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Friday, July 26, 2013

NURSING PRACTICE III part 2

Situation – In the OR, there are safety protocols that
should be followed. The OR nurse should be well versed
with all these to safeguard the safety and quality of
patient delivery outcome.

51. Which of the following should be given highest
priority when receiving patient in the OR?
a. Assess level of consciousness
b. Verify patient identification and
informed consent
c. Assess vital signs
d. Check for jewelry, gown, manicure, and
dentures

52. Surgeries like I and D (incision and drainage) and
debridement are relatively short procedures but
considered ‘dirty cases’. When are these procedures best scheduled?
a. Last case
b. In between cases
c. According to availability of
anaesthesiologist
d. According to the surgeon’s preference

53. OR nurses should be aware that maintaining the
client’s safety is the overall goal of nursing care
during the intraoperative phase. As the
circulating nurse, you make certain that
throughout the procedure…
a. the surgeon greets his client before
induction of anesthesia
b. the surgeon and anesthesiologist are in
tandem
c. strap made of strong non-abrasive
materials are fastened securely around
the joints of the knees and ankles and
around the 2 hands around an arm
board.
d. Client is monitored throughout the
surgery by the assistant anesthesiologist

54. Another nursing check that should not be missed
before the induction of general anesthesia is:
a. check for presence underwear
b. check for presence dentures
c. check patient’s ID
d. check baseline vital signs

55. Some lifetime habits and hobbies affect
postoperative respiratory function. If your client
smokes 3 packs of cigarettes a day for the past
10 years, you will anticipate increased risk for:
a. perioperative anxiety and stress
b. delayed coagulation time
c. delayed wound healing
d. postoperative respiratory infection
Situation: Sterilization is the process of removing ALL
living microorganism. To be free of ALL living
microorganism is sterility.

56. There are 3 general types of sterilization use in
the hospital, which one is not included?
a. Steam sterilization
b. Physical sterilization
c. Chemical sterilization
d. Sterilization by boiling

57. Autoclave or steam under pressure is the most
common method of sterilization in the hospital.
The nurse knows that the temperature and time
is set to the optimum level to destroy not only
the microorganism, but also the spores. Which
of the following is the ideal setting of the
autoclave machine?
a. 10,000 degree Celsius for 1 hour
b. 5,000 degree Celsius for 30 minutes
c. 37 degree Celsius for 15 minutes
d. 121 degree Celsius for 15 minutes

58. It is important that before a nurse prepares the
material to be sterilized, a chemical indicator
strip should be placed above the package,
preferably, Muslin sheet. What is the color of
the striped produced after autoclaving?
a. Black
b. Blue
c. Gray
d. Purple

59. Chemical indicators communicate that:
a. The items are sterile
b. That the items had undergone
sterilization process but not necessarily
sterile
c. The items are disinfected
d. That the items had undergone
disinfection process but not necessarily disinfected

60. If a nurse will sterilize a heat and moisture labile
instruments, It is according to AORN
recommendation to use which of the following
method of sterilization?
a. Ethylene oxide gas
b. Autoclaving
c. Flash sterilizer
d. Alcohol immersion
Situation 5 – Nurses hold a variety of roles when
providing care to a perioperative patient.

61. Which of the following role would be the
responsibility of the scrub nurse?
a. Assess the readiness of the client prior
to surgery
b. Ensure that the airway is adequate
c. Account for the number of sponges,
needles, supplies, used during the
surgical procedure.
d. Evaluate the type of anesthesia
appropriate for the surgical client

62. As a perioperative nurse, how can you best meet
the safety need of the client after administering
preoperative narcotic?
a. Put side rails up and ask the client not
to get out of bed
b. Send the client to OR with the family
c. Allow client to get up to go to the
comfort room
d. Obtain consent form

63. It is the responsibility of the pre-op nurse to do
skin prep for patients undergoing surgery. If hair
at the operative site is not shaved, what should
be done to make suturing easy and lessen
chance of incision infection?
a. Draped
b. Pulled
c. Clipped
d. Shampooed

64. It is also the nurse’s function to determine when
infection is developing in the surgical incision.
The perioperative nurse should observe for what
signs of impending infection?
a. Localized heat and redness
b. Serosanguinous exudates and skin
blanching
c. Separation of the incision
d. Blood clots and scar tissue are visible

65. Which of the following nursing interventions is
done when examining the incision wound and
changing the dressing?
a. Observe the dressing and type and odor
of drainage if any
b. Get patient’s consent
c. Wash hands
d. Request the client to expose the incision
wound
Situation – The preoperative nurse collaborates with the
client significant others, and healthcare providers.

