AORN Periop 101 Module Questions
In addition to the surgeon which surgical team members wear sterile gowns and gloves during the
procedure? SATA
a. anesthesia
b. circulating nurse
c. scrub
d. surgical assistant ANS: C & D: Scrub and Surgical assistant
The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in which of the following areas? ANS:
Unrestricted area
Defining nursing goals and intervention strategies is a part of which phase in the nursing process? ANS:
Outcome Identification
The goals of perioperative nursing interventions are to deliver optimal patient care.... SATA
A. conveniently
B. effectively
C. efficiently
D. safely
E. skillfully ANS: B, C, D, E
Which of the following is considered a critical perioperative nursing diagnosis within the PNDS?
A. Impaired tissue integrity
B. Pain
C. Risk for fluid volume deficit
D. Risk for perioperative positioning injury ANS: D
,Which items of attire are required when entering the sterile processing area? SATA
a. scrub suit
b. head cover
c. shoe covers
d. surgical mask ANS: A & B
What phases of the nursing process does the periop nurse practice during the preop phase of the
surgical experience? SATA
a. assessment
b. eval
c. identification of desired outcomes
d. implementation
e. nursing dx
f. planning ANS: A, C, E, F
Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process? ANS: Assessment
Competency statements:
a. direct a nurse's activity in the periop arena
b. provide a basic model to eval the quality of nursing practice
c. ascertain a level of skills and abilities necessary to fulfill the processional role
d. all of the above. ANS: D
True or False:
it is important for perioperative nurses to practice within the context of professional standards and to
maintain current knowledge of nursing practice? ANS: True
,Professional nurses seek to support and encourage peers by... ANS: Through precepting, mentoring,
and role modeling, and providing feedback, the professional nurse is a daily example of excellence in the
perioperative setting
Perioperative nurses can enhance their professionalism by... ANS: A nurse can improve professionally
by making use of the various online and independent study resources developed by AORN and by
participating in continuing the facility's education activities and accessing perioperative textbooks
When using the forum for public commenting on clinical guidelines and offering a suggested change in
the comment field, it is very important that you: SATA
a. suggest alternate phrasing
b. cite evidence to support your change
c. provide rationale for your suggestion
d. call the consult line to clarify the content with the guideline author ANS: A, B, & C:
suggest alternate phrasing, cite evidence to support your change, provide rationale for your suggestion
based on what you have learned about various sources of information, identify the ways in which the
periop nurse can improve professionally? ANS: The different ways in which a perioperative nurse can
improve professionally are: AORN continuing education conferences, attending chapter meetings,
reading AORN Journals, and visiting AORN websites.
True or False: AORN guidelines can replace departmental and institutional policies? ANS: False
non-research parts of evidence ratings include the following: SATA
a. summaries of the evidence
b. organizational experience
c. consensus on appraisal scores
d. community standards
, e. clinician experience and expert opinion
f. consumer preferences ANS: Everything except C
Key business metrics over which you can have control to affect the bottom line are: SATA
a. length of procedures
b. on time starts
c. physician satisfaction
d. turnover time
e. volume of procedures ANS: A, B, D, E
Based on knowledge you have gained about ethics and ethical decision making, identify the situations
where a decision would be made on ethical grounds
A. Using new technology
B. Implementing or suspending the DNR order on a patient
C. After the patient gives consent to surgery: refusing to proceed until all involved personnel discuss the
situation
D. Participating in human experiments that are conducted at your facility
E. Strongly supporting organ donation even though the family disagrees ANS: A, B, D, E
Some of the ways by which professional nurses can protect themselves from legal action include
maintaining;
A. Documentation of performance appraisals
B. Documentation of administrative competencies
C. Documentation of continuing education
D. Knowledge of state nurse practice act ANS: A, C, D
In addition to the surgeon which surgical team members wear sterile gowns and gloves during the
procedure? SATA
a. anesthesia
b. circulating nurse
c. scrub
d. surgical assistant ANS: C & D: Scrub and Surgical assistant
The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in which of the following areas? ANS:
Unrestricted area
Defining nursing goals and intervention strategies is a part of which phase in the nursing process? ANS:
Outcome Identification
The goals of perioperative nursing interventions are to deliver optimal patient care.... SATA
A. conveniently
B. effectively
C. efficiently
D. safely
E. skillfully ANS: B, C, D, E
Which of the following is considered a critical perioperative nursing diagnosis within the PNDS?
A. Impaired tissue integrity
B. Pain
C. Risk for fluid volume deficit
D. Risk for perioperative positioning injury ANS: D
,Which items of attire are required when entering the sterile processing area? SATA
a. scrub suit
b. head cover
c. shoe covers
d. surgical mask ANS: A & B
What phases of the nursing process does the periop nurse practice during the preop phase of the
surgical experience? SATA
a. assessment
b. eval
c. identification of desired outcomes
d. implementation
e. nursing dx
f. planning ANS: A, C, E, F
Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process? ANS: Assessment
Competency statements:
a. direct a nurse's activity in the periop arena
b. provide a basic model to eval the quality of nursing practice
c. ascertain a level of skills and abilities necessary to fulfill the processional role
d. all of the above. ANS: D
True or False:
it is important for perioperative nurses to practice within the context of professional standards and to
maintain current knowledge of nursing practice? ANS: True
,Professional nurses seek to support and encourage peers by... ANS: Through precepting, mentoring,
and role modeling, and providing feedback, the professional nurse is a daily example of excellence in the
perioperative setting
Perioperative nurses can enhance their professionalism by... ANS: A nurse can improve professionally
by making use of the various online and independent study resources developed by AORN and by
participating in continuing the facility's education activities and accessing perioperative textbooks
When using the forum for public commenting on clinical guidelines and offering a suggested change in
the comment field, it is very important that you: SATA
a. suggest alternate phrasing
b. cite evidence to support your change
c. provide rationale for your suggestion
d. call the consult line to clarify the content with the guideline author ANS: A, B, & C:
suggest alternate phrasing, cite evidence to support your change, provide rationale for your suggestion
based on what you have learned about various sources of information, identify the ways in which the
periop nurse can improve professionally? ANS: The different ways in which a perioperative nurse can
improve professionally are: AORN continuing education conferences, attending chapter meetings,
reading AORN Journals, and visiting AORN websites.
True or False: AORN guidelines can replace departmental and institutional policies? ANS: False
non-research parts of evidence ratings include the following: SATA
a. summaries of the evidence
b. organizational experience
c. consensus on appraisal scores
d. community standards
, e. clinician experience and expert opinion
f. consumer preferences ANS: Everything except C
Key business metrics over which you can have control to affect the bottom line are: SATA
a. length of procedures
b. on time starts
c. physician satisfaction
d. turnover time
e. volume of procedures ANS: A, B, D, E
Based on knowledge you have gained about ethics and ethical decision making, identify the situations
where a decision would be made on ethical grounds
A. Using new technology
B. Implementing or suspending the DNR order on a patient
C. After the patient gives consent to surgery: refusing to proceed until all involved personnel discuss the
situation
D. Participating in human experiments that are conducted at your facility
E. Strongly supporting organ donation even though the family disagrees ANS: A, B, D, E
Some of the ways by which professional nurses can protect themselves from legal action include
maintaining;
A. Documentation of performance appraisals
B. Documentation of administrative competencies
C. Documentation of continuing education
D. Knowledge of state nurse practice act ANS: A, C, D
