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AORN questions and answers 2022/2023

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When a Bier block is used during a procedure, the perioperative nurse should; - ANSWER Check the calibration of the tourniquet before applying it. Monitor the length of time the tourniquet is inflated... When do spinal headaches usually occur? - ANSWER Posoperatively At what levels should intra-abdominal pressures be maintained - ANSWER Under 12mm/he in adult patients. It reduces risk of systemic hemodynamic changes How should the insuflator be positioned - ANSWER At the level of the patients heart to prevent abdominal fluids or gas from contaminating the device What are the major components of medical video imaging include - ANSWER Fiber optic cable and camera control unit What are special considerations for a pt undergoing laparoscopic surgery. - ANSWER Previous incisions, history of DVT, consent to include possibility of an open procedure, voiding prior to surgery Why do you monitor for overload of it fluids and irrigation fluids. - ANSWER To avoid hyponatremia and hypervolemia. What are the three phases of anesthesia - ANSWER 1) induction phase 2)maintenance phase 3)emergence phase When does the induction phase end - ANSWER When the surgical incision is made Why are muscle relaxants given - ANSWER To facilitate intubation and exposure of the surgical site How can surgery be performed on high risk patients - ANSWER Using regional or local anesthesia What are different types of regional anesthesia - ANSWER Spinal, epidural, and intravenous regional. What is another name for intravenous regional anesthesia? - ANSWER Bier block What is intravenous regional blocks usually used for? - ANSWER Upper extremity nerve blockade. Where is an epidural anesthetic injected into? - ANSWER The space between ligamentum flavin and the Dura. Not spinal canal. Who coined the term anesthesia? - ANSWER Oliver Wendell Holmes What were the first agents used for anesthesia? - ANSWER Ether and nitrous oxide. During monitored MAC the patient is monitored to avoid what 3 risks? - ANSWER 1) Extravasation of intravenous medication 2) A reduction of arterial oxygen saturation 3) Breathing difficulty During a nerve block, why must there be continuous nerve stimulation in the area to be anesthetize? - ANSWER It help [Show More]

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