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NIFA FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025actual exam with 100% correct
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The number one patient safety issue identified in a survey of peri-
operative nurses is preventing: - answer Wrong
site/procedure/patient surgery
Reprocessing (flashing) instruments in the OR is high risk because: -
answer OR personnel not properly trained to reprocess
instruments
To safely transfer and position patients in a manner that prevents
shearing, personnel should use a mechanical lifting device for a
supine-to-supine transfer of a patient weighing more than: - answer
157 lbs
_______________ should be the primary decision makers for what
equipment and supplies are purchased and stocked in the difficult
airway management cart. - answer Anesthesia personnel
Proper specimen management techniques prevent errors and
include all of the following EXCEPT: - answer Receiving specimens
from the surgical field then affixing patient label to each
Preventing surgical fires is a top priority for all OR personnel and
members of the surgical team should perform all of the following
duties EXCEPT: - answer Perform a weekly fire risk assessment
,Peri-operative hypothermia is an important issue for all
anesthetized patients because of all of the following EXCEPT: -
answer Increases risk of renal failure
Recommendations for preventing retained surgical items include all
of the following EXCEPT: - answer Utilizing a multidisciplinary team
to resolve incorrect counts
Select the appropriate order for administering blood and blood
products. - answer Verify informed consent for blood, verify
patient identification and blood type and unit numbers against
blood tag and requisition slip with second licensed person, sign
slips
Weighing sponges is a valuable tool for meticulous calculation of
blood and fluid loss when conducted correctly and used in
appropriate circumstances. Select the response that correctly
reflects the best practice in weighing sponges. - answer Keep a
running total blood loss calculated from available sponges during
procedure
Laparoscopic procedures that emergently convert to open
procedures place the patient at risk for unintentional retained
foreign objects (RFOs). What new and evolving risk reduction
strategy could prevent RFOs and frustrating, time-consuming
miscount adventures at the end of these procedures? - answer
Replacing or tagging sponges and laparotomy instruments with
radiofrequency identification (RFID) chips
A female patient with end-stage pancreatic cancer was admitted
from hospice for a celiac plexus block to treat intractable pain. She
had a Whipple procedure 18 months earlier and enjoyed a good
quality of life until 3 weeks ago. She wanted to be able to complete
"getting her things in order" and saying good-bye to her friends and
family while enjoying her last days pain-free. The patient insisted
that her Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) status NOT be rescinded. She
was conscious and competent and knew what was best for herself.
, The patient was taking full advantage of what provision for her
care? - answer PSDA and advance directives
A patient was presented with the prepared informed consent form
during the discussion with her surgeon concerning her scheduled
vaginal-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy. She demonstrated and
verbalized that she understood all of the tenets of the procedure,
risks, expected outcome, complications, and procedural process.
Before she signed the consent form, she informed the surgeon that
she did not want any medical students or surgical residents
performing any parts of the procedure other than assisting and did
not want any photographs of her body taken. The surgeon agreed,
and she crossed out those portions of the form and initialed them
before she signed. The patient was exercising her: - answer right
to informed consent.
Early on, during the preliminary sponge count on closure of a repair
of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, the circulating nurse was
unable to account for 2 lap sponges. He had meticulously
maintained accountability for all sponges and instruments discarded
from the sterile field and bagged each sponge carefully. He
immediately turned and addressed the entire team in a clear voice.
Select the appropriate communication that the circulating nurse
must employ during this count discrepancy. - answer "We have a
count discrepancy. We started with 70 sponges and find only 68. We
are missing 2 lap sponges. Everyone, please check your areas.
The OR is a danger-prone area for both patients and staff. Providing
a safe environment of care for the patient involves identifying,
mitigating, and managing the hazards inherent in surgical care.
Choose the answer below that completes the blanks in this
sentence: The risk of the surgical hazard of _________________ can be
mitigated through _______________________. - answer wrong patient,
wrong site, and wrong side surgery; site marking and presurgical
checklists
A patient was transferred to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) by
the anesthesia provider and perioperative nurse. A hand-off report
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