ATI LPN
Perioperative Care Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 72-year-old morbidly obese male patient with uncontrolled diabetes is examined by the anesthesia nurse practitioner in the preoperative holding area for physical status and airway assessment prior to surgery. His most likely American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Nonabsorbable sutures are strands of material that effectively resists enzymatic digestion in living animal tissue. The USP categorizes nonabsorbable surgical suture into classes. A suture composed of monofilament or multifilament metal wire would be a:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
During the draping procedure, the anesthesia provider asked the scrub person for two towel clamps to secure the top of the unsterile edge of the drape to the intravenous (IV) poles. The scrub person had two penetrating and two nonpenetrating clamps on the back table. She knew she would need to secure the suction and electrosurgical pencil to the sterile field as soon as draping was finished. How should the scrub person respond to the anesthesia provider's request for towel clips?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Choice D as nonpenetrating clamps secure drapes to IV poles without compromising sterility or count integrity. Refusing (choice A) ignores team needs, penetrating clamps (choice B) risk damage, and delaying (choice C) disrupts workflow. Nonpenetrating clamps are ideal for unsterile edges, preserving sterile field items for surgical use. This reflects perioperative nursing's balance of safety, efficiency, and collaboration, ensuring the anesthesia provider's request is met without delaying critical setup tasks like securing suction and electrosurgical tools.
Question 4 of 5
The central venous oxygen saturation (ScvOâ‚‚) is decreasing in a patient who has severe pancreatitis. To determine the possible cause of the decreased ScvOâ‚‚, the nurse assesses the patient's
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Choice B as elevated temperature increases oxygen demand, lowering ScvOâ‚‚. Lipase (choice A) indicates pancreatitis severity, not oxygen use; urinary output (choice C) reflects perfusion, not saturation; and BMI (choice D) is static. This aligns with NCLEX physiological integrity, linking metabolic demand to oxygenation status in critical illness.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving a continuous norepinephrine (Levophed) IV infusion. Which patient assessment finding indicates that the infusion rate may need to be adjusted?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Choice C as elevated SVR from norepinephrine increases cardiac workload, suggesting rate reduction. Bradycardia (choice A), hypotension (choice B), and low PAWP (choice D) aren't directly tied to infusion effects. This reflects NCLEX physiological integrity, balancing vasoconstriction with perfusion in critical care.