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19 Cards in this Set
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What is the purpose of the preoperative routine?
a. to prepare the patient, both physically and mentally. for a surgical procedure b. to minimize the potential risks of surgical intervention c. both A and B d. none of the above |
c. both A and B
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Preoperative meds are given as ordered by the ______.
a. anesthesiologist b. nurse c. surgeon d. both A and C |
d. both A and C
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The condition related to respiration and breathing difficulties that means the lack of oxygen or absence of oxygen is _________.
a. apnea b. dyspnea c. anoxia d. asphyxia |
c. anoxia
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Perioperatively, the patients physical and emotional status will be assessed by the ___________.
a. surgical technologist b. surgeon c. nurse d. anesthesiologist |
c. nurse
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The pulse is taken by placing fingers (not thumb) over artery and counting for _______ minute(s).
a. two b. three c. one d. one-half |
c. one
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If ordered by the physician, special (anti-embolic) stockings or elastic bandages are applied to the lower extermities to prevent__.
a. blood clots b. swelling c. the patient from becoming chilled d. capillary refill |
a. blood clots
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Before the patient signs the consent form, the surgeon must first explain in an understandable language all of the following EXCEPT ______.
a. proposed surgical procedure or treatment b. the potential complications and risks c. alternatives that are available d. the length of the recovery time |
d. the length of the recovery
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Which of the following statements concerning safety rules when transporting patients on a stretcher is FALSE?
a. Cover patient, and apply safety strap over the blanket below the knees b. Review the chart for completeness. Refer to preoperative checklist to mke sure everything is ready c. Give special attention to catheters, drains, IVs, etc d. push stretcher from head end, facing patient in direction of travel |
a. Cover patient, and apply safety strap over the blanket below the knees
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Who is responsible for obtaining the actual signed consent form?
a. surgeon's office b. patient floor c. outpatient unit d. all of the above |
d. all of the above
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Upon arrival to the operating department pre-operative holding area, the circulator checks the identity of the patient by ______.
a. asking the patient his/her name b. checking the patient's wristband for the same name and and for the patient ID c. checking the patient's chart for the same name and ID number d. all of the above |
d. all of the above
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The standard farenheit temperature for an adult when taken orally is ___________.
a. 98.6 b. 96.8 c. 36.4 d. 37.2 |
a. 98.6
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The inner margin of the elbow bend is the ____ site for taking a pulse.
a. brachial artery b. radial artery c. carotid artery d. popliteal |
a. brachial artery
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The ___ arterty site for taking a pulse is behind the knee.
a. brachial b. radial c. carotid d. popliteal |
d. popliteal
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The ________ artery site for taking a pulse on the thumb side of the wrist.
a. brachial b. radial c. carotid d. popliteal |
b. radial
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The _ site for taking a pulse in the groin area.
a. apical pulse b. femoral pulse c. carotid pulse d. dorsalis pedis artery |
b. femoral pulse
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Preoperative _________ are usually given to the patients having procedures involving the gastro-intestinal and gynecological procedure.
a. douches b. enemas c. hair removals d. medications |
b. enemas
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__ is a condition often seen in critically ill or unconscious patients, exhibited by alternating cycles of hyperpnea and apnea, often seen in critically ill or unconscious patients.
a. Cheyne-Stokes b. Kusshmaul c. Eupnea d. Orthopnea |
a. Cheyne-Stokes
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_ is heart rate (pulse) greater than 100 beats per minute.
a. Bradycardia b. Tachycardia c. Arrhythmia d. Pulse Deficit |
b. Tachycardia
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___________ pertains to a fever or an elevation in the patient's temperature.
a. Hypothermia b. Febrile c. Intermittent Fever d. Remittent Fever |
b. Febrile
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