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. What class of indicator is indicator tape?
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, wait until turnover to deal with it?
3. What condition would contraindicate the use of SCDs?
4. Patient for a Scleral buckling procedure and states that she is worried she will be blind. What nursing diagnosis goes with the statement “I am worried”?
5. What is the first thing to do in an internal or external disaster?

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

1. What do you do after applying the double cuff for a Bier Block? What is the next step?
2. What is the name of coated instruments used to prevent the reflection of laser beams?  a. Ebonized instruments b. Non-conductive instruments c. something else?
3. After the use of a colonoscope, when does the cleaning start? a. Within an hour, b. Within 24 hours, c. At the point of care, d. Something else?
4. How do you prevent foot drop in a patient positioned prone during surgery?
5. AAA pt, what baseline do you need preop? Vitals, ABG, pedal pulse, skin integrity?

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

1. What incision is used for a cesarean section?
2. How do you clean a room after a patient with CJD?
3. Do you need to have a surgical site marking for a splenectomy?
4. What is the treatment for this ABG? pH 7.29, CO2 32, HCO3 19?
5. The statement ‘The patient will maintain normothermia intraoperatively’ is what part of the nursing process?   

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

1. What do you need to consider when using a tourniquet? gender, age, or systolic bp
2. What are the responsibilities of The Joint Commission?
3. A fire breaks out in the OR, what should your IMMEDIATE action be as the circulating nurse: A. Grab the fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire, B. Shut of anesthesia gases, C. Call the OR manage and alert of fire, D. Trigger the fire alarm  
4. The patient’s potassium level is 6. What does the nurse do?
5. Why are infants at greater risk for hypothermia during surgery?

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

1. The recovering patient is shivering, and the post anesthesia nurse administers Demerol to prevent this. Why do we not allow patients to shiver in the PACU? ?
2. Patient’s consent is for cystoscopy with possible stone removal. The patient states that she is not having surgery, just an examination. What do you do? Call the physician to talk to the patient, The consent is signed, take the patient, Explain the procedures to the patient yourself.
3. Your male patient is undergoing TURP and is not circumcised, how should you prep the foreskin?
4. The patient is experiencing a venous air embolism during a hysteroscopy. What position do you put them in?
5. What blood type is the universal donor?