AORN PERIOP 101 CORE EXAMS MAIN QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Why is water temperature an important consideration when cleaning instruments?
a. cool water makes it harder to remove soil from instrument crevices.
b. cool water prevents blood coagulation
c. hot water makes blood removal easier
d. hot water is preferred by all cleaning solution manufacturers - ✔✔B.
✔✔Which option is NOT a radiation exposure safety measure?
a. Time
b. distance
c. shielding
d. exposure - ✔✔D. exposure
✔✔The purpose of the surgical drape is to:
a. Reduce risk of hospital-acquired infection.
b. cover furniture for use by non-scrubbed personnel
c. allow the passage of microbes between unsterile and sterile areas.
d. provide a 2-sided sterile barrier - ✔✔A.
✔✔Which is an accurate statement regarding shelf-life?
a. Shelf-life is event related
b. Shelf life is time related
c. shelf life is not affected by handling
d. shelf life is not affected by storage temperature - ✔✔A.
✔✔Which of the following describes the administration of sedatives by an
anesthesiologist with additional medical services as needed?
a. Moderate sedation
b. monitored anesthesia care
c. local anesthesia injection
d. general anesthesia - ✔✔B.
✔✔When is it appropriate for the perioperative nurse to release cricoid pressure?
a. As the anesthesia provider starts to intubate the patient
b. as the trachea is occluded
c. when the ET tube cuff is inflated
d. When the ET tube stylet is removed - ✔✔C.
✔✔Which option is NOT a gas cylinder safety consideration?
a. The correct key opens the cylinder
b. A second full cylinder is immediately available
c. The cylinder is in the closed position before use
, d. The cylinder label is checked before use - ✔✔C.
✔✔Before a central venous catheter insertion, the provider should:
a. use and area-specific plastic drape
b. don a long-sleeved jacket
c. don a sterile gown and gloves
d. wipe the area with an alcohol swab - ✔✔C.
✔✔Fast-Tracking:
a. Does not require a nursing hand-off
b. is the patient's transfer to phase II Post anesthesia care
c. requires a 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio
d. does not include patient and family education - ✔✔B.
✔✔Of the following, which is NOT a characteristic of patient and family centered care:
A. Alliance between healthcare practitioners, the patient, and the patient's support
system.
B. focus on communication with all involved in the patient's care, the patient, and the
family.
c. health care decisions provided to the patient and family.
d. patient and family participation in care - ✔✔C.
✔✔Which nursing message was NOT part of the report THE FUTURE OF NURSING:
Leading change, Advancing healthcare:
a. Strive for higher levels of education
b. Engage in practice that reflects the achieved education level
c. Accept healthcare system redesign
d. lead research projects that inform policy creation - ✔✔C.
✔✔The preoperative hand-over documentation would NOT include:
a. diagnostic test result
b. the performed procedure
c. patient mobility issues
d. family contact information - ✔✔B.
✔✔Two elements of economic stability within the framework of social determinants of
health include:
a. Employment and enrollment in higher education
b. housing instability and civic participation
c. food insecurity and employment
d. poverty and access to healthcare - ✔✔C.
✔✔Which option is NOT an effective method for correct instrument handling and care?
a. Transport instruments to the decontamination area in a closed cart or container.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Why is water temperature an important consideration when cleaning instruments?
a. cool water makes it harder to remove soil from instrument crevices.
b. cool water prevents blood coagulation
c. hot water makes blood removal easier
d. hot water is preferred by all cleaning solution manufacturers - ✔✔B.
✔✔Which option is NOT a radiation exposure safety measure?
a. Time
b. distance
c. shielding
d. exposure - ✔✔D. exposure
✔✔The purpose of the surgical drape is to:
a. Reduce risk of hospital-acquired infection.
b. cover furniture for use by non-scrubbed personnel
c. allow the passage of microbes between unsterile and sterile areas.
d. provide a 2-sided sterile barrier - ✔✔A.
✔✔Which is an accurate statement regarding shelf-life?
a. Shelf-life is event related
b. Shelf life is time related
c. shelf life is not affected by handling
d. shelf life is not affected by storage temperature - ✔✔A.
✔✔Which of the following describes the administration of sedatives by an
anesthesiologist with additional medical services as needed?
a. Moderate sedation
b. monitored anesthesia care
c. local anesthesia injection
d. general anesthesia - ✔✔B.
✔✔When is it appropriate for the perioperative nurse to release cricoid pressure?
a. As the anesthesia provider starts to intubate the patient
b. as the trachea is occluded
c. when the ET tube cuff is inflated
d. When the ET tube stylet is removed - ✔✔C.
✔✔Which option is NOT a gas cylinder safety consideration?
a. The correct key opens the cylinder
b. A second full cylinder is immediately available
c. The cylinder is in the closed position before use
, d. The cylinder label is checked before use - ✔✔C.
✔✔Before a central venous catheter insertion, the provider should:
a. use and area-specific plastic drape
b. don a long-sleeved jacket
c. don a sterile gown and gloves
d. wipe the area with an alcohol swab - ✔✔C.
✔✔Fast-Tracking:
a. Does not require a nursing hand-off
b. is the patient's transfer to phase II Post anesthesia care
c. requires a 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio
d. does not include patient and family education - ✔✔B.
✔✔Of the following, which is NOT a characteristic of patient and family centered care:
A. Alliance between healthcare practitioners, the patient, and the patient's support
system.
B. focus on communication with all involved in the patient's care, the patient, and the
family.
c. health care decisions provided to the patient and family.
d. patient and family participation in care - ✔✔C.
✔✔Which nursing message was NOT part of the report THE FUTURE OF NURSING:
Leading change, Advancing healthcare:
a. Strive for higher levels of education
b. Engage in practice that reflects the achieved education level
c. Accept healthcare system redesign
d. lead research projects that inform policy creation - ✔✔C.
✔✔The preoperative hand-over documentation would NOT include:
a. diagnostic test result
b. the performed procedure
c. patient mobility issues
d. family contact information - ✔✔B.
✔✔Two elements of economic stability within the framework of social determinants of
health include:
a. Employment and enrollment in higher education
b. housing instability and civic participation
c. food insecurity and employment
d. poverty and access to healthcare - ✔✔C.
✔✔Which option is NOT an effective method for correct instrument handling and care?
a. Transport instruments to the decontamination area in a closed cart or container.
