**CNOR Flash Cards set 6** Questions and Answers Updated 2026

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**CNOR Flash Cards set 6**
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
TheseBcardsBwereBcreatedBforBmyBpersonalBuse,BwhichBareBprovidedBfreeBofBchargeBforByour
Buse,BsoBtheyBmayBcontain....

A:BErrorsB(spelling,Bgrammar,Bpunctuation,BorBcontent)

B:BRedundancyBofBquestions

C:BFunkyBformattingB(IE:BsomeBsymbolsBareBnotBavailable/changedBbyBQuizlet)

D:BAllBofBtheBaboveB-BAnswerD:BAllBofBtheBabove



ByBthisBpointBinByourBstudiesByouBhaveBfiguredBitBout,BFREEBisBbetterBthanBpayingBforBtheBi
nformationBevenBifBitBhasBspellingBorBgrammarBerrors.



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBcommonBsymptomBofBhyperkalemia?

A:BFever

B:BItching

C:BMuscleBrigidity

D:BWeakness/BfatigueB-BAnswerD:BWeakness/Bfatigue

HypokalemiaB(increasedBinBserumBpotassium)BmayBbeBcausedBbyBrenalBfailureBandBmayBlead
BtoBrespiratoryBand/orBcardiacBarrest.BMetabolicBorBrespiratoryBacidosisBcanBoccur.BWeakness,
BmuscleBfatigue,BabnormalBheartBrhythms,BchestBpain,Bnausea,BandBevenBparalysisBareBcomm
onBsymptomsBofBhyperkalemia.BHowever,BmanyBpatientsBwithBhyperkalemiaBareBasymptomatic
.B

Itching,BmuscleBrigidity,BandBfeverBareBnotBtypicallyBseenBinBassociationBwithBhyperkalemia.



AirBexchangesBremoveBdustBandBaerosolBparticlesBandBreduceBtheBnumberBofBairborneBorgani
sms.BTheBAmericanBInstituteBofBArchitectsBandBtheBUSBDepartmentBofBHealthBandBHumanBSe
rvicesBhaveBmadeBrecommendedBminimumBnumberBofBairBexchangesBperBhourBinBoperatingB
room?

A:B20BairBexchangesBwithBatBleastB4BbeingBfreshBair.

B:B15BairBexchangesBwithBatBleastB10BbeingBfreshBair.

C:B15BairBexchangesBwithBatBleastB3BbeingBfreshBair.

D:B20BairBexchangesBwithBatBleastB5BbeingBfreshBair.B-
BAnswerA:B20BairBexchangesBwithBatBleastB4BbeingBfreshBair.

,B


TheBAmericanBInstituteBofBArchitectsBandBtheBUSBDepartmentBofBHealthBandBHumanBServices
BrecommendedBrecirculationBofBfilteredBairBatBaBminimumBrateBofB20BvolumeBexchangesBper
Bhour,BatBleastB4BofBwhichBareBfreshBair.BThisBisBconsideredBsafeBandBeconomicalBpractice.BA
BfireBcodeBinBsomeBstates,Bhowever,BrequiresB100%BoutsideBfreshBair.BAllBair,BwhetherBrecirc
ulatedBorBfresh,BisBfilteredBbeforeBenteringBtheBOR.BTheBsystemBusesBHEPABfiltersBtoBremove
BparticlesBlargerBthanB0.3Bmm.



CellBsaverB(bloodBautotransfusion)BisBusedBtoBsalvageBaBpatient'sBblood,BcentrifugeBit,BandBre
turnBitBtoBtheBpatient.BWhenBwouldBcellBsaverBbloodBNOTBbeBreturnedBtoBtheBpatient?

A:BWhenBAviteneBhasBbeenBusedBduringBsurgery.

B:BWhenBHemopureBhasBbeenBusedBduringBsurgery

V:BWhenBaBmalignantBtumorBhasBbeenBfoundBduringBsurgery

D:BWhenBheparinBhasBbeenBusedBduringBsurgeryB-
BAnswerA:BWhenBAviteneBhasBbeenBusedBduringBsurgery.

AutotransfusionBisBtheBprocessBforBreinfusingBtheBpatient'sBbloodBwhenBaBtransfusionBisBneed
;BtheBpatient'sBbloodBisBtheBsafestBformBofBtransfusion.BBloodBsalvageBisBnotBreturnedBtoBth
eBpatient,Bhowever,BwhenBcomplicationsBofBinfectionBorBclottingBproblemsBareBlikely;BforBexa
mple,BwhenBAviteneB(aBmicrofibrillarBcollagen)BisBusedBduringBsurgeryBforBhemostasis.BThisBm
ayBnotBwashBoutBwhenBredBbloodBcellsBareBprocessedBandBcanBpredisposeBtheBpatientBtoBDI
CBorBARDS.

