The student nurse understands that obtaining a thorough pre-op assessment is important because . . . 

A patient is transferred to the surgical unit following a total knee replacement. A nurse receives report from PACU on the patient indicating that the procedure went as planned but the patient seemed to have difficulty rousing following the surgery and spent 4 hours in PACU before being stable enough to transfer to the surgical unit. Labs were unremarkable and the patient was medically stable on arrival to the unit. Two hours later, the nurse hears loud snoring sounds coming from the patient’s room. The nurse conducts a focused assessment and finds stridor with an oxygen saturation of 93% on room air. Which action does the nurse take next?

The decision of when to transfer a post-op patient to the PACU or an intensive care unit is the responsibility of which interdisciplinary team member?

The nurse is reviewing the patient chart prior to surgery and notices that the Informed Consent has not been completed. The surgeon has already left to scrub for the surgery. The nurse remembers the surgeon discussing the surgery with the patient and providing education. What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse is working in the PACU (post-anesthesia care unit) when a patient is brought in following an emergency C-section. The patient is awake and alert but reports intense pain when she moves her head or eyes. She is unable to tolerate having the head of her bed elevated. Which intervention is most helpful?

A nurse is verifying informed consent for a patient who is having open heart surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply)

The nurse reviews the medical records of five patients scheduled for surgery that morning. Which patients are identified as being at risk for complications? (Choose 3)

A patient is applying essential oils to their feet when the nurse comes in to do an assessment. Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is working in an emergency department when a 22 year old male arrives with his hand wrapped in a blood-soaked towel. The patient reports that he was working on a tractor when his sleeve got caught by the PTO & his hand was sucked into an auger, tearing his hand in half. The nurse anticipates which type of anesthesia to be used:

A student nurse is working in the ED when staff are overheard discussing the potency of different analgesics. One nurse remarks that “Fentanyl is the best because it is 100 to 1”. The student nurse understands this to mean that Fentanyl is 100 times more potent than which drug?