ATI LPN
Perioperative Care Fundamentals Practice Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
Accurate documentation is an integral part of all phases of the nursing process. For this reason, perioperative nursing care documentation:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Choice B as documentation must detail care and responses, beyond technicalities (choice A). PNDS alignment (choice C) or integration (choice D) enhances but isn't mandatory. This comprehensive record tracks interventions and outcomes, ensuring accountability and quality in perioperative care, vital for patient safety and legal standards.
Question 2 of 5
During a particularly long and bloody spinal fusion procedure for scoliosis, the perioperative nurse collected, monitored, and spun down the blood collected in the autotransfusion cell salvage system. She was able to provide the anesthesia provider with three units of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) by the end of the procedure. As the team calculated the estimated blood loss (EBL) as wound closure ended, the perioperative nurse also:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Choice C as subtracting irrigation from suction content ensures accurate EBL. Choices A, B, and D skew results or delay. This precision supports perioperative nursing's role in fluid management and patient stability.
Question 3 of 5
Researchers in the area of patient safety have proposed an emphasis on transparent systems, asserting that adverse patient events cannot be effectively prevented until the legal and professional licensure systems discontinue their focus on individual error and blame. In order for a transparent system to exist and thrive, it requires:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Choice C as open reporting fosters transparency. Choices A, B, and D hinder or misalign. This shifts focus to systems, improving safety, a perioperative nursing goal.
Question 4 of 5
What is the purpose of a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Choice B is implied as correct (text truncated), as SDS informs about chemical safety. Choices A, C, and D are partial or incorrect. This ensures OR safety, a perioperative nursing duty.
Question 5 of 5
In the past, MH mortality ranged up to 80%, but the immediate infusion of dantrolene (Dantrium) and proper treatment have reduced the death rate to about 7%. What is dantrolene's mechanism of action that reverses the hypermetabolic state and crisis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Choice B as dantrolene relaxes muscles, halting MH. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect. This guides perioperative nursing crisis response.