Vocabulary And Random Flashcards
Andragogy
The process of teaching adults 
Pedagogy
The teaching of children, or dependent personalities 
Which of the following actions terminates the direct perioperative nurse – patient relationship?
Performing the postoperative assessment or follow up telephone call 
Several experimental studies have shown a significant decrease in surgical site infections for which class procedures when using pulsed xenon ultraviolet light systems?
Class 1
Glisson capsule
Covering of the liver made up of dense connective tissue
External covering requiring incising during surgery of the liver 
Perioperative teaching of preschooler
Need to explore and interact with their environment
Allowing them to handle the oxygen mask
Ride in the wagon to the OR 
Bone wax
A hemostatic agent used to control bleeding from open bone
Creation of a mechanical tamponade barrier 
A patient reports to the ambulatory surgery center for local anesthesia without sedation, and claims that the Surgeon gave him permission to drive himself home. The most appropriate action for the perioperative nurse is to
Check for an order stating that the patient may drive himself home
Gelatin pads used for hemostasis absorb in
20 to 40 days
After surgery, most complications occur within the first
48 hours
Oxidized cellulose
A hemostatic agent
Absorbable
Contraindicated to be left in place after closure on bone (inhibits regrowth and can interfere with healing)
Chromic sutures
Should be used immediately after removal from the packet
Are wet packaged in an alcohol solution to provide maximal pliability
Potential complications for a patient taking Ginger
-Bradycardia
-Bleeding
-Hypotension
Thyroid dysfunction is a potential harm from the use of povidone iodine antiseptic for
-Burn patients
-patient undergoing thyroidectomy
-Neonate and premature neonate
-pregnant or lactating women 
Thyroid dysfunction is a potential harm from the use of povidone iodine antiseptic for
-Burn patients
-patient undergoing thyroidectomy
-Neonate and premature neonate
-pregnant or lactating women 
Kronig incision
Used for a cesarean section of a baby in the breech position
How often should there be a disaster preparedness drill?
 Twice a year
A split thickness Skin graft is obtained for an auto transplantation procedure that is to occur in one week at the same facility. This best way to preserve the graft is to
Refrigerator tissue in normal saline
Just culture
An environment where actions are analyzed to determine accountability and reparations are enacted when appropriate
Thyroid lobectomy
Excision of an entire lobe 
Tensile strength on suture
Smaller number= Higher tensile
What is the purpose of colorless prep solution for donor site when prepping a patient for a skin graft?
To allow the surgeon, the ability to properly visualize the skin while taking the graft
Normal albumin levels
3.5-5
Standardized handoff examples
-SBAR
-SWITCH
-SURPASS
-IPASSTHEBATON
Presumptive immunity
Immunity from vaccination or had disease
-documentation of adequate vaccination
-lab evidence of immunity
-born before 1957
-Staff with it should care for pts with droplet and airborne precautions
