Exam 1: Concepts Basic to Perioperative Nursing

Ensuring a rapid recovery from anesthesia and discharging the patient when it is safe to so is one goal of ambulatory surgery.Factors that may contribute to a delayed discharge include:

Performance improvement activities in the perioperative practice setting are designed to promote:

Adoption of an electronic medical record requires the use of consistent terminology.Empirically validated,standardized perioperative nursing language may be found in the:

The perioperative nurse implements protective measures to prevent skin or tissue injury caused by thermal sources.Successful accomplishment of this intervention would meet which of the following desired nursing outcomes?

During the admission interview,the nurse initiated the discharge teaching and demonstrated crutch-walking activities.The teaching activities are what stage of the nursing process?

In a research study by Kleiner and colleagues (2014),use of crew resource management (CRM)principles was a practical and effective means to:

A 36-year-old woman was preoperatively admitted for laparoscopic cholecystectomy with operative cholangiogram.She was then interviewed by her perioperative nurse in the preoperative intake lounge.The patient's weight on admission was 245 lb.After the assessment,the nurse returned to the operating room (OR)and modified the standard plan of care by instituting risk reduction strategies that were derived from information from the preoperative assessment.A good example of this action would best be described by:

The Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses' (AORN)Standards of Perioperative Nursing describes nursing interactions,interventions,and activities with patients.This is based on which standards category?

Malley and colleagues (2015)conducted a focus group survey to identify nursing's contributions to transitions in care in the perioperative environment.The study suggests the preoperative assessment:

How do institutional standards of care,such as policies and procedures,differ from national standards,such as AORN's Standards of Perioperative Nursing?

Which order best describes the process used to implement evidence-based professional nursing?

A registered nurse first assistant (RNFA)is considered an advanced practice nurse (APN)when he/she has achieved:

The cardiac team is developing a standardized sterile back table setup and is unable to find sufficient research evidence for their project.Where might they look for information on best practices?

While conducting the preoperative interview with a patient scheduled for a septoplasty,the perioperative nurse learned that the patient was latex sensitive.Based on this knowledge,the nurse reviewed the pick/preference list and reassembled the surgical case cart setup to reflect this new information and change in care delivery.Which two phases of the nursing process are represented in the nurse's actions?

A frail 76-year-old diabetic woman is scheduled for major surgery.She is vulnerable and at high risk for harm because of several factors related to her preexisting conditions and overall health status.As part of developing a plan to guide her care,the nurse uses standardized descriptive terms.This step of the nursing process is called:

Which of the following actions best describes an element of the perioperative nursing assessment?

The Perioperative Patient Focused Model presents key components of nursing influence that guide patient care.Select the statement that best describes the dynamic relationship within the model.

In a research study by Steelman and colleagues (2013),perioperative nurses were surveyed to prioritize perioperative patient safety issues.The majority of nurses placed the highest priority and heightened awareness on preventing which patient safety risk?

A hospital nursing excellence center for education developed standards for nursing advancement that would reflect high-level achievement of professional performance.They developed a clinical advancement ladder based on the leading skill and knowledge acquisition model and established worthy criteria for each level.Select the response that might best describe the highest level of achievement for a perioperative staff nurse.

When delegating a task,such as removing an intravenous (IV)catheter,to an unlicensed individual,the perioperative nurse: