, Reference: Odom-Forren, J. Drain's PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care
Approach. 6th Ed. Elsevier Saunders, 2013. pg 585
The perianesthesia nurse knows that the importance of understanding the
values, beliefs and health practices of people with differing racial and ethnic
diversity can be met through:
1) acculturation process
2) cultural competency
3) assimilation identity
4) use of universal patient care - CORRECT-ANSWERS2) cultural competency
Reference: Hockenberry, M., Wilson, D. Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and
Children. 10th Ed. CV. Mosby, 2015. pg p 38
The greatest intraoperative risk of a patient with type I (insulin-dependent)
diabetes mellitus is:
Reference: Fleisher, L & Roizen, M. Essence of Anesthesia Practice, 3rd Ed.
Elsevier Health Sciences, December 2011, Pg 118
Which of the following is true regarding patient-
controlled anesthesia?
1. The administration is labor intensive
2. Oversedation can usually be avoided
3. The delivery system can usually increase the time interval between
patient demand and delivery of the medication
4. Basal infusion rates should be routinely delivered - CORRECT-
ANSWERSAnswer: 2 - Oversedation can usually be avoided
Explanations:
Opioid analgesics are used in managing severe acute postoperative pain.
Injectable non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ketorolac, are also
useful. Regional anesthetic techniques including
local spinal anesthetic are used in some cases.
An opioid may be administered epidurally, typically during surgeryand
continued two to three days postoperatively. In the recovery room, morphine
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