What type of support would you place to alleviate pressure on the brachial plexus nerve
when a patient is in a side-lying position
- Axillary Roll
You are the circulating nurse confirming consent with a patient scheduled for an
exploratory laparotomy with colostomy. The patient states they do not want a colostomy.
What should you do?
- Do not take the patient to the operating room and consult the surgeon
immediately
What equipment is most important for a patient undergoing an emergency trauma
surgery who declines a donated blood transfusion
- Cell Saver
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You have been asked to take a specimen from an OR during a bronchoscopy and
immediately take it to the lab. What must you do first
- Confirm the specimen label and patient name
You suspect long-term substance abuse during the pre-op interview with your patient.
Which of the following assessment findings would support this suspicion
- nasal irritation and frequent sniffing, needle tracks on arms, and burns on fingers
and lips
After applying an alcohol-based skin preparations for a laser procedure, what should
you do next
- assess for pooling or moisture from the prep
What medication should be administered to a patient who has received moderate
sedation with midazolam who has unexpected respiratory depression
- romazicon (flumazenil)
After starting a blood transfusion, you observe that a patient undergoing moderate
sedation has a temperature increase from 98.2 to 101.3 and coarse breath sounds.
What is the first thing you should do
- Stop the transfusion and notify the surgeon
What is the minimum distance unscrubbed personnel should remain from the sterile
field
- 12 inches
You are preparing a patient for a laparotomy. What instrument do you anticipate seeing
on the back table
- Malleable
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