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Med contraindicated for pt with family history of MH - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔succinylcholine |\
immediately upon bringing a med to the sterile field, the
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circulator and scrub should ensure that it is labeled with, at a
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minimum, the med name and (2 other things) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔expiration date and concentration |\ |\ |\ |\
most important action for the circulator to do to prevent post-
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orthopedic surg infection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔place a no
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traffic sign on the door
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you are preparing a patient for a laparotomy. what instrument do
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you anticipate seeing on the back table - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔malleable
patient is allergic to shellfish and is scheduled for an ex lap. what
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prep solution do you use? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔CHG
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upon arrival to PACU you notice your patient is having a
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laryngospasm. what is your first action? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔apply positive pressure ventilation
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,in the preop holding area, the patient's lab values are K+ 2.9,
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Hgb 14.3, Hct 42.0, glucose 89. what should you do? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔notify anesthesia provider |\ |\ |\
when should a surgical time out be performed - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔when all team members are in the room, the|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patient is prepped and draped, and prior to initial incision
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you are the scrub nurse on a case in which a vendor is present.
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the vendor has a packaged product they would like to hand to
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the surgeon. what should you do? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ask
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the vendor to hand the product to the circulating nurse
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what is the minimum distance unscrubbed personnel should
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remain from the sterile field - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔12 inches
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You are the circulating nurse and have received 2 units of packed
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red blood cells that are to be transfused immediately. Present in
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the room are the surgeon, surgical tech, CRNA and radiology
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technician. Who should you ask to assist with checking the blood
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before the transfusion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔CRNA
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You are taking a patient to PACU who just had a fractured
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mandible repaired. What supply do you need to transport with
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your patient? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔wire cutters
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you have been asked to take a specimen from an OR during a
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bronchoscopy and immediately take it to the lab. what must you |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, do first? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔confirm the specimen label and
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patient name
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A patient was prepared for intubation by mask ventilation with a
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mix of sevo, nitrous oxide, and oxygen. one minute after
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intubation, their heart rate increased from 160 to 195 bpm. soon |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the patient's end tidal co2 was increased from 35 to 65 mmHg.
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also, the patient's oral temp increased to 38.9 c within 5 min
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after induction. what is the patient experiencing? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔MH |\
what nerve is most likely to be affected when the patient has a
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loss of sensation in the lateral portion of a hand and an inability
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to abduct or oppose the fifth finger (claw hand)? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔ulnar |\
what med should be administered to a patient who has received
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moderate sedation with midazolam who has an unexpected |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
respiratory depression? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔flumazenil / |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
romazicon
the first patient in the OR was closed at 0650 and left the OR for
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PACU at 0700. The surgeon left the room at 0655. the next
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patient arrived into the OR at 0718. what is the turnover time in
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this situation? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔18 min
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what type of med might be used during ophthalmic surgery for
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severe allergic conditions? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔corticosteroids