ATI LPN
Perioperative Care Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
When delegating a task, such as removing an intravenous (IV) catheter, to an unlicensed individual, the perioperative nurse:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Choice C as delegation transfers authority to a competent person, retaining accountability. Choice A misstates authority, choice B cites incorrect rights' (it's five), and choice D shifts supervision wrongly. The nurse ensures the task suits the delegatee's skills, maintaining patient safety while managing workload, a critical perioperative skill.
Question 2 of 5
As the pediatric cardiac team prepared to cannulate for a coarctation repair, their neonate patient presented with a sudden dysrhythmia, ectopy, and failure to respond to digitalis. Point of-care serum electrolyte measurements revealed low potassium, sodium, and magnesium levels. On anesthesia induction, only 35 minutes earlier, these values were at normal levels, and the patient status was secure. The electrolyte levels were treated to normal and the patient was cannulated and placed on cardiopulmonary bypass. As the procedure continued the team pondered the cause to prevent a recurrence. What possible event could have caused, or contributed to, this loss of electrolytes?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A key factor in promoting patient safety is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The mechanism of action of general anesthetics primarily results in:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Choice A as it lists general anesthesia's primary effects. Choices B, C, and D mix secondary or inaccurate effects. This informs perioperative nursing care during anesthesia.
Question 5 of 5
During a hypermetabolic MH crisis, the patient will require major modalities of treatment. In addition to dantrolene what is another priority intervention?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Choice B as cooling reduces hyperthermia. Choices A, C, and D are secondary or irrelevant. This stabilizes the patient, a perioperative nursing action.