AORN PERIOP 101 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1.This type of needle point is what you would expect to
be needed for suturing friable tissue such as the liver.
Answer:
What is a Blunt needle point?
Question:
2.These particular wound closing items are available in a
wide variety of instrument sizes.
Answer:
What are disposable stapler sets?
Question:
3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols.
Answer:
What is cc?
Question:
5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal
hysterectomy.
Answer:
What is Clean contaminated?
Question:
4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the circulating
nurse would anticipate the need to have available this
type of drain
Answer:
What is a Jackson-Pratt?
,Question:
6.This position can cause physiological effects of
circulatory and respiratory compromise due to pressure
on the abdomen.
Answer:
What is Lithotomy Position?
Question:
7.To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate
padding is a recommended practice for this:
Answer:
What is to reduce the patient's risk of intraoperative skin injury.
Question:
8.An environmental sanitation practice that is required to
limit the transmission of microorganisms to personnel
when handling body fluid spills
Answer:
What is personal protective equipment?
Question:
9.It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for
insulation defects to prevent this from occurring during
MIS
Answer:
What is capacitive coupling?
Question:
10. According to AORN RP for positioning the patient, the
perioperative nurse should:
What is...
a. Use a consistent method of procedure-specific
position for each patient
b. Rely on the surgeon's and anesthesia provider's
assessments to guide positioning
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on
unique patient considerations
d. Depend on the patient's natural defense mechanisms
to indicate the need for positioning alterations
Answer:
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique patient
considerations
, Question:
11.The disadvantage of using this type of wound closure is
because they often cause more scarring than other skin
closure methods.
Answer:
What is skin clips?
Question:
12.An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-
resuscitate decision violates a patient's ethical right to...
Answer:
What is Self-determination?
Question:
13. This type of human factor error is responsible when a
perioperative nurse is trying to attend to several tasks at
once
Answer:
What is situational-based error?
Question:
14.Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient,
environment, equipment, and supplies is the definition
of....
Answer:
What is aseptic technique?
Question:
15. The most important consideration when selecting these
materials is to prevent risk of contaminating patients with
endogenous and exogenous microorganisms; and risk of
exposing healthcare workers to patient's blood and body
fluids
Answer:
What are draping materials?
Question:
16.Patient and caregiver education for continuing post-op
care at home is the primary focus of this Phase of post
anesthesia care.
Answer:
What is Phase II?
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1.This type of needle point is what you would expect to
be needed for suturing friable tissue such as the liver.
Answer:
What is a Blunt needle point?
Question:
2.These particular wound closing items are available in a
wide variety of instrument sizes.
Answer:
What are disposable stapler sets?
Question:
3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols.
Answer:
What is cc?
Question:
5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal
hysterectomy.
Answer:
What is Clean contaminated?
Question:
4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the circulating
nurse would anticipate the need to have available this
type of drain
Answer:
What is a Jackson-Pratt?
,Question:
6.This position can cause physiological effects of
circulatory and respiratory compromise due to pressure
on the abdomen.
Answer:
What is Lithotomy Position?
Question:
7.To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate
padding is a recommended practice for this:
Answer:
What is to reduce the patient's risk of intraoperative skin injury.
Question:
8.An environmental sanitation practice that is required to
limit the transmission of microorganisms to personnel
when handling body fluid spills
Answer:
What is personal protective equipment?
Question:
9.It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for
insulation defects to prevent this from occurring during
MIS
Answer:
What is capacitive coupling?
Question:
10. According to AORN RP for positioning the patient, the
perioperative nurse should:
What is...
a. Use a consistent method of procedure-specific
position for each patient
b. Rely on the surgeon's and anesthesia provider's
assessments to guide positioning
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on
unique patient considerations
d. Depend on the patient's natural defense mechanisms
to indicate the need for positioning alterations
Answer:
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique patient
considerations
, Question:
11.The disadvantage of using this type of wound closure is
because they often cause more scarring than other skin
closure methods.
Answer:
What is skin clips?
Question:
12.An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-
resuscitate decision violates a patient's ethical right to...
Answer:
What is Self-determination?
Question:
13. This type of human factor error is responsible when a
perioperative nurse is trying to attend to several tasks at
once
Answer:
What is situational-based error?
Question:
14.Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient,
environment, equipment, and supplies is the definition
of....
Answer:
What is aseptic technique?
Question:
15. The most important consideration when selecting these
materials is to prevent risk of contaminating patients with
endogenous and exogenous microorganisms; and risk of
exposing healthcare workers to patient's blood and body
fluids
Answer:
What are draping materials?
Question:
16.Patient and caregiver education for continuing post-op
care at home is the primary focus of this Phase of post
anesthesia care.
Answer:
What is Phase II?
