Your assignments this week are as follows. Do your assignments and post the answers in the forum. Remember to cite your source.

At the end of the week, I’ll post a video summary.  

If your last name starts with B, A, D, E, or F

1. An enzymatic cleanser is described as what?
2. What is the spore used as a biological indicator for Dry Heat sterilization?
3. What are the responsibilities of the monitoring nurse during a procedure under moderate sedation?
4. To maximize the number of trays in the sterilizer, can you stack them one on top of the other?
5. Which of the following can cause a delay for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy?  a. Indwelling foley catheter insertion   b. Warfarin administered the morning of surgery   c. Low-dose Heparin administered the morning of surgery?

If your last name starts with C, G, I, J, or K

1.     Tissue from which organ is most infections in a CJD patient? Brain, liver, Gallbladder?

2. Patient potassium is 3.5, previous level is 3.0. What to do? You tell anesthesia that potassium is elevated, you tell anesthesia that potassium is low, Potassium is normal?
3. What does hypercapnia mean? Severe hypercapnia is an early sign of what severe reaction to anesthesia?
4. What is the Spaulding classification for a blood pressure cuff? 
5. Patient is there for burr hole and is in sitting position. This position puts them at risk for what severe complication?

If your last name starts with S, L, N, O, or P

1. What is the difference between a Hemolytic vs non-hemolytic blood transfusion reaction?
2. AORN states that patient has the right to have what? Written discharge instructions, have teach family member and friends, Surgeon give the instructions
3. What position can cause a dislocation after a posterior total hip? 
4. Placing a femoral block using the nerve stimulator technique, which muscle will twitch?
5. Patient with c arm in room. All are true except. A. Lead under patient, B. Lead over gonads, C. Surgeon wearing lead gloves, D. a dosimeter is placed on the patient  

If your last name starts with H, Q, R, T, or U

1. Trauma patient with facial, neck and head injuries with O2 sats dropping below 89%. Anticipate the need for: tracheostomy, bronchoscopy, consent, fluid replacement. 
2. What are Cycloplegic drops used for? What do they do?    
3. RN learns that c-arm is required for the next case. RN will do what? Get lead for staff and patient, understand she will be operating c-arm, Get the fracture table.
4. The surgeon is finishing surgery and wants to remove something else from the abdomen that’s not on the consent. What do you do?
5. What is the Spaulding classification for a laryngoscope?

If your last name starts with M, V, W, X, Y, or Z

1. What is bigeminy?
2. A bloody sponge falls on the floor, what do you do after to remove the bloody sponge on the floor? Do you place a dry wrapping on it, use a disinfectant immediately? 
3. The trauma patient has been oozing from non-surgical sites. What does the nurse suspect? 
4. How do you treat hyperkalemia?
5. Patient has a PCN allergy, which antibiotic would you anticipate the patient receiving? Vancomycin, Cefazolin, cephalexin, aminophylline?