front 1 What is the name of the device used to test the blood of patients with diabetes for metabolic status? | back 1 glucometer |
front 2 Which of the following religions typically prohibits its followers from receiving blood transfusions? | back 2 Jehovah's Witness |
front 3 A patient undergoing bariatric surgery may require extra time for general anesthetic reversal because anesthetic agents may be accumulated in and slowly eliminated from what type of tissue? | back 3 adipose fat |
front 4 which of the following needs identified by Maslow would likely be MOST prominent in a surgical mind? | back 4 safety |
front 5 Placement of a rolled sheet or pad to elevate a pregnant patient's right hip, tilting the operating room table to the left with slight Trendlenburg, or both will shift the weight of the gravid uterus and relieve pressure from the: | back 5 abdominal aorta and vena cava |
front 6 which of the following legislative rulings requires medical facilities to inform patients of their rights to choose the types and extent of medical care available and their legal right to advance directives? | back 6 Patient self- determination act |
front 7 The term goldn hour refers to reduction of morbidity and morality of which type of patient population? | back 7 trauma victims |
front 8 Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of which body system? | back 8 endocrine |
front 9 Maslow's research produced a hierarchical structure of | back 9 human progression |
front 10 Which of the following needs of the surgical patient is related to the identification and understanding of an individual's place in the universe and may include his or her view on theology, philosophy, or mythology? | back 10 spiritual |
front 11 In what way can the surgical technologist who is setting up his or her back table and Mayo stand reduce an 18-month-old patient’s anxiety prior to induction of anesthesia? | back 11 Perform normal duties of preparation of the sterile field, keeping as quiet as possible for induction.Correct answer |
front 12 Bariatric patients undergoing surgery and in the immediate postoperative period should have sequential compression devices applied to the lower extremities to prevent: | back 12 deep vein thrombosisCorrect answer |
front 13 Under what circumstances would many hospitals rescind (invalidate) a “Do Not Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate” order? | back 13 A patient must undergo a therapeutic surgical procedure. |
front 14 Denial, rationalization, regression, and repression are common forms of what type of mechanisms? | back 14 coping |
front 15 Which physiological response to environmental temperature changes is missing or undeveloped in an infant of less than 6 months of age? | back 15 shivering |
front 16 Which of the following diagnoses is currently used in most jurisdictions of the world to define a state of irreversible death? | back 16 whole brain death |
front 17 What type of procedure or care provides a terminal patient with symptom relief or avoidance and improves quality of the remaining life expectancy? | back 17 palliative |
front 18 Which of the following is NOT a form of advance directive? - durable power attorney - donation after cardiac death - document of self- actualization - do not resuscitate | back 18 document of self actualization |
front 19 Which organ is responsible for the failure to produce insulin in a patient with type I diabetes | back 19 pancrease |
front 20 For what type of research was Sister Callista Roy best known? | back 20 adaptation model |
front 21 Which of the following is not one of the five stages of grief? | back 21 bargaining |
front 22 What is the coping mechanism often seen in children reacting to trauma? | back 22 regression |
front 23 Which position enhances a bariatric patient's total lung volume and aids in ventilation? | back 23 reverse Trendelenburg |
front 24 Which of the following terms represents a positive physical and psychological state of a patient? | back 24 eustress |
front 25 During which part of pregnancy would an abdominal surgery be considered safest for both mother and fetus? | back 25 second trimester |
front 26 What is the chemical and physiological classification of insulin? | back 26 hormone |
front 27 What is the most common type of shock seen in infants and children | back 27 septic shock |
front 28 Which classification os antibiotics is contraindicated for use in neonates due to increased incidence of kernicterus? | back 28 sulfonamides |
front 29 What is the number one cause of death in children ages 1 to 15 in the United states | back 29 accidents |
front 30 Which of the following terms describes a set of therapies that preserve a patient's life when body systems are not functioning sufficiently? | back 30 life support |
front 31 An emergency laparotomy would be the indicated treatment for all of the following postoperative bariatric surgery complications EXCEPT:
| back 31 thrombophlebitis |
front 32 Which type of general category of death would most likely generate high emotional trauma for family members and a need to follow protocols for preservation of evidence in the perioperative period? | back 32 accidental |
front 33 What type of physiological measurement method is rarely done in a neonatal patient due to risk of anatomical trauma? | back 33 urethral catheterization for urinary output |
front 34 What other condition frequently suffered by obese patients and discovered intraoperatively may be treated surgically in conjunction with a bariatric procedure? | back 34 cholelithasis |
front 35 What is the usual cause of a clavicular fracture of a neonate during a vaginal delivery? | back 35 shoulder dystocia |