, smokers/lung disease, obese, pts that
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went under thoracic/airway/abd surgery
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Obese pts are at a higher risk in PACU due to: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔adipose tissue absorbing anesthesia and slowly
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releasing over time, they're harder to wake |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Reasons for airway obstruction: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔blockage (usually tongue), supine position, extremely |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


sleepiness, laryngospasm (throat close), retained secretions,
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laryngeal edema (from neck surgery) |\ |\ |\ |\