NIFA STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

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NIFA STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS The number one patient safety issue identified in a survey of perioperative nurses is preventing: - Answer -Wrong site/procedure/patient surgery Reprocessing (flashing) instruments in the OR is high risk because: - Answer -OR personnel not properly trained to reprocess instruments To safely transfer and position patients in a manner that prevents shearing, personnel should use a mechanical lifting device for a supineto-supine transfer of a patient weighing more than: - Answer -157 lbs _______________ should be the primary decision makers for what equipment and supplies are purchased and stocked in the difficult airway management cart. - Answer -Anesthesia personnel Proper specimen management techniques prevent errors and include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer -Receiving specimens from the surgical field then affixing patient label to each Preventing surgical fires is a top priority for all OR personnel and members of the surgical team should perform all of the following duties EXCEPT: - Answer -Perform a weekly fire risk assessment Peri-operative hypothermia is an important issue for all anesthetized patients because of all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer -Increases risk of renal failure Recommendations for preventing retained surgical items include all of Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com the following EXCEPT: - Answer -Utilizing a multidisciplinary team to resolve incorrect counts Select the appropriate order for administering blood and blood products. - Answer -Verify informed consent for blood, verify patient identification and blood type and unit numbers against blood tag and requisition slip with second licensed person, sign slips Weighing sponges is a valuable tool for meticulous calculation of blood and fluid loss when conducted correctly and used in appropriate circumstances. Select the response that correctly reflects the best practice in weighing sponges. - Answer -Keep a running total blood loss calculated from available sponges during procedure Laparoscopic procedures that emergently convert to open procedures place the patient at risk for unintentional retained foreign objects (RFOs). What new and evolving risk reduction strategy could prevent RFOs and frustrating, time-consuming miscount adventures at the end of these procedures? - Answer -Replacing or tagging sponges and laparotomy instruments with radiofrequency identification (RFID) chips A female patient with end-stage pancreatic cancer was admitted from hospice for a celiac plexus block to treat intractable pain. She had a Whipple procedure 18 months earlier and enjoyed a good quality of life until 3 weeks ago. She wanted to be able to complete "getting her things in order" and saying good-bye to her friends and family while enjoying her last days pain-free. The patient insisted that her Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) status NOT be rescinded. She was conscious and competent and knew what was best for herself. The patient was taking full advantage of what provision for her care? - Answer -PSDA and advance directives A patient was presented with the prepared informed consent form during the discussion with her surgeon concerning her scheduled vaginal-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy. She demonstrated and verbalized that she understood all of the tenets of the procedure, risks, expected outcome, complications, and procedural process. Before she signed the consent form, she informed the surgeon that she did not want any medical students or surgical residents performing any parts of the procedure other than assisting and did not want any photographs of her body taken. The surgeon agreed, and she crossed out those portions of the form and initialed them before she signed. The patient was exercising her: - Answer -right to informed consent. Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com