Exploratory laparotomy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 2: PNR 201/ PNR201 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing I Guide| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Fortis Q: What is the purpose of the optic nerve? Answer: -Carries messages from the nerve cells in the retina to the brain -Conducts nerve impulses from the retina to the brain Q: What do we clean with when a client has C-diff? Answer: -Soap and water for hands (alcohol-based products won't work) -Bleach for equipment Q: What need...

ATLS Test 1 Exam A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most ap...

NBSTSA 2024 / 2025 Exam Version 1 | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct (2024 / 2025 Latest Update) Grade A Q: Which of the following instruments should be included in a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) setup? Answer: Resectoscope Q: Which of the following terms describes airway assessment by listening with a stethoscope? Answer: Auscultation Q: Which of the following techniques promotes safety and protection of the surgical technologist during the intraoperative phase? A...

ABSITE Trauma Appraisal Exam Assessment Questions and Correct answers with Rationales Latest Updates 2024/2025 A 23-year-old male sustains a gunshot wound to the mid upper abdomen. At exploratory laparotomy, he is found to have a 50% of the circumferential injury at the junction of the 2nd and 3rd portion of the duodenum. What is the best approach to management of this injury pattern? A. Pyloric exclusion B. Whipple procedure C. Omental patch D. Primary repair of the injury E. Resection ...

1)22y/o man with blunt thoracic trauma remains tachypneic & hypotensive despite aggressive fluid resuscitation. Most likely diagnosis? - Flail chest with multiple rib fractures & lung contusion 2)23y/o man with GSW to RUQ is in hemorrhagic shock with distended abdomen. What is the next step in management? - Emergent exploratory laparotomy, without waiting for FAST or CT scan 3)27y/o basketball player jumps to block a shot with his right hand. As his hand contacts the ball, he feels severe p...

What type of support would you place to alleviate pressure on the brachial plexus nerve when a patient is in a side-lying position Axillary Roll You are the circulating nurse confirming consent with a patient scheduled for an exploratory laparotomy with colostomy. The patient states they do not want a colostomy. What should you do? Do not take the patient to the operating room and consult the surgeon immediately What equipment is most important for a patient undergoing an emergency trauma s...

Mary O’Reilly is a 55-year-old female Part II: Perforated Bowel/Sepsis/ICU CASE STUDY GRADED A+ Mary O’Reilly is a 55-year-old female with a prior history of partial colectomy w/colostomy who was admitted to the medical/surgical unit for small bowel obstruction. Yesterday she developed severe RLQ abdominal pain and CT revealed a perforated small bowel with free intraperitoneal air. Before she was brought to the operating room (OR) for an exploratory laparotomy, her lactate was 4.9, WBC 18.9...

A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next st...

-seriousness -urgency -purpose correct answers surgery is classified based on what three levels? -traditional inpatient -ambulatory (same day/ outpatient) -short-stay (23 hour stay) correct answers Name the 3 different types of surgical settings major surgery correct answers involves extensive reconstruction or alteration in body parts; poses great risks to well-being minor surgery correct answers minimal alteration in body parts elective surgery correct answers performed on basi...

2022 HESI EXIT RN EXAM 2022 V5 - REAL [160 Questions and answers] HESI EXIT RN EXAM 2022 V5 - REAL [160 Questions and answers] After placing a 36- week- gestation newborn in an isolette and drying the infant with several blankets, what should the nurse implement next? - ANS Remove the wet blankets and linen from the isolette A client in the third trimester of pregnancy complains of frequent nasal stiffness and occasional nosebleeds. Her chest circumference has increased by 5 ...