66. To control environmental hazards in the OR, the
nurse collaborates with the following
departments EXCEPT:
a. Biomedical division
b. Infection control committee
c. Chaplaincy services
d. Pathology department

67. An air crash occurred near the hospital leading
to a surge of trauma patient. One of the last
patients will need surgical amputation but there
are no sterile surgical equipments. In this case,
which of the following will the nurse expect?
a. Equipments needed for surgery need not
be sterilized if this is an emergency
necessitating life saving measures
b. Forwarding the trauma client to the
nearest hospital that has available sterile
equipments is appropriate
c. The nurse will need to sterilize the item
before using it to the client using the
regular sterilization setting at 121
degree Celsius in 15 minutes
d. In such cases, flash sterlizer will be use
at 132 degree Celsius in 3 minutes

68. Tess, the PACU nurse, discovered that Malou,
who weighs 110 lbs prior to surgery, is in severe
pain 3 hrs after cholecystectomy. Upon checking
the chart, Malou found out that she has an order
of Demerol 100 mg I.M. prn for pain. Tess should
verify the order with:
a. Nurse Supervisor
b. Surgeon
c. Anesthesiologist
d. Intern on duty

69. Rosie, 57, who is diabetic is for debridement if
incision wound. When the circulating nurse
checked the present IV fluid, she found out that
there is no insulin incorporated as ordered.
What should the circulating nurse do?
a. Double check the doctor’s order and
call the attending MD
b. Communicate with the ward nurse to
verify if insulin was incorporated or not
c. Communicate with the client to verify if
insulin was incorporated
d. Incorporate insulin as ordered.

70. The documentation of all nursing activities
performed is legally and professionally vital.
Which of the following should NOT be included
in the patient’s chart?
a. Presence of prosthetoid devices such as
dentures, artificial limbs hearing aid, etc.
b. Baseline physical, emotional, and
psychosocial data
c. Arguments between nurses and
residents regarding treatments
d. Observed untoward signs and symptoms
and interventions including contaminant
intervening factors

Situation – Team efforts is best demonstrated in the OR.

71. If you are the nurse in charge for scheduling
surgical cases, what important information do
you need to ask the surgeon?
a. Who is your internist
b. Who is your assistant and
anaesthesiologist, and what is your
preferred time and type of surgery?
c. Who are your anaesthesiologist,
internist, and assistant
d. Who is your anaesthesiologist

72. In the OR, the nursing tandem for every surgery
is:
a. Instrument technician and circulating
nurse
b. Nurse anaesthetist, nurse assistant, and
instrument technician
c. Scrub nurse and nurse anaesthetist
d. Scrub and circulating nurses

73. While team effort is needed in the OR for
efficient and quality patient care delivery, we
should limit the number of people in the room
for infection control. Who comprise this team?
a. Surgeon, anaesthesiologist, scrub nurse,
radiologist, orderly
b. Surgeon, assistants, scrub nurse,
circulating nurse, anaesthesiologist
c. Surgeon, assistant surgeon,
anaesthesiologist, scrub nurse,
pathologist
d. Surgeon, assistant surgeon,
anaesthesiologist, intern, scrub nurse

74. Who usually act as an important part of the OR
personnel by getting the wheelchair or stretcher,
and pushing/pulling them towards the operating
room?
a. Orderly/clerk
b. Nurse Supervisor
c. Circulating Nurse
d. Anaesthesiologist

75. The breakdown in teamwork is often times a
failure in:
a. Electricity
b. Inadequate supply
c. Leg work
d. Communication
Situation: Basic knowledge on Intravenous solutions is
necessary for care of clients with problems with fluids
and electrolytes.

76. A client involved in a motor vehicle crash
presents to the emergency department with
severe internal bleeding. The client is severely
hypotensive and unresponsive. The nurse
anticipates which of the following intravenous
solutions will most likely be prescribed to
increase intravascular volume, replace
immediate blood loss and increase blood
pressure?
a. 0.45% sodium chloride
b. 0.33% sodium chloride
c. Normal saline solution
d. Lactated ringer’s solution

77. The physician orders the nurse to prepare an
isotonic solution. Which of the following IV
solution would the nurse expect the intern to
prescribe?
a. 5% dextrose in water
b. 0.45% sodium chloride
c. 10% dextrose in water
d. 5% dextrose in 0.9% sodium chloride

78. The nurse is making initial rounds on the nursing
unit to assess the condition of assigned clients.
The nurse notes that the client’s IV Site is cool,
pale and swollen and the solution is not infusing.
The nurse concludes that which of the following
complications has been experienced by the
client?
a. Infection
b. Phlebitis
c. Infiltration
d. Thrombophelibitis

79. A nurse reviews the client’s electrolyte
laboratory report and notes that the potassium
level is 3.2 mEq/L. Which of the following would
the nurse note on the electrocardiogram as a
result of the laboratory value?
a. U waves
b. Absend P waves
c. Elevated T waves
d. Elevated ST segment

80. One patient had a ‘runaway’ IV of 50% dextrose.
To prevent temporary excess of insulin or
transient hyperinsulin reaction what solution
you prepare in anticipation of the doctor’s
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order?
a. Any IV solution available to KVO
b. Isotonic solution
c. Hypertonic solution
d. Hypotonic solution

81. An informed consent is required for:
a. closed reduction of a fracture
b. irrigation of the external ear canal
c. insertion of intravenous catheter
d. urethral catheterization

