AORN PERIOP 101 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

1.This type of needle point is what you would expect to be needed for suturing friable tissue such as the liver. Correct Answer What is a Blunt needle point? 2.These particular wound closing items are available in a wide variety of instrument sizes. Correct Answer What are disposable stapler sets? 3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols. Correct Answer What is cc? 5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal hysterectomy. Correct Answer What is Clean contaminated? 4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the circulating nurse would anticipate the need to have available this type of drain Correct Answer What is a Jackson-Pratt? 6.This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory and respiratory compromise due to pressure on the abdomen. Correct Answer What is Lithotomy Position? 7.To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate padding is a recommended practice for this: Correct Answer What is to reduce the patient's risk of intraoperative skin injury. 8.An environmental sanitation practice that is required to limit the transmission of microorganisms to personnel when handling body fluid spills Correct Answer What is personal protective equipment? 9.It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for insulation defects to prevent this from occurring during MIS Correct Answer What is capacitive coupling? 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 Correct Answer c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique patient considerations 11.The disadvantage of using this type of wound closure is because they often cause more scarring than other skin closure methods. Correct Answer What is skin clips?