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. Which would you use to prep the face?  Iodine, chlorhexidine, or alcohol?
2. What is it called to make an incision on the tympanic membrane and aspirate fluid from the middle ear?
3. There is gross contamination on the sterile field, the nurse:  A. Tells the surgeon during the debrief, or B. interrupts the case to alert the surgeon.
4. What are the best kind of instruments to use on a patient with CJD?

All are part of the fire triangle EXCEPT: Ignition source, air, oxidizer, fuel.

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

1. The patient has a low potassium, what can the nurse expect to see? (hypotension, dysrhythmias, bradycardia, something else).
2. Your patient reports that she takes an herbal supplement for anxiety called Ginkgo. Why is this significant for a surgical patient?
3. What position for craniotomy is most at risk for venous air embolism?
4. You’re setting up the room for surgery. What type of bed is needed for the AAA patient? 
5. What is the first thing to do when a patient experiences a bronchospasm?

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

1. If a patient is hypoventilating, what would you expect the pH and CO2 to do?
2. Consent reads ex lap possible bowel resection, surgeon decides to remove part of colon, what do you do: tell surgeon to get another consent, tell them they’ll have to get new gowns and gloves, write a note about it, something else?
3. What do you teach patients about taking mydriatic medications?
4. How do you process/sterilize nesting bowls? Do you put a towel in between them?
5. You are teaching your patient about post op care of her external fixator. How can you verify the patient’s understanding?   

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

1. Name the three carotid arteries.
2. When is there implied consent for surgery?
3. Doctor requests moderate Trendelenburg position during surgery – what skin areas do you anticipate checking?
4. Position for pregnant patient, more than just left lateral. Talk about the blood flow.
5. What kind of airflow is required in Decontamination?

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

1. What Precautions to be taken with a patient with gas gangrene?
2. How do you clean the OR after a patient with a subphrenic abscess? 
3. Acceptable Joint Commission labeling on with a scrub tech- Trailing 5.0mg, leading 0.5mg, concentration as U 5u, and amount 5cc.
4. How do you treat an anaphylactic reaction to latex?
5. What is the difference between urge and stress incontinence?