RNFA FINAL EXAM 2 LATEST UPDATE 2024-
2025 100+ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS GAUARANTEED A+
A 26 year old female is rushed to the OR after being hit by a truck as she was riding her bike. She has rib fractures and several fractures transverse verbal processes. Recall injury is suspected. As the OR nurse prepares to insert a urinary catheter she notices
blood at the urinary meatus. What should her next action be - CORRECT ANSWER:
Discontinue the catheter insertion
A benefit to the patient undergoing SILS procedure is which of the following -
CORRECT ANSWER: Less postoperative pain
A medication often used in cardiac surgery to prevent spasms of vessels is: -
CORRECT ANSWER: Papaverine
A minimally invasive technique that may be used to remove parathyroid tumors deep in
the mediastinum is known as - CORRECT ANSWER: Thoracoscopy
A patient had the following lab values noted intraoperatively: pH <7.35, PCO2 <35 mmHg, HCO3<22mEq/L. This patient is in: - CORRECT ANSWER: Metabolic acidosis
A portion of a parathyroid glands must remain for which of the following reasons? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Prevent hypocalcemia and it's complications
A power drill and assorted roasting burrs are essential for middle ear surgery and some sinus procedures. During drill and power saw use, the scrub person keeps irrigation solution on the sterile field to - CORRECT ANSWER: Prevent clogging of the burr and contamination of the area with bone dust
After retracting the nerve roots during a laminectomy, this structure is invited before
getting to the disc - CORRECT ANSWER: Posterior longitudinal ligament
An example of a potential risk associated with pneumoperitoneum would be -
CORRECT ANSWER: gas embolus into an exposed blood vessel during the procedure.
An important anatomical landmark in thyroid surgery is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER: Poles
An important aspect to bone healing that is preserved through intermedullary reaming
is - CORRECT ANSWER: Maintenance of fracture hematoma
An orchiopexy is the surgical placement and fixation of the testicles in a normal anatomic position in the scrotal sac. If the testis fails to descend into the scrotum during gestation, it is considered undescended. Which statement regarding indications for 1 / 2
orchiopexy is true - CORRECT ANSWER: All testes that are undescended after 1 year require surgical placement in the scrotum
As of the following wound healing complications are attributed to smoking except: -
CORRECT ANSWER: Decreased blood viscosity
Before reaching the rectus abdominis muscle during surgical exposure, the surgeon
must first progress through which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER: Scarpa's
fascia
Blunt trauma injuries may not fully reveal the degree or depth of injury. What noninvasive diagnostic test is critical to diagnose potential traumatic brain injury -
CORRECT ANSWER: CT scan of the head
Bone graft that is sealed in a sterile labeled envelope from a tissue transplant company and stored in a vacuum sealed freezer and monitored with an alarm would be
considered an - CORRECT ANSWER: Allograft
Care must be taken when placing reactors as an RNFA assisting with inguinal hernia repair. Which of the following is a vessel that is located in the area of i in inguinal
hernias? - CORRECT ANSWER: Inferior epigastric
Changes to the elderly persons skeleton can present challenges to the intraoperative team. In terms of additional attention and care, what intervention can the team provide -
CORRECT ANSWER: Position the patient using appropriate padding and joint
protection devices
Choose the correct flow of bile from the gallbladder - CORRECT ANSWER: Cystic
duct, common duct, ampulla of Vater, duodenum
Choose the correct statement regarding the trigone of the bladder - CORRECT
ANSWER: Forms the base of the bladder
Closed reduction is the treatment of choice for fractures because of - CORRECT
ANSWER: Decreased opportunity for infection
Closed thoracostomy will require which of the following - CORRECT ANSWER: Chest
catheters and water-seal drainage
During a THA using the posterior lateral approach, the RNFA will dislocated the head of the femur using: - CORRECT ANSWER: Flexion, adduction, external rotation
During kidney transplant surgery and prior to clamping the renal vessels, which of the following drugs are administered to prevent intravascular clotting and maximize diuresis
- CORRECT ANSWER: Heparin and mannitol
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