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Succinylcholine acts as a triggering agent for Malignant Hyperthermia, True or False?

True

If a patient is hypothermic in phase I recovery then a serial temperature should be taken every
____ minutes?

A. 5
B. 10

C. 15

D. 30

C- 15

A patient has been treated for Malignant Hyperthermia with cooling agents. Cooling
interventions should be discontinued when the patient has reached what temperature?

A. 37.5 C

B. 38 C
C. 38.1 C

B- 38 C
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Smokers are at a higher risk for having PONV than non-smokers, true or false?

False- non-smokers are at a 1.5-2.5x higher risk

The movement of gas between atmosphere and alveoli.

a) Ventilation

b) tidal volumes
c) Pulmonary Compliance

A- Ventilation

____ ____ is how easily the elastic forces in the lung accept a volume of air

a) elastic recoil

b) pulmonary compliance
c) tidal volume

B- Pulmonary Compliance

A PACU education/research committee should have three commitments, which must include all
of the following except

a) development of innovative thinking

b) freedom of inquiry
c) individual progress of each nurse
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d) excellence in practice

C- individual progress of each nurse

A standard of practice for post anesthesia nursing is established by which acceptable levels of
nursing action?

a) Promoting independent nursing judgement

b) Specifying the nursing goal while defining appropriate nursing measures

c) Identifying the nursing actions that meet JCAHO criteria

B- specifying the nurse goal while defining appropriate nursing measures

A staff nurse denied a merit increase expresses vigorous support for management and its policies
instead of showing anger. The nurse's behavior is characterized as:

A. identification.

B. reaction formation.

C. sublimation.

D. rationalization.
B- reaction formation
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The dissociative state attributed to ketamine anesthesia can be modified by the administration of
a/an:
A. antiarrhythmic.

B. benzodiazepine.

C. narcotic.

D. anticonvulsant.

B- benzodiazepine

Following a hernia repair, a 3-month-old is admitted to the PACU positioned on his side with a
pacifier in his mouth. The airway becomes obstructed by the tongue. The obstruction can be
alleviated by:

A. removing the pacifier.

B. pinching the cheeks.

D- jaw thrust or chin lift

A post-op patient awaiting transport to a surgical floor is awake and responds appropriately to
commands. The perioperative nurse instructs the patient to flex and extend his/ her lower
extremities; the purpose of this is to:

A. ensure that the patient follows commands.

D. assess if patient is ready for discharge.

B- prevent the complication of venous stasis

A geriatric patient's advanced age puts them at an increased risk for post-operative:

A. anorexia.
B. hypothermia.

C. nausea.

D. pain.

B- hypothermia

During emergence from general anesthesia, a patient exhibits rapidly increasing symptoms of
asthma. Vital signs are: BP = 190/100, HR = 144, R = 36, and SaO2 = 86%. The perianesthesia
nurse anticipates giving which of the following medications initially?

A. Dexamethasone

B. Nebulized epinephrine

C. Nebulized albuterol
D. Isoproterenol

C- nebulized albuterol
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A patient with streptococcal group A pharyngitis arrives in Phase I PACU. The perianesthesia
nurse plans that the nurse to patient ratio should be:
A. two nurses to one patient.

B. one nurse to two patients.

C. one nurse to one patient.

D. one nurse to three patients.

C- one nurse to one patient

A 35-year-old patient arrives in the Phase I PACU crying and repeatedly asks, "Can't my mother
come in here with me?" The perianesthesia nurse:

A. informs the patient that visitation is prohibited in the PACU.

C. allows a brief visit at a time appropriate for patient, visitors, and staff.

D. sedates the patient secondary to postanesthetic confusion.

C- allows a brief visit at a time appropriate for patient, visitors, staff

In a patient status post thyroidectomy, the perianesthesia nurse would anticipate postoperative
signs of thyrotoxic crisis to include:

A. hyponatremia.

B. hypothermia.
C. tachycardia.
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D. bradycardia.

C- tachycardia

Which of the following nursing interventions is most effective for a patient with a history of
postoperative nausea and vomiting?

A. Providing ice chips

B. Administering ranitidine

C. Prevention
D. Avoiding administration of analgesics

C- prevention

The most common type of reaction to latex-containing products is a/an:

A. desensitizing allergic reaction.

B. Type IV reaction.

C. Type I reaction.
D. irritating nonallergic reaction.

D- irritating nonallergic reaction

A perianesthesia nurse is providing discharge instructions to a patient who asks questions about
the phenazopyridine prescription. The nurse explains that it:
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A. needs to be taken on an empty stomach.

B. provides relief from urgency and burning sensation.

C. helps minimize bleeding and formation of blood clots.

D. treats bacteria present in the urinary tract.

B- provides relief from urgency and burning sensation

A patient in the PACU following hip arthroplasty complains of numbness to toes of affected
extremity. The patient has most likely sustained an injury to the:
A. peroneal nerve.

B. femoral artery.

C. Achilles tendon.

D. sciatic nerve.

A- peroneal nerve

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