5 Written Questions

1. See patient before surgery, give iv, confirms chart is correct before patient is sent to OR
2. Gas injected to improve ability to visualize area and separate parts, may cause discomfort and distention
3. Field block, nerve block,k spinal or epidural
4. Causes bladder contraction
5. Narcotic overdose

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Treatment for malignant hyperthermia
   1. Narcan (naloxone)
   2. General anesthesia
   3. Tantrum (dantrolene)
   4. Scrub nurse
2. Loss of sensation in a body part or region of the body, pt is conscious with iv med to induce sleepiness, may be administered topically (EMLA) or with local infiltration
   1. General anesthesia
   2. Local anesthesia
   3. Narcan (naloxone)
   4. Regional anesthesia
3. Has ultimate responsibility
   1. Surgeon
   2. Insufflation
   3. Scrub nurse
   4. Conscious sedation
4. Sterile, can also be surgical assistant, can not suture, can hold and hand things to surgeon
   1. Surgeon
   2. Circulating nurse
   3. Scrub nurse
   4. Holding area nurse
5. Pt can respond to others and maintains own airway
   1. Conscious sedation
   2. Insufflation
   3. Surgeon
   4. Scrub nurse

5 True/False Questions

1. Malignant hyperthermia → Rare, genetic, K and Ca levels rise, acidosis develops, pt develops a sudden, very high fever, muscle becomes extremely rigid

   True        False

2. Circulating nurse → Sterile, can also be surgical assistant, can not suture, can hold and hand things to surgeon

   True        False

3. Flumazenil (ramazicon) → Benzodiazepine overdose

   True        False

4. General anesthesia → Loss of sensation in a body part or region of the body, pt is conscious with iv med to induce sleepiness, may be administered topically (EMLA) or with local infiltration

   True        False

5. Surgical assistant → Specially trained to help surgeon

   True        False