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NIFA FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A 325-pound male is scheduled for a 6-hour abdominal surgery.
While assessing the patient in the preoperative holding area, the
perioperative nurse is concerned about the risk for pressure injury
because of the weight of the patient's body pressing against the
surface of the operating room bed for a long surgery. Which of
these other factors may also produce pressure? - ANSWER-A
self-retianing retractor post clamped to the OR bed rail and
tightened against the patient's side.
Prolonged lithotomy positioning can result in neuropathies of the
legs. The most frequently injured nerves are the obturator, sciatic,
femoral, and __________nerve, which can result in injury from
_________. - ANSWER-common peroneal; full leg pneumatic
compression sleeves
While tucking the arms at the sides of the patient in supine
position offers comfort, safety, and easy access to the patient by
the scrubbed team, improper positioning and securing of the arms
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can result in significant injury. Injury can be avoided by tucking the
draw sheet ___________ the arm and under the ____________. -
ANSWER-around; body
While Fowler's position offers the best respiratory excursion for
the patient, the patient is at higher rick for _________ because of
dependent pooling in the hips and legs. - ANSWER-venous
thromboembolism (VTE)
Positioning devices should be used according to the original
equipment manufacturer's instructions to reduce the capillary
interface pressure to below: - ANSWER-32 mm Hg
A frail and thin 91-pound, 83-year-old woman is scheduled for a
right pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer. She will be
positioned in left lateral position for her procedure. Based on the
perioperative nurse's preoperative assessment, identify three
position-related nursing diagnoses for this procedure and four
relevant nursing interventions. Select from the options to fill in the
blanks. - ANSWER-Hypothermia; impaired skin integrity; falls;
remain at patient's side during induction; use under- and over-
body forced air warming blanket; use at least four people to assist
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with lift and transfer; pad all bony prominences with foam or gel
pads.
The lateral kidney position allows approach to the retro-peritoneal
area of the flank. To render the kidney region readily accessible,
the _________________ is raised, and the bed flexed so that the
area between the twelfth rib and the iliac crest is elevated.
Compression of the ________________ can occur when the flank
is raised too high. - ANSWER-kidney bridge; vena cava
A veteran perioperative nurse remembers a time when all suture
needles had eyes, and she even had her own needle rack. She
hand-threaded all sutures according to the surgeon's preference.
The newer sutures were originally called "atraumatic" sutures
because they did not double back through a needle eye and
cause tissue trauma during pulling or suturing through the tissue.
Today, we call this manufacturing process of connecting the
suture thread to the needle: - ANSWER-swaged
The ideal suture material is one that has handling characteristics
such as: - ANSWER-ease of tying
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Careful counting (according to established policy), situational
awareness, and conscientious and meticulous attention to the
field are believed to prevent miscounts and lost items. A recent
patient safety statement about preventing retained foreign objects
recommends which of these practices? - ANSWER-Verbal
handoff must include count status at time of relief.
An older surgeon explains his justification for this suture choice to
the new perioperative nurse in the scrub role. He prefers to suture
his intestinal anastomosis with a suture that has multiple filaments
braided together because it ties well and holds the knot, which
tightens when the thread absorbs the tissue fluids. He also needs
a strand that is easy to see and only needs to retain its tensile
strength for about 1 year, at which time the intestinal junction will
be healed, even though this suture is considered nonabsorbable.
He will ask the nurse for a 24-inch 4-0: - ANSWER-Sofsilk
Flat neurosurgical patties are flat sponges composed of soft
compressed cotton or rayon with an embedded radiopaque
element and string attached. They are often used in neurosurgical
procedures. While used for hemostasis and exposure, what other
NIFA FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A 325-pound male is scheduled for a 6-hour abdominal surgery.
While assessing the patient in the preoperative holding area, the
perioperative nurse is concerned about the risk for pressure injury
because of the weight of the patient's body pressing against the
surface of the operating room bed for a long surgery. Which of
these other factors may also produce pressure? - ANSWER-A
self-retianing retractor post clamped to the OR bed rail and
tightened against the patient's side.
Prolonged lithotomy positioning can result in neuropathies of the
legs. The most frequently injured nerves are the obturator, sciatic,
femoral, and __________nerve, which can result in injury from
_________. - ANSWER-common peroneal; full leg pneumatic
compression sleeves
While tucking the arms at the sides of the patient in supine
position offers comfort, safety, and easy access to the patient by
the scrubbed team, improper positioning and securing of the arms
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can result in significant injury. Injury can be avoided by tucking the
draw sheet ___________ the arm and under the ____________. -
ANSWER-around; body
While Fowler's position offers the best respiratory excursion for
the patient, the patient is at higher rick for _________ because of
dependent pooling in the hips and legs. - ANSWER-venous
thromboembolism (VTE)
Positioning devices should be used according to the original
equipment manufacturer's instructions to reduce the capillary
interface pressure to below: - ANSWER-32 mm Hg
A frail and thin 91-pound, 83-year-old woman is scheduled for a
right pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer. She will be
positioned in left lateral position for her procedure. Based on the
perioperative nurse's preoperative assessment, identify three
position-related nursing diagnoses for this procedure and four
relevant nursing interventions. Select from the options to fill in the
blanks. - ANSWER-Hypothermia; impaired skin integrity; falls;
remain at patient's side during induction; use under- and over-
body forced air warming blanket; use at least four people to assist
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with lift and transfer; pad all bony prominences with foam or gel
pads.
The lateral kidney position allows approach to the retro-peritoneal
area of the flank. To render the kidney region readily accessible,
the _________________ is raised, and the bed flexed so that the
area between the twelfth rib and the iliac crest is elevated.
Compression of the ________________ can occur when the flank
is raised too high. - ANSWER-kidney bridge; vena cava
A veteran perioperative nurse remembers a time when all suture
needles had eyes, and she even had her own needle rack. She
hand-threaded all sutures according to the surgeon's preference.
The newer sutures were originally called "atraumatic" sutures
because they did not double back through a needle eye and
cause tissue trauma during pulling or suturing through the tissue.
Today, we call this manufacturing process of connecting the
suture thread to the needle: - ANSWER-swaged
The ideal suture material is one that has handling characteristics
such as: - ANSWER-ease of tying
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Careful counting (according to established policy), situational
awareness, and conscientious and meticulous attention to the
field are believed to prevent miscounts and lost items. A recent
patient safety statement about preventing retained foreign objects
recommends which of these practices? - ANSWER-Verbal
handoff must include count status at time of relief.
An older surgeon explains his justification for this suture choice to
the new perioperative nurse in the scrub role. He prefers to suture
his intestinal anastomosis with a suture that has multiple filaments
braided together because it ties well and holds the knot, which
tightens when the thread absorbs the tissue fluids. He also needs
a strand that is easy to see and only needs to retain its tensile
strength for about 1 year, at which time the intestinal junction will
be healed, even though this suture is considered nonabsorbable.
He will ask the nurse for a 24-inch 4-0: - ANSWER-Sofsilk
Flat neurosurgical patties are flat sponges composed of soft
compressed cotton or rayon with an embedded radiopaque
element and string attached. They are often used in neurosurgical
procedures. While used for hemostasis and exposure, what other
