RNFA Final Exam (Answered 100% Correct) Latest 2024-2025
Precautions apply to blood, all body fluids, secretions, and excretions (except
sweat),
... [Show More] regardless of whether they contain visible blood, mucous membranes, and
non-intact skin.
Standard
Which of the following anesthetics may result in fasiculations for the patient?
Succhinylcholine
Hypothermia has been shown to be a factor that may place the surgical patient at
risk for infection and delayed healing. What intervention is an engineered control
factor to protect the patient from hypothermia?
b. set the ambient room temperature between 68° and 73° F
A basic anesthesia monitoring device that is used during general anesthesia to
confirm successful endotracheal tube placement and determine the presence of gas
exchange is the:
capnometer/end-tidal CO2 monitor
The first step in the decontamination process is:
Cleaning
Which of the following requires at minimum, 2 patient identifiers on specimen
labels?
Joint Commission
A 9-year-old diabetic with an insulin pump, has arrived in the OR for emergency
repair of superficial facial and deep arm lacerations. The RNFA should consider
which of the following options for energy-generated hemostasis?
Bipolar Electrosurgery Unit
During a hysteroscopy, sterile saline is used to expand the intrauterine
compartment and enhance visualization. The perioperative nurse is concerned that
approximately 500 ml of fluid was unaccounted for and alerted the surgeon and
RNFA. The nurse's motive for this surveillance is to:
Potential for Intervastation
Which of the following statements reflects the location of the arcuate line?
one third of the distance between the umbilicus and the symphysis pubis.
Laparoscopic procedures that emergently convert to open procedures place the
patient at risk for unintentional retained surgical items (RSI). What risk reduction
strategy could prevent RSI?
Replacing or tagging sponges and laparotomy instruments with RFID chips.
The surgical hand scrub is designed to render the hands, nails, and arms
Surgically Clean
The RNFA instructed the new anesthesia resident in the proper positioning of the
arm and hands on the OR bed armboards. The resident was cautioned to avoid
pressure on the elbow to prevent:
Ulnar Nerve Injury
A type of suture to help eliminate tension on the primary suture line is known as:
Retention Suture
Identify the primary substance found in the epidermis that protects the body from
fluid loss and invasion by pathogens.
Keratin
When a patient absorbs an unsafe amount of local anesthetic into the bloodstream,
a catastrophic outcome is possible. Treatment for LAST includes the use of which
of the following?
Lipids
When buried in tissue, silk loses its tensile strength after what period of time?
1 Year
Guidelines from WHO focus on which of the following in the prevention of
surgical site infections? [Show Less]