82. Which of the following is not true with regards
to the informed consent?
a. It should describe different treatment
alternatives
b. It should contain a thorough and
detailed explanation of the procedure
to be done
c. It should describe the client’s diagnosis
d. It should give an explanation of the
client’s prognosis

83. You know that the hallmark of nursing
accountability is the:
a. accurate documentation and reporting
b. admitting your mistakes
c. filing an incidence report
d. reporting a medication error

84. A nurse is assigned to care for a group of clients.
On review of the client’s medical records, the
nurse determines that which client is at risk for
excess fluid volume?
a. The client taking diuretics
b. The client with renal failure
c. The client with an ileostomy
d. The client who requires gastrointestinal
suctioning

85. A nurse is assigned to care for a group of clients.
On review of the client’s medical records, the
nurse determines that which client is at risk for
deficient fluid volume?
a. A client with colostomy
b. A client with congestive heart failure
c. A client with decreased kidney function
d. A client receiving frequent wound
irrigation

Situation: As a perioperative nurse, you are aware of the
correct processing methods for preparing instruments
and other devices for patient use to prevent infection.

86. As an OR nurse, what are your foremost
considerations for selecting chemical agents for
disinfection?
a. Material compatibility and efficiency
b. Odor and availability
c. Cost and duration of disinfection process
d. Duration of disinfection and efficiency

87. Before you use a disinfected instrument it is
essential that you:
a. Rinse with tap water followed by alcohol
b. Wrap the instrument with sterile water
c. Dry the instrument thoroughly
d. Rinse with sterile water

88. You have a critical heat labile instrument to
sterilize and are considering to use high level
disinfectant. What should you do?
a. Cover the soaking vessel to contain the
vapor
b. Double the amount of high level
disinfectant
c. Test the potency of the high level
disinfectant
d. Prolong the exposure time according to
manufacturer’s direction

89. To achieve sterilization using disinfectants,
which of the following is used?
a. Low level disinfectants immersion in 24
hours
b. Intermediate level disinfectants
immersion in 12 hours
c. High level disinfectants immersion in 1
hour
d. High level disinfectant immersion in 10
hours

90. Bronchoscope, Thermometer, Endoscope, ET
tube, Cytoscope are all BEST sterilized using
which of the following?
a. Autoclaving at 121 degree Celsius in 15
minutes
b. Flash sterilizer at 132 degree Celsius in 3
minutes
c. Ethylene Oxide gas aeration for 20 hours
d. 2% Glutaraldehyde immersion for 10
hours
Situation: The OR is divided into three zones to control
traffic flow and contamination

91. What OR attires are worn in the restricted area?
a. Scrub suit, OR shoes, head cap
b. Head cap, scrub suit, mask, OR shoes
c. Mask, OR shoes, scrub suit
d. Cap, mask, gloves, shoes

92. Nursing intervention for a patient on low dose IV
insulin therapy includes the following, EXCEPT:
a. Elevation of serum ketones to monitor ketosis
b. Vital signs including BP
c. Estimate serum potassium
d. Elevation of blood glucose levels

93. The doctor ordered to incorporate 1000”u”
insulin to the remaining on-going IV. The
strength is 500 /ml. How much should you
incorporate into the IV solution?
a. 10 ml
b. 0.5 ml
c. 2 ml
d. 5 ml

94. Multiple vial-dose-insulin when in use should be
a. Kept at room temperature
b. Kept in narcotic cabinet
c. Kept in the refrigerator
d. Store in the freezer

95. Insulins using insulin syringe are given using how
many degrees of needle insertion?
a. 45
b. 180
c. 90
d. 15
Situation: Maintenance of sterility is an important
function a nurse should perform in any OR setting.

96. Which of the following is true with regards to
sterility?
a. Sterility is time related, items are not
considered sterile after a period of 30
days of being not use.
b. for 9 months, sterile items are
considered sterile as long as they are
covered with sterile muslin cover and
stored in a dust proof covers.
c. Sterility is event related, not time
related
d. For 3 weeks, items double covered with
muslin are considered sterile as long as
they have undergone the sterilization
process

97. 2 organizations endorsed that sterility are
affected by factors other than the time itself,
these are:
a. The PNA and the PRC
b. AORN and JCAHO
c. ORNAP and MCNAP
d. MMDA and DILG

98. All of these factors affect the sterility of the OR
equipments, these are the following except:
a. The material used for packaging
b. The handling of the materials as well as
its transport
c. Storage
d. The chemical or process used in
sterililzing the material

99. When you say sterile, it means:
a. The material is clean
b. The material as well as the equipments are sterilized and
had undergone a rigorous sterilization process
c. There is a black stripe on the paper indicator
d. The material has no microorganism nor
spores present that might cause an
infection

100. In using liquid sterilizer versus autoclave
machine, which of the following is true?
a. Autoclave is better in sterilizing OR
supplies versus liquid sterilizer
b. They are both capable of sterilizing the
equipments, however, it is necessary to
soak supplies in the liquid sterilizer for
a longer period of time
c. Sharps are sterilized using autoclave and not cidex

d. If liquid sterilizer is used, rinsing

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