AORN PERIOP 101 VERSION 1 EXAM 2025/2026
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED
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Based on your knowledge of laparoscopic surgery, identify the potential complications related
to it:
a) pneumonia
b) hypoxemia
c) hypercarbia
d) cardiac dysrhythmia
e) hypocarbia
f) CO2 embolism
b) hypoxemia
c) hypercarbia
d) cardiac dysrhythmia
f) CO2 embolism
Which are the major components of medical video imaging?
a) electrosurgical unit
b) fiber-optic light cable
c) verres needle
d) camera control unit
b) fiber-optic light cable
d) camera control unit
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,Based on your knowledge of cameras in endoscopic surgery, identify the tasks that should be
completed while setting up the camera before surgