CCI First Edition CNOR Exam Prep Chapters 1-9 Questions and Answers Updated 2026

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CCI First Edition CNOR Exam Prep
Chapters 1-9 Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
1.BWhichBpatientBpopulationBisBmoreBsensitiveBtoBdosageBerrors?

A.BMaleBpatientsBagesB25-40

B.BBariatricBpatients

C.BABpatientBwithBaBhistoryBofBpolypharmacy

D.BPediatricBpatientsB-BAnswerD.BPediatricBpatients



Rationale:BPediatricBpatientsBareBatBhigherBriskBofBmedicationBerrorsBrelatedBtoBdosingBforBb
odyBsize.BPatientBweightBshouldBalwaysBbeBrecordedBinBkilogramsBforBmedicationBdosageBcalc
ulations.BOtherBpopulationsBatBhighBriskBincludingBgeriatricBpatientsBandBthoseBpatientBwithBi
mpairedBbodyBsystems.



2.BTheBgoalBofBmedicationBreconciliationBisBto:

A.BinformBtheBpatientBofBanestheticBmedicationBadministeredBintraoperatively.B

B.BsaveBtheBsurgeonBfromBhavingBtoBlookBupBmedicationsBlater.B

C.BpromoteBsafeBpatientBoutcomesBrelatedBtoBmedicationBadministration

D.BsaveBtheBfloorBnurseBworkBwhenBadmittingBtheBpatientB-
BAnswerC.BpromoteBsafeBpatientBoutcomesBrelatedBtoBmedicationBadministration



Rationale:BMedicationBreconciliationBisBdoneBtoBpromoteBsafeBpatientBoutcomes.BItBisBaBproc
essBofBcomparingBtheBmedicationsBthatBaBpatientBisBcurrentlyBusingBatBhomeBwithBmedicatio
nsBthatBareBorderedBforBhimBorBherBbyBtheBcurrentBhealthBcareBprovider.



3.BABperioperativeBnurseBisBassessingBaBpatientBpreoperativelyBforBcarpalBtunnelBsurgery.BWhi
chBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBbeBaBpossibleBcontraindicationBtoBusingBaBtourniquetBonBtheBope
rativeBside?

A.BtheBpatientBisBwearingBaBweddingBringBonBtheBoperativeBside

B.BTheBpatientBdrankBcoffeeBwithBmilkBfiveBhoursBago

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C.BtheBpatientBhasBaBdialysisBaccessBdeviceBonBtheBoperativeBside

D.BtheBpatient'sBdominantBhandBisBtheBsameBasBtheBoperativeBsideB-
BAnswerC.BTheBpatientBhasBaBdialysisBaccessBdeviceBonBtheBoperativeBside



Rationale:BTheBperioperativeBnursingBassessmentBshouldBincludeBanyBmedicationBconditionsBth
atBmayBbeBcontraindicatedBduringBtheBpreparationBandBcareBofBtheBpatientBundergoingBsurge
ry.BTourniquetBuseBisBcontraindicatedBonBlimbsBwithBaBdialysisBaccessBdeviceBpresentBbecause
BuseBofBtheBtourniquetBonBthatBlimbBwillBdiminishBbloodBflowBtoBtheBfistula,BincreasingBtheB
riskBforBclotBformationBinBtheBfistula.



4.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBpartBofBtheBsurgicalBsafetyBchecklist?

A.BWhenBtheBpatientBlastBateBfoodBorBdrankBliquids

B.BWhetherBanyBspecialBequipment,Bdevices,BorBimplantsBwillBbeBneeded

C.BWhomBtheBsurgeonBshouldBtalkBtoBafterBsurgery

D.BWhatBpharmacyBtheBpatientBusesB-
BAnswerB.BWhetherBanyBspecialBequipment,Bdevices,BorBimplantsBwillBbeBneeded



Rationale:BTheBcomprehensiveBsurgicalBchecklistBisBpartBofBtheBUniversalBProtocolBthatBisBsup
portedBandBendorsedBbyBbothBtheBWorldBHealthBOrganizationBandBTheBJointBCommission.BId
entifyingBifBthereBareBanyBspecialBequipment,Bdevices,BorBimplantsBneededBforBtheBsurgicalBp
rocedureBisBpartBofBtheBpreoperativeBcheck-in.



5.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBauthoritativeBorganizationsBisBresponsibleBforBdelineatingBtheBacce
ptedBlistBofBnursingBdiagnosis?

A.BNANDABInternational

B.BAmericanBNursesBAssociation

C.BAORN

D.BTheBJointBCommissionB-BAnswerA.BNANDABInternational



Rationale:BNANDABInternationalBisBtheBorganizationBresponsibleBforBcreatingBandBupdatingBthe
BcurrentBlistBofBnursingBdiagnoses.BNANDABclassifiesBhumanBresponseBpatternsBandBstandardi
zesBtheBterminologyBforBallBnursingBdiagnoses.



6.BSurgicalBsiteBmarkingBshouldBbeBperformedBbyBthe:

A.BpatientBbeforeBcomingBtoBtheBhospital

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B.BsurgeonBafterBtheBsiteBandBsideB(ifBapplicable)BhaveBbeenBsurgicallyBpreppedBandBdraped.
B

C.BnurseBdoingBtheBpatientBpreoperativeBassessment

D.BsurgeonBbeforeBtheBpatientBreceivesBanyBsedativesB-
BAnswerD.BSurgeonBbeforeBtheBpatientBreceivesBanyBsedatives



Rationale:BSurgicalBsiteBmarkingBshouldBbeBperformedBbyBtheBsurgeonBbeforeBtheBpatientBrec
eivesBanyBsedatives.BTheBnurseBperformingBtheBperioperativeBassessmentBverifiesBtheBsiteBan
dBsideB(ifBapplicable)BandBthisBsiteBverificationBisBperformedBagainBwithBtheBsurgicalBteamBb
eforeBtheBincisionBisBmade.



7.BWhatBpartBofBtheBpreoperativeBassessmentBindicatesBthatBaBpatientBisBatBriskBforBpostope
rativeBdeepBveinBthrombosisB(DVT)?

A.BHistoryBofBvaricosities

B.BHistoryBofBalcoholBabuse

C.BRecentBupperBrespiratoryBinfection

D.BBodyBmassBindexBgreaterBthanB26B-BAnswerA.BHistoryBofBvaricosities



Rationale:BDuringBtheBpreoperativeBassessment,BtheBnurseBshouldBassessBtheBpatientBforBcon
ditionsBthatBmayBsuggestBanBincreasedBriskBofBDVTBdevelopment.BTheseBrisksBincludeBaBpers
onalBorBfamilyBhistoryBofBthrombosis,Bcoagulopathy,BbloodBclots,Bblood-
clottingBdisorders,BpreviousBdeepBveinBthrombosisBorBpulmonaryBembolism,BvaricositiesBorBleg
Bswelling,Bsmoking,BorBlivingBsedentaryBorBnonambulatoryBlifestyleBforBmoreBthanB72Bhours.



8.BActivelyBwarmingBsurgicalBpatientsBwithBforcedBairBtoBpreventBhypothermiaBshouldBbegin:B

A.BasBsoonBasBtheBpatientBentersBtheBORBorBprocedureBroom

B.BinBtheBrecoveryBroom

C.BinBtheBpreoperativeBholdingBarea

D.BjustBbeforeBtheBsurgeonBmakesBtheBincisionB-BAnswerC.BinBtheBpreoperativeBholdingBarea



Rationale:BResearchBhasBshownBthat,BtoBbeBmostBeffective,BforcedBairBwarmingBshouldBbeBini
tiatedBinBtheBpreoperativeBholdingBareaBandBcontinuedBintraoperatively.BPreoperativelyBwarmi
ngBtheBpatientBwithBforcedBairBwarmingBbeforeBinductionBofBanesthesiaBminimizesBheatBlossB
moreBeffectivelyBthanBuseBofBwarmedBcottonBblanketsBalone.

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9.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBindicatorsBdemonstratesBaBpatientBwhoBisBatBincreasedBriskBofBde
velopingBaBpressureBulcerBduringBaBsurgicalBprocedure?B

A.BAgedB50BorBolder

B.BHistoryBofBrecentBgallbladderBsurgery

C.BFemaleBpatient

D.BPoorBpreoperativeBnutritionalBstatusB-BAnswerD.BPoorBpreoperativeBnutritionalBstatus



Rationale:BTheBperioperativeBnurseBshouldBtakeBadditionalBprecautionsBtoBdecreaseBtheBriskBo
fBdevelopingBaBpressureBulcerBinBpatientsBwhoBareBolderBthanB70ByearsBofBage;BwhoBrequire
BvascularBproceduresBorBanyBprocedureBlastingBlongerBthanBfourBhours;BwhoBareBthin,BsmallB
inBstature,BorBhaveBpoorBpreoperativeBnutritionalBstatus;BwhoBareBdiabeticBorBhaveBvascularB
disease;BorBwhoBhaveBaBpreoperativeBBradenBscoreBthatBisBlessBthanB20.



10.BTheBperioperativeBnurseBperformsBaBpreoperativeBassessmentBonBaBsurgicalBpatientBtoBai
dBinBtheBdevelopmentBof:

A.BtheBcompleteBmedicalBrecord

B.BtheBpatient'sBplanBofBcare

C.BtheBsurgeon'sBpostoperativeBnote

D.BfutureBresearchBinBperioperativeBnursingB-BAnswerB.BtheBpatient'sBplanBofBcare



Rationale:BTheBperioperativeBnurseBmustBcompleteBaBpreoperativeBassessmentBonBhisBorBher
BpatientBtoBfacilitateBidentificationBofBtheBappropriateBnursingBdiagnosis,BdevelopmentBofBaBp
lanBforBtheBappropriateBinterventionsBandBcare,BandBachievementBofBtheBdesiredBsurgicalBout
comes.



1.BABpatient'sBlife-
threateningBinjuriesBpreventBrequiredBhairBremovalBbeforeBtransferBtoBtheBOR.BTheBbestBcour
seBofBactionBforBtheBperioperativeBnurseBtoBfollowBisBto:

A.BleaveBtheBhairBatBtheBincisionBsiteBandBprepBtheBpatient

B.BuseBaBrazorBandB3"BclothBtapeBtoBremoveBtheBhair

C.BmoistenBtheBareaBtoBbeBpreppedBandBuseBaBdisposableBclipper

D.BuseBaBdepilatoryBcreamBonBtheBsurgicalBsiteB-
BAnswerC.BmoistenBtheBareaBtoBbeBpreppedBandBuseBaBdisposableBclipper



Rationale:BPreventionBofBhairBdispersalBforBhairBremovedBinBtheBORBmayBbeBaccomplishedBb
yBwetBclipping.