AORPN PERIOP 101 LATEST VERSION 2025-2026 UPDATED
EXAM WITH COMPLETE DETAILED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY A+ GRADED
Indemnity Payment
Payment made on behalf of the policy holder
Liability
A legal responsibility
Negligence
An act or failure to act that deviates from the standard of care
Nursing Malpractice
A nurse's negligence or any intentional act that causes physical, financial, emotional, psychosocial,
and/or cognitive damage to the person in the nurse's care
Respondeat Superior
An employer is legally responsible for the nurse employee only when:
o The nurse acts within the scope of practice
,o Any allegations brought against the nurse occurred during the nurse's employment
o The nurse's actions were within the employer's best interests.
Tort
A breach of duty to another person as outlined by law
What are the four elements of malpractice?
• Duty
• Breach of duty
• The breach of duty caused an injury
• The injury was harmful to the patient
Elements of Informed Consent
• Must be obtained by the licensed professional who is performing the procedure
• The patient must give consent voluntarily with the full understanding of all implications
• Must include
o Diagnosis
o Proposed treatment
o Treatment alternatives
o Consequences of accepting or declining the proposed treatment
,Five Rights of Delegation
Right task
Right circumstance
Right person
Right communication and direction
Right supervision and evaluation
Four types of patient privacy health care providers and personnel have an ethical and legal responsibility
to always maintain
• Medical information
• Physical exposure
• Personal privacy
• Electronic privacy
Eight factors to consider before determining what anesthetic to use for a particular patient
• Patient's age
• Length & type of surgery
• Patient & surgeon preferences
• Patient's co-existing diseases
• Patient's mental & psychological status
• Patient's previous experiences with anesthesia
• Plans & protocols for postoperative pain management
• Position of the patient during surgery
, The American Society of Anesthesiologist's NPO Guidelines
• Clear liquids - stop 2 hours before surgery
• Breast milk - stop 4 hours before surgery
• Infant formula - stop 6 hours before surgery
• Light meal (toast & a clear liquid) - stop 6 hours before surgery
• Fried foods, fatty foods, meat - stop 8 hours before surgery
Circulator RN duties during Induction of anesthesia and assisting anesthesia professional with Cricoid
Pressure
• Cricoid pressure application is not released until the endotracheal (ET) tube cuff is inflated, tube
placement is confirmed, and anesthesia provider has given a verbal confirmation to the nurse that the
cricoid pressure can be released.
• If intubation or ventilation of the patient becomes difficult, the perioperative nurse should retrieve
additional airway equipment and supplies.
General anesthesia
• A drug-induced reversible state of unconsciousness
• Results in amnesia, analgesia, and loss of responsiveness, decreased stress response, and loss of
skeletal muscle reflexes to a varying degree
Regional anesthesia
• An injection of local anesthetics near nerve fibers that causes reversible loss of sensation over an area
of the body
• Examples include spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve blocks.
EXAM WITH COMPLETE DETAILED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY A+ GRADED
Indemnity Payment
Payment made on behalf of the policy holder
Liability
A legal responsibility
Negligence
An act or failure to act that deviates from the standard of care
Nursing Malpractice
A nurse's negligence or any intentional act that causes physical, financial, emotional, psychosocial,
and/or cognitive damage to the person in the nurse's care
Respondeat Superior
An employer is legally responsible for the nurse employee only when:
o The nurse acts within the scope of practice
,o Any allegations brought against the nurse occurred during the nurse's employment
o The nurse's actions were within the employer's best interests.
Tort
A breach of duty to another person as outlined by law
What are the four elements of malpractice?
• Duty
• Breach of duty
• The breach of duty caused an injury
• The injury was harmful to the patient
Elements of Informed Consent
• Must be obtained by the licensed professional who is performing the procedure
• The patient must give consent voluntarily with the full understanding of all implications
• Must include
o Diagnosis
o Proposed treatment
o Treatment alternatives
o Consequences of accepting or declining the proposed treatment
,Five Rights of Delegation
Right task
Right circumstance
Right person
Right communication and direction
Right supervision and evaluation
Four types of patient privacy health care providers and personnel have an ethical and legal responsibility
to always maintain
• Medical information
• Physical exposure
• Personal privacy
• Electronic privacy
Eight factors to consider before determining what anesthetic to use for a particular patient
• Patient's age
• Length & type of surgery
• Patient & surgeon preferences
• Patient's co-existing diseases
• Patient's mental & psychological status
• Patient's previous experiences with anesthesia
• Plans & protocols for postoperative pain management
• Position of the patient during surgery
, The American Society of Anesthesiologist's NPO Guidelines
• Clear liquids - stop 2 hours before surgery
• Breast milk - stop 4 hours before surgery
• Infant formula - stop 6 hours before surgery
• Light meal (toast & a clear liquid) - stop 6 hours before surgery
• Fried foods, fatty foods, meat - stop 8 hours before surgery
Circulator RN duties during Induction of anesthesia and assisting anesthesia professional with Cricoid
Pressure
• Cricoid pressure application is not released until the endotracheal (ET) tube cuff is inflated, tube
placement is confirmed, and anesthesia provider has given a verbal confirmation to the nurse that the
cricoid pressure can be released.
• If intubation or ventilation of the patient becomes difficult, the perioperative nurse should retrieve
additional airway equipment and supplies.
General anesthesia
• A drug-induced reversible state of unconsciousness
• Results in amnesia, analgesia, and loss of responsiveness, decreased stress response, and loss of
skeletal muscle reflexes to a varying degree
Regional anesthesia
• An injection of local anesthetics near nerve fibers that causes reversible loss of sensation over an area
of the body
• Examples include spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve blocks.
