Exam 18: Intraoperative Care

A patient in surgery receives a neuromuscular blocking agent as an adjunct to general anesthesia. While in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU),what assessment finding is most important for the nurse to report?

A patient in the surgical holding area is being prepared for a spinal fusion. Which action by a member of the surgical team requires immediate intervention by the charge nurse?

Monitored anesthesia care (MAC)is going to be used for a closed,manual reduction of a dislocated shoulder. What action does the nurse anticipate?

Which action describes how the scrub nurse protects the patient with aseptic technique during surgery?

Which action best describes the role of the certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)on the surgical care team?

Which nursing action should the operating room (OR)nurse manager delegate to the registered nurse first assistant (RNFA)when caring for a surgical patient?

Which action in the perioperative patient plan of care can the charge nurse delegate to a surgical technologist?

Which data identified during the preoperative assessment alerts the nurse that special protection techniques should be implemented during surgery?

The operating room nurse is providing orientation to a student nurse. Which action would the nurse list as a major responsibility of a scrub nurse?

Which actions will the nurse include in the surgical time-out procedure before surgery ?

Which action will the perioperative nurse take after surgery is completed for a patient who received ketamine as an anesthetic agent?

When caring for a patient who has received a general anesthetic,the circulating nurse notes red,raised wheals on the patient's arms. Which action should the nurse take?

While in the holding area,a patient reveals to the nurse that his father had a high fever after surgery. What action by the nurse is a priority?

The nurse facilitates student clinical experiences in the surgical suite. Which action,if performed by a student,would require the nurse to intervene?

Which statement,if made by a new circulating nurse,reflects understanding of the circulating nurse role?

Which action should the perioperative nurse take to best protect the patient from burn injury during surgery?

Postoperatively,the nurse should monitor the patient who received inhalation anesthesia for which complication?

A patient scheduled to undergo total knee replacement surgery under general anesthesia asks the nurse,"Will the doctor put me to sleep with a mask over my face?" Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?