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 herbal medication can increase the risk of bleeding? Valerian, Kava, Black Cohosh, Gingko??
2. A patient is in Fowler’s position and having burr holes placed. What are they at risk for? Blurred vision, venous air embolism, pneumonia, DVTs?
3. What is Aldrete score?
4. Diabetic patient who received corticosteroids. What do you expect?
5. How do you process a rigid bronchoscope?

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

1. What is the Spaulding classification for an arthroscope?

1. How can a preop nurse evaluate the patient’s understanding of post op teaching after a hernia repair?
2. Spaulding classification requires what level of cleaning for semi-critical items?
3. Patient with sodium 145, chloride 110 and potassium 2.9. what do you do? 
4. What does benzodiazepine toxicity look like and what is the reversal?

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

1. The nurse learns that the patient suffers lumbar pain and gets extra padding and blankets for position. What two parts of the nursing process are reflected here?
2. Where does the exposure control plan for blood borne pathogens requirement originate?
3. What is the Surgical Prep Solution recommendation for eyes? 
4. Patient has 3rd heart block. What to do? Lidocaine? Defibrillation? Prepare External Pacer? Something else? 
5. Per AORN, environmental cleaning required: only if room is visibly soiled, before-during and after, every case, not required if terminal cleaning done the day before, at the end of the day?  

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

1. Patient in asystole. What is your first step? 
2. What radiological study do you have displayed in the room for a Fem Pop?    
3. A long aeration time is a disadvantage of what type of sterilization?
4. Can you use a raytec as a dressing sponge if there are extra packs of clean ones on the field??
5. What does a radiation safety officer do?

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

1. What nerve is at particular risk during a vaginal hysterectomy?
2. Why does hypothermia cause prolonged emergence from anesthesia? 
3. To prevent complications caused by Virchow’s triad, the perioperative nurse should do what? 
4. What is the surgical treatment for compartment syndrome that has developed in the closed tibial fracture patient?
5. If ET tube catches fire, what is the 1st thing to do?