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Suggested CE questions for Saufl and Strzyzewski article
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21. According to information in this issue, which of the following is a particularly important potential indicator of the consistent efficacy of fast-track multimodal approaches? a. Preservation of opioid-mediated analgesia b. Pain score following surgery c. Degree of reduction of POI by peripherally acting mu-opioid-receptor antagonists d. Rates of hospital readmission following discharge after postoperative recovery 22. Based on the information in this issue, which of the following statements is supported? a. Total patient management is a job best left to house physicians. b. There are no clinical trial data to suggest nursing personnel can make important patient management decisions. c. Preoperative assessments made by properly trained nurses can affect postoperative management. d. Preoperative assessments need only be made by a single member of the surgical team. 23. Hospitalization length of stay is only affected by management approaches taken after surgery; preoperative evaluation, no matter how thorough, makes little impact on postoperative length of stay. a. True b. False 24. Regarding good preoperative evaluation to specifically help reduce the risk of POI, which of the following groups of assessment approaches might have the greatest potential impact? a. Assess general health, medical history, and mobility issues b. Identify and assess physical handicaps, including psychological problems such as depression c. Assess individual bowel elimination patterns and history of constipation with prior surgery d. Choices (a) and (b) might have the greatest potential to specifically help reduce the risk of POI e. Choices (a) and (c) might have the greatest potential to specifically help reduce the risk of POI 25. Peripherally acting mu-opioid-receptor antagonists may be useful in preoperative evaluation protocols because ______. a. They can be substituted for opioids for pain management b. They may reduce the incidence of opioid-mediated POI while still allowing the use of postoperative opioids for pain c. They make GI mu-opioid-receptors more susceptible to opioid binding d. They are needed to prepare the patient for alternate anesthesia regimens 26. Because surgical practice is rapidly changing so that most patients can now reasonably be expected to recover and go home sooner, PACU nurses may need to be more vigilant to help patients maintain a healthy bowel. a. True b. False
CONTACT HOUR TEST SECTION
21. According to information in this issue, which of the following is a particularly important potential indicator of the consistent efficacy of fast-track multimodal approaches? a. Preservation of opioid-mediated analgesia b. Pain score following surgery c. Degree of reduction of POI by peripherally acting mu-opioid-receptor antagonists d. Rates of hospital readmission following discharge after postoperative recovery 22. Based on the information in this issue, which of the following statements is supported? a. Total patient management is a job best left to house physicians. b. There are no clinical trial data to suggest nursing personnel can make important patient management decisions. c. Preoperative assessments made by properly trained nurses can affect postoperative management. d. Preoperative assessments need only be made by a single member of the surgical team. 23. Hospitalization length of stay is only affected by management approaches taken after surgery; preoperative evaluation, no matter how thorough, makes little impact on postoperative length of stay. a. True b. False 24. Regarding good preoperative evaluation to specifically help reduce the risk of POI, which of the following groups of assessment approaches might have the greatest potential impact? a. Assess general health, medical history, and mobility issues b. Identify and assess physical handicaps, including psychological problems such as depression c. Assess individual bowel elimination patterns and history of constipation with prior surgery d. Choices (a) and (b) might have the greatest potential to specifically help reduce the risk of POI e. Choices (a) and (c) might have the greatest potential to specifically help reduce the risk of POI 25. Peripherally acting mu-opioid-receptor antagonists may be useful in preoperative evaluation protocols because ______. a. They can be substituted for opioids for pain management b. They may reduce the incidence of opioid-mediated POI while still allowing the use of postoperative opioids for pain c. They make GI mu-opioid-receptors more susceptible to opioid binding d. They are needed to prepare the patient for alternate anesthesia regimens 26. Because surgical practice is rapidly changing so that most patients can now reasonably be expected to recover and go home sooner, PACU nurses may need to be more vigilant to help patients maintain a healthy bowel. a. True b. False