Succinylcholine acts as a triggering agent for Malignant Hyperthermia, True
or False? - CORRECT-ANSWERSTrue
A geriatric patient's advanced age puts them at an increased risk for post-
operative:
A. anorexia.
B. hypothermia.
C. nausea.
D. pain. - CORRECT-ANSWERSB- 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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSC- nebulized albuterol
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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSC- 15
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. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC- 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.
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