NIFA STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2023 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

The number one patient safety issue identified in a survey of peri-operative nurses is preventing: Wrong site/procedure/patient surgery Reprocessing (flashing) instruments in the OR is high risk because: 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: 157 lbs _______________ should be the primary decision makers for what equipment and supplies are purchased and stocked in the difficult airway management cart. Anesthesia personnel Proper specimen management techniques prevent errors and include all of the following EXCEPT: 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: Perform a weekly fire risk assessment Peri-operative hypothermia is an important issue for all anesthetized patients because of all of the following EXCEPT: Increases risk of renal failure Recommendations for preventing retained surgical items include all of the following EXCEPT: Utilizing a multidisciplinary team to resolve incorrect counts Select the appropriate order for administering blood and blood products. 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. 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? Replacing or tagging sponges and laparotomy instruments with radiofrequency identification (RFID) chips