Exam 19: Nursing Management: Intraoperative Care

For which of these actions by an inexperienced staff member would the charge nurse be required to intervene?

A patient's family history reveals that the patient may be at risk for malignant hyperthermia (MH) during anesthesia. The nurse explains to the patient that

When evaluating the effectiveness of the OR physical environment and flow of traffic and supplies, the most important information for the nurse to obtain is

A surgical patient received a volatile liquid as an inhalation anesthetic during surgery. Postoperatively the nurse should monitor the patient for

The description that best defines the role of the nurse anesthetist as a member of the surgical team is that he or she

The nurse recognizes that the use of local anesthesia would be particularly beneficial to a patient when

After orienting a new staff member to the scrub nurse role, the charge nurse will know that the education was effective if the new staff member

The intraoperative activity that is performed by the perioperative nurse and is specific to the circulating function is

Data obtained during the perioperative nurse's assessment of a patient in the preoperative holding area that would indicate a need for special protection techniques during surgery include

When gathering data to evaluate patient outcomes, the nurse should include the

A preoperative patient in the holding area asks the nurse, "Will the doctor put me to sleep with a mask over my face?" The most appropriate response by the nurse is,

A patient with a dislocated shoulder is prepared for a closed, manual reduction of the dislocation with conscious sedation. The nurse anticipates the administration of

A patient in surgery receives a neuromuscular blocking agent as an adjunct to general anesthesia. At completion of the surgery, it is most important that the nurse monitor the patient for

The perioperative nurse encourages a family member or a friend to remain with a patient in the preoperative holding area until the patient is taken into the operating room primarily to

The nurse from the general surgical unit is asked to bring the patient's hearing aid to the surgical suite. The nurse will take the hearing aid to the

The nurse notes that a preoperative patient is drowsy but oriented in the receiving area. To identify the patient, the nurse should

When maintaining aseptic technique in the operating room, the perioperative nurse who is in the scrubbing role will

The physical environment and traffic control measures of the operating room are designed primarily to