Intraoperative Care

Question 1

What are the 2 intraoperative nursing roles?

Answer 1

circulating nurse

scrub nurse

Question 2

What is the name of the holding area outside of the OR?

Answer 2

preanesthesia care unit or presurgical care unit (PSCU)

Question 3

What are the top priorities for a nurse during surgery?

Answer 3

aseptic environment

proper use of equipment/instruments

Question 4

What are the 4 types of anesthesia?

Answer 4

general, regional, local, and conscious sedation

Question 5

What are the 3 stages of general anesthesia?

Answer 5

induction

maintenance

emergence

Question 6

What are the advantages of conscious sedation?

Answer 6

adequate sedation, reduction of fear and anxiety, amnesia, relief of pain and noxious stimuli, mood alteration, elevation of pain threshold, enhanced patient cooperation, stable vital signs, and rapid recovery