IfBaBmalignantBtumorBcanBbeBresectedBintact,BautotransfusionBmayBbenefitBtheBpatientBwithB
cancer.BHeparinBisBusedBwithinBtheBcellBsaverBsystemBitself.BHemopureBisBaBbovineBhemoglob
inBsolutionBbeingBtestedBinBtheBUSBandBEurope.



WhenBplacingBanBendotrachealB(ET)BtubeBisBaBneonate,BallBofBtheBfollowingBstatementBsBapp
liesBEXCEPT:

A:BTheBtipBofBtheBETBtubeBshouldBbeBpositionedBinBtheBmid-trachea

B:BTheBsizeBofBtheBETBtubeBisBselectedBaccordingBtoBtheBwidthBandBlengthBofBtheBtrachea.

C:BMakeBsureBtheBinfantBhasBalreadyBbeenBputBtoBsleepBbyBtheBanesthesiaBprovider.

D:BIfBtheBprocessBofBintroducingBtheBETBtubeBtakesBlongerBthanB30Bseconds,BtheBpatientBne
edsBventilationBatB100%BbeforeBre-attemptingBintubation.B-
BAnswerC:BMakeBsureBtheBinfantBhasBalreadyBbeenBputBtoBsleepBbyBtheBanesthesiaBprovider.

WhenBpreformingBintubationBonBaBnewbornBorBanBinfant,BtheBpatientBmayBbeBawake.BABcert
ainBamountBofBjawBtightnessBcanBoccurBwithBsomeBtypesBofBanesthesia,BmakingBintubationBp
rocessBmoreBdifficult.

AlwaysBselectBendotrachealBtubesB(ET)BbasedBonBtheBpatientsBtracheaBwidth/length.BMakeBsu
reBtoBventilateBtheBpatientBifBintubationBisBnotBsuccessfulBafterB30BsecondsBofBtrying.BResum
eBtheBprocessBafterBtheBpatientBisBfullyBoxygenated.BWhenBanBETBtubeBisBtheBproperBplace,

,B


BitBshouldBbeBpositionedBmidwayBdownBtheBtracheaBtoBensureBadequateBoxygenationBduring
BtheBsurgicalBprocedure.



AllBofBtheBfollowingBhigh-
touchBitemsBinBtheBORsBshouldBbeBcleaned/disinfectedBafterBeachBpatient'sBsurgeryBEXCEPT:

A:BLights

B:BWallBandBfloors

C:BTelephone

D:BComputersBandBaccessoriesB-BAnswerB:BWallBandBfloors

High-
touchBORBsurfacesBwhichBshouldBbeBcleaned/disinfectedBafterBeachBpatientBincludeBlights,Blig
htBswitches,BdoorBhandlesBandBplates,BtelephoneBandBcomputerBandBaccessories.BAccordingBt
oBAORNBStandards,BORBfloorsBandBwallsBshouldBbeBcleaned/disinfectedBafterBeachBpatient'sBs
urgeryBIFBsoiledBorBpotentiallyBsoiledB(splatteredBorBsplashed).BOrganicBdebrisBshouldBpromptl
yBremovedBfromBwallBandBotherBsurfacesBwithBaBdisinfectantBtoBpreventBdryingBandBairborne
Bcontamination.BIfBnotBsoiled,BwallsBandBfloorsBneedBcleaningBatBtheBendBofBtheBday'sBsched
ule.



YourBpatientBstatesB"I'mBscaredBaboutBnotBwakingBupBfromBsurgery."BWhichBofBtheBfollowing
BstatementsBdemonstratesBparaphrasing?

A:B"AreByouBscaredBthatBheBanesthetistBwillBmakeBaBmistakeBduringBsurgery?"

B:B"WhatBisBitBthatBscaresByouBaboutBanesthesia?"

C:B"Don'tByouBtrustBus?"

D:B"You'reBafraidByouBwon'tBwakeBup?"B-BAnswerD:B"You'reBafraidByouBwon'tBwakeBup?"

CommunicationBisBeffectiveBonlyBwhenBtheBpatientBandBcaregiverBunderstandBoneBanother.BP
araphrasingBisBtakingBwhatBaBpatientBhasBsaidBandBrestartingBit.BParaphrasingBshowsBthatByo
uBareBlisteningBandBthatByouBhaveBunderstoodBtheBmessageBinBcommunication.BItBallowsBthe
BspeakerBtoBclarifyBifBtheirBmessageBwasBnotBreceivedBcorrectly.

TheBotherBoptionsBdoBnotBreflectBappropriateBexamplesBofBparaphrasing.



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBTRUEBrelatedBtoBloadingBpackagedBitemBinBtoBtheBstea
mBsterilizer?

A:BTheBmostBimportantBitemsBshouldBbeBplacedBnearBtheBfrontBinBcaseByouBhaveBneedBforB
themBduringBtheBcycle.

B:BTrayBshouldBbeBstackedBoneBonBtopBofBanotherBsoBthatBmoreBwillBfitBinBtheBsterilizer.

C:BItBisBpermissibleBtoBputBasBmanyBpackagesBasBcanBfitBintoBtheBsterilizer.

, B


D:BItemsBshouldBbeBplacedBonBtheirBsideBsoBthatBeachBpackages,Btray,BorBbasinBisBfullyBinfilt
rated.B-
BAnswerD:BItemsBshouldBbeBplacedBonBtheirBsideBsoBthatBeachBpackages,Btray,BorBbasinBisBf
ullyBinfiltrated.

PlaceBitemsBonBtheirBsides,BsoBflatBsurfacesBareBvertical,BtoBallowBsteamBtoBinfiltrateBtheBpa
ckagesBthoroughly.BInstrumentBtraysBandBclosedBcontainerBsystemsBwithBperforatedBbottomsB
mayBlayBflat.

DoBnotBoverloadBtheBracksBorBoverfillBtheBsterilizer.BLargeBpacksBareBplacedB2BtoB4BinchesBa
partBinBonlyBoneBlayerBonBaBshelf.BSmallBpackagesBmayBbeBplacedBonBtheBshelfBaboveBwith
B1BtoB2BinchesBbetweenBthem.BSteamBmustBcompletelyBsurroundBandBpenetrateBeveryBpacka
geBinBallBsterilizers.BTheBsterilizerBshouldBneverBbeBopenedBduringBaBcycle.



LengthBofBdisinfectionBtimeB(KillBtime)BdependsBonBwhatBfactors?

A:BTypeBofBdisinfectantBandBcontactBtime

B:BConcentrationBofBtheBdisinfectantBandBnumberBofBmicroorganismsBpresent

C:BPercentageBorBconcentrationBofBdisinfectant

D:BContactBtimeBandBconcentrationBofBtheBdisinfectantB-
BAnswerB:BConcentrationBofBtheBdisinfectantBandBnumberBofBmicroorganismsBpresent

KillBtimeBisBcorrelatedBwithBtheBconcentrationBofBtheBdisinfectantBandBtheBnumberBofBmicroo
rganismsBpresent.BMostBdisinfectantBchemicalsBareBusedBinBaqueousBsolution.BWaterBbringsBt
heBchemicalBandBmicroorganismBtogether.BWithBthisBwaterBreaction,BtheBprocessBstops.BIncre
asingBtheBconcentrationBofBtheBchemicalBmayBshortenBexposureBtime,BbutBnotBnecessarily.



FactorsBthatBimpactBethyleneBoxideB(EO)BsterilizationBincludeBallBtheBfollowingBEXCEPT:B

A:BExposureBtime

B:BItemBbeingBsterilized

C:BConcentrationBofBEOBgas

D:BTemperatureB-BAnswerB:BItemBbeingBsterilized

EOBgasBsterilizationBdependsBonBfourBparameters:BpressureBwithBtheBchamberB(concentrationB
ofBEOBgas),BexposureBtime,BhumidityB(moisture),BandBtemperature.BEachBvariableBaffectsBtheB
otherBdependableBparameters.

TheBitemsBbeingBsterilizedBareBnotBaBfactorBthatBimpactsBEOBsterilization.BHowever,BitBdoesBi
mpactBtheBamountBofBaerationBtimeBneededBafterBsterilizationBtoBrenderBtheBitemBfreeBofBt
oxicBbyproductsBandBharmfulBresidueBthatBcanBformBinBtheBpresenceBofBmoistureBduringBEO
Bexposure.



WhichBorganizationBsetsBstandardsBforBsterilization,BelectricalBsafety,BandBpatientBmonitoring?