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RNFA course 1 period quizzes and answers.Select from the following a medication that is used for PONV and has the potential to prolong the QT interval a) droperidol b) dolasteran c) prochlorperazine d) scopolamine patch A) droperidol Allergic reactions to latex range from skin disease to ...

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RNFA course 1 period quiz
Select from the following a medication that is used for PONV and has the potential to
prolong the QT interval
a) droperidol
b) dolasteran
c) prochlorperazine
d) scopolamine patch - Answer A) droperidol

Allergic reactions to latex range from skin disease to asthma and anaphylaxis that can
result in chronic illness, disability, career loss, hardship and death. What types of signs
and symptoms would be indicative of an allergic contact dermatitis response to contact
with natural rubber latex - Answer Pruritus, edema, erythema, and vesicles that develop
6 to 48 hours after exposure

The strength layer of the skin is found in the - Answer Dermis

Two monitoring techniques used by anesthesia that have improved morbidity and
mortality include: - Answer Pulse ox and capnography

Jacob Sutzkever is a 62 year old man who had surgery 6 days ago for a ruptured
diverticulum. He is back in the OR for a debridement and washout. Jacobs fever has
subsided and the drainage is clear. The surgeon will continue with wet to dry dressings
and schedules Jacob to return to the OR in 3 days for: - Answer Delayed primary
sutured closure

Which of the following is not an advantage to the use of silk suture - Answer Memory

The stapler designed to close the end of a hollow organ is called - Answer EEA

Which anesthetic agent could not be given if an IV-only anesthesia plan was employed -
Answer Desflurane

The process of decontamination should initially begin at what point? - Answer
Completion of the surgical procedure

Which statement about surgical dressings is true
A) surgical dressing maintain tension on the suture line to prevent dehiscence
B) surgical dressings cushion and protect the wound from trauma and gross
contamination and absorb drainage
C) surgical dressings protect surrounding drapes, linen and clothing from contamination
D) surgical dressings cover the wound to maintain moisture to promote granulation -
Answer B) surgical dressings cushion and protect the wound from trauma and gross
contamination and absorb drainage

Risk factors for PONV should be assessed preoperatively. Which of the following is a
risk factor for PONV. - Answer Female gender

, RNFA course 1 period quiz
Guidelines from the WHO focus on which of the following in the prevention of SSI's? -
Answer Use of antibiotics

The death of microorganisms occurs in stream sterilization as a result of which
process? - Answer Denaturation and coagulation of enzyme proteins

Laparoscopic procedures that emerge toy convert to open procedures place the patient
at risk for unintentional retained foreign objects (RFO). What new and evolving risk
reduction strategy could prevent RFO's and frustrating, time consuming miscount
adventures at the end of these procedures? - Answer Replacing or tagging sponges
and laparotomy instruments with RFID chips

The name of the fascia that separates the anterior rectum from the vagina in females is
called the: - Answer Rectovaginal fascia

The area between the surgeon and the scrub person designed for passing sharps safely
is referred to as the: - Answer Neutral zone

The new general surgery fellow placed the three rep at ports for the laparoscopic
appendectomy. The procedure was completed without incident; however, on
postoperative day 1, the patient demonstrated signs and symptoms of sepsis. What
might have been the unusual occurrence that could have resulted in patient sepsis. -
Answer Inadvertent trocar puncture through the bowel on insertion.

The patient stated that her mouth, lips, and tongue were numb and prickly feeling and
she had a metallic taste after receiving local anesthesia for a procedure. The anesthesia
provider suspected that the patient had————and responded by———-. - Answer A
toxic overdose of local anesthetic; monitoring and increasing the flow rate of IV saline

Which of the following medications is a specific depolarizinf muscle relaxant than can
produce generalized fasciculations? - Answer Succinylcholine

Sara was positioned, prepped and draped following general endotracheal anesthesia
induction. The team assembled around Sara and the sterile field to perform the time out
as described in the WHO surgical checklist. Successful employment of the time out can
only be ensured when: - Answer The entire team stops and focuses attention together.

Which member of the surgical team can be held liable in litigation for retained foreign
bodies - Answer The entire team

Which statement best explains the mechanism of action of general anesthetic agents? -
Answer Inhibition of synaptic transmission of nerve impulses

Sherry Ames is an endoscopy nurse in a busy free standing ambulatory surgery center.
She is an RN with additional documented competency in providing an anesthesia
modality to healthy patients having screening colonoscopies, bronchoscopies and upper

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