Perioperative Nursing Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
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Which action best defines the role of a perioperative nurse during the **preoperative phase**?
A. Monitoring recovery from anaesthesia
B. Assisting with surgical wound closure
✔✔ C. Verifying patient identity, consent, and readiness for surgery
D. Cleaning instruments after surgery
What is the main purpose of the **surgical safety checklist**?
A. To reduce theatre costs
✔✔ B. To improve communication and prevent errors
C. To train new staff
D. To document patient discharge
Which item is MOST important for maintaining a sterile field?
✔✔ A. Keeping sterile items above waist level
B. Turning your back briefly
C. Wearing non-sterile gloves
D. Allowing air circulation over the field
What is the primary responsibility of the **scrub nurse**?
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,A. Managing patient records
✔✔ B. Maintaining sterility and passing instruments
C. Transporting patients
D. Administering IV fluids
Which patient position is commonly used for abdominal surgery?
A. Prone
✔✔ B. Supine
C. Lithotomy
D. Trendelenburg only
Why is skin preparation performed before surgery?
A. To improve circulation
✔✔ B. To reduce microorganisms and prevent infection
C. To relax the patient
D. To cool the skin
Which factor MOST increases the risk of surgical site infection?
✔✔ A. Poor aseptic technique
B. Short operation time
C. Use of sterile gloves
D. Proper hand hygiene
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, What is the main function of surgical drapes?
A. To keep the patient warm
✔✔ B. To create a sterile operative field
C. To absorb blood only
D. To cover surgical lights
Which phase of perioperative care focuses on recovery?
A. Preoperative
B. Intraoperative
✔✔ C. Postoperative
D. Pre-admission
What is the priority assessment immediately after surgery?
✔✔ A. Airway and breathing
B. Nutritional status
C. Bowel sounds
D. Skin colour only
Which instrument is used primarily for cutting tissue?
✔✔ A. Scalpel
B. Forceps
C. Retractor
D. Needle holder
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
Which action best defines the role of a perioperative nurse during the **preoperative phase**?
A. Monitoring recovery from anaesthesia
B. Assisting with surgical wound closure
✔✔ C. Verifying patient identity, consent, and readiness for surgery
D. Cleaning instruments after surgery
What is the main purpose of the **surgical safety checklist**?
A. To reduce theatre costs
✔✔ B. To improve communication and prevent errors
C. To train new staff
D. To document patient discharge
Which item is MOST important for maintaining a sterile field?
✔✔ A. Keeping sterile items above waist level
B. Turning your back briefly
C. Wearing non-sterile gloves
D. Allowing air circulation over the field
What is the primary responsibility of the **scrub nurse**?
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,A. Managing patient records
✔✔ B. Maintaining sterility and passing instruments
C. Transporting patients
D. Administering IV fluids
Which patient position is commonly used for abdominal surgery?
A. Prone
✔✔ B. Supine
C. Lithotomy
D. Trendelenburg only
Why is skin preparation performed before surgery?
A. To improve circulation
✔✔ B. To reduce microorganisms and prevent infection
C. To relax the patient
D. To cool the skin
Which factor MOST increases the risk of surgical site infection?
✔✔ A. Poor aseptic technique
B. Short operation time
C. Use of sterile gloves
D. Proper hand hygiene
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, What is the main function of surgical drapes?
A. To keep the patient warm
✔✔ B. To create a sterile operative field
C. To absorb blood only
D. To cover surgical lights
Which phase of perioperative care focuses on recovery?
A. Preoperative
B. Intraoperative
✔✔ C. Postoperative
D. Pre-admission
What is the priority assessment immediately after surgery?
✔✔ A. Airway and breathing
B. Nutritional status
C. Bowel sounds
D. Skin colour only
Which instrument is used primarily for cutting tissue?
✔✔ A. Scalpel
B. Forceps
C. Retractor
D. Needle holder
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