Healthstream Module Quizzes

Healthstream Module Quizzes

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Healthstream Module Quizzes

• Hallways leading to the OR and the sterile processing areas are designated as ........ areas of

the perioperative environment?: Semi-restricted

• The airflow in an OR has a(n) ...... pressure relationship to the adjacent OR hallway?:

Positive

• Which of the following areas in a perioperative environment is considered a restricted

area?: Operating Room

• Which team member establishes the sterile field and passes instruments to the surgeon?:

scrub person

• What is the primary medication to treat a patient experiencing a malignant hyperthermia

(MH) crisis?: Dantrolene sodium

• Which of the following is NOT a fire prevention practice during surgery?
• place the electrosurgical pencil in a holster when not in use.
• have fluids for irrigation immediately available on the sterile field.
• include a discussion of the fire risk assessment during the preop briefing.
• verify the patient's position during the time out.: 4. Verify the patient's position during the

time out.

• What is considered an ignition source that may cause a fire to ignite during surgery?:

electrosurgery and laser.

• Which intervention should be implemented immediately when a fire occurs in a patient's

airway?: remove the endotracheal tube and any segments of the burned tube that remain in the airway.

• An anesthesia professional states, "this patient is experiencing local anes- thetic systemic

toxicity." The periop RN should be prepared to assist with the administration of?: 20% lipid emulsion therapy.

• what is recognized as a primary means to prevent health-care associated infections?: Hand

hygiene

11. What cleaning is conducted between each procedure?: Turnover

• what action is considered to be the single most important action that can prevent the

spread of infection?: hand hygiene

13. In the periop setting, what surface is always considered contaminated?: -

Floor

• In the morning, before the start of the first procedure of the day, what should be done to

remove dust and debris?: damp dusting

• What is the term to describe the amount of time designated by the man- ufacturer that a

cleaning agent must remain wet on the surface to achieve disinfection?: contact time

• What is the common term for the directions provided by a manufacture on how to

accurately use their product?: IFU 2 / 3

• Terminal cleaning is performed after an environmental contamination event like flood.

Which of the following additional measures is taken when there is a pest infestation?

• containing biological waste.
• removing food waste.
• cleaning common eating areas.

4. all above.: all of the above.

• What is the best method to use to complete turnover cleaning?: Standard- ized
• this includes perimeter, divide in half, and zone methods of cleaning.
• What is the removal of pathogenic and other microorganisms from sur- faces by using

chemical or physical means?: Disinfection

20. What is a systematic inquiry used to generate new knowledge?: research

• Which of the following is an example of direct expense in the perioperative department?

• annual payment for legal services
• salary of finance manager
• utility bills
• wages of full-time employees who use timecards to track hours.: 4. wages of fulltime

employees

• You and another team member just finished a procedure. You hear your team member

make snide comments about the patient in the cafe. You notice people who are not healthcare workers listening in.

What type of behavior has your team member exhibited?: breach of privacy

23. Which organization writes the standards of perioperative nursing?: The AORN

24. Which term means "the duty to do no harm?": nonmaleficence

• what is the structured language used by perioperative RNs to document nursing care.:

PNDS (periop nursing data set)

• Which organization determines the scope of practice for RNs in each state?: State board of

nursing

• Which documents does a facility create based on governmental regu- lations, accrediting

agency regulations, and AORN guidelines?: Policy and procedures

• what is the definition of respondeat superior?: An employer's responsibility for the RN

when the RN acts within the scope of nursing practice.

• Not obtaining consent from a patient before surgery is an example of what?: Assault and

battery

• What describes the mode of transmission in the chain of infection?: the route from the

portal of exit.

31. Drug diversion is a result of a facility's ....: lack of narcotic safety.

• What outlines sharps safety for the healthcare provider?: Bloodborne pathogen standard
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