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RNFA Guide: Role, Certification & Salary for the Registered Nurse First Assistant

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Explore the comprehensive role of the Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA). This guide details RNFA certification requirements, core surgical responsibilities, average salary expectations, and the steps to advance your perioperative nursing career.

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RNFA/RNFA FINAL PRACTICE LATEST EXAM
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The process of decontamination should initially begin at
what point? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Completion of the
surgical procedure


Side effects the patient may encounter as a result of
extracoproreal circulation include: - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Inflammatory responses


After retracting the nerve roots during a laminectomy,
this structure is incised before getting to the disc. -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Posterior longitudinal ligament


Of the following, which is not a symptom of
compartment syndrome? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Moderate pain

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Fibrocystic changes in the breast describe many
different breast changes. These changes affect almost
all women at some time in their lives. Nipple discharge is
more commonly associated with benign lesions than with
cancer; however, discharge is usually significant only if it
is spontaneous, persistent, and: - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
bloody


Jan Stuyvesant, a perioperative nurse, was the scrub
person during a robotic-assisted laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. She locked the robotic endoscissor into
the adaptor on the robotic arm and positioned the tip
end into the trocar port in order for the surgeon to
dissect the cystic duct and artery, while the surgical
assistant placed the clips on the cystic duct and artery.
As she reached across the sterile field to insert the
cholangiocatheter through the port, the anesthesia
provider accidentally made contact with the distal end
of the catheter as he stood up to reach the monitor
controls. The contaminated end of the catheter touched
the endoscopic clip applier, the endoscissor connector
that the surgeon was using, the glove of the assistant,
and Jan's gown sleeve. The surgeon ordered everyone
to change their gown and gloves and covered the port
area with a sterile towel. What was the rationale for
the surgeon to co - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ The surgeon
was not in contact with the sterile field because he
worked from the robotic console.

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The ability to maintain thermoregulation is compromised
in elders because of changes in the: - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ vascular system


Because herbal products are so readily available and
have such widespread media attention, many people
think that they can safely self-medicate. Why should the
public be aware and educated about dietary
supplements and potential harmful effects? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Unknown substances may be present in these
products.


Talia Mendelson, a 27-year-old patient who had a
lumpectomy for early-onset breast cancer, is now
scheduled for infusion port insertion. Talia is very
nervous because during the previous lumpectomy,
performed using a local anesthetic, she was not entirely
sedated. Talia tells the perioperative nurse that she was
uncomfortable and heard everything in the room, but
admitted that she did not feel pain. The nurse
recognized Talia's anxiety related to the surgical
intervention and prepared to implement corrective
actions in the OR. What nursing intervention best reflects
one that would ensure support or contribute to Talia
realizing her expected outcome? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Ensure a quiet and calm environment of care

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A 26-year-old female is rushed to the operating room
after a primary and secondary survey in the emergency
department. She was hit by a small truck as she was
riding her bicycle through a busy intersection. She has
sustained rib fractures and several fractured transverse
vertebral processes. Renal injury is suspected. As the
perioperative nurse prepares to insert a urinary
catheter, she notices blood at the urinary meatus. What
should the nurse's next action be? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Discontinue the catheter insertion


Open parathyroidectomy is currently being replaced
with less invasive and more targeted techniques;
however, the amount of parathyroid tissue that should
be removed remains controversial and relates to
whether single or multiple glands are involved. A portion
of a gland must remain to: - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
prevent hypocalcemia and its complications.


Which of the following supplies blood to the transverse
colon? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Middle colic artery


Which of the following structures form the mouth? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ cheeks, the hard palate, the
mandible, and the tongue

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