CE/CME questions and objectives
CE/CME questions
Beginning this month, Same-Day Surgery will print CE questions in each issue. At the end of the six-month semester, we’ll include a Scantron form and envelope in the issue so that you can answer the questions and return the answers to us. This change means you’ll need to keep your issues for at least six months so that you can refer to those issues and write down your answers when you receive your answer sheet. Also, if you already are a participant in our CE program, you’ll find the test for the previous semester enclosed in this issue. If you have any questions, please contact Joy Daughtery Dickinson, Senior Managing Editor, at [email protected]. Telephone: (229) 377-8044.
1. Which of the following statements is true concerning alcohol-based products as surgical scrubs, according to Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, professor at Columbia University School of Nursing and professor at the School of Public Health at Columbia University?
A. The alcohol products kill fewer microorganisms than other products on the market.
B. The alcohol products kill an equal number of microorganisms compared to other products on the market.
C. The alcohol products kill the most microorganisms of any product on market.
2. According to Mark J. Henrich, RRT, staff anesthesia respiratory therapist at Nebraska Health System, it is essential to do the following when evaluating new pulse oximeters for your same-day surgery program:
A. Budget money to purchase new equipment for all operating rooms at the same time.
B. Conduct evaluations of different equipment at the same time.
C. Choose oximeters with the same "tones" as your old equipment.
D. Evaluate one vendor’s equipment at a time.
3. The overall median procedure time for cataract extraction with lens implant, according to the 2000 study conducted by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care’s Institute for Quality Improvement, was:
A. 24.3 minutes.
B. 31.6 minutes.
C. 10.5 minutes.
D. 16.9 minutes.
4. Peter Mollenholt, MD, administrative director of DayStay at Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital, conducted a study of anesthesia service efficiency in combined inpatient/outpatient units compared to separated units and found:
A. recovery length of stay shortened considerably.
B. there were no significant differences.
C. results were dependent on the types of cases handled.
D. procedure times were lengthened.
CE objectives
After reading this issue, the continuing education participant will be able to:
• Identify clinical, managerial, regulatory, or social issues relating to ambulatory surgery care and management. (See "New pulse oximetry gives more dependable readings," "Cataract study evaluates anesthesia use, costs.")
• Describe how those issues affect nursing service delivery or management of a facility. (See "Inpatient and SDS: One unit or two?")
• Cite practical solutions to problems or integrate information into their daily practices, according to advice from nationally recognized ambulatory surgery experts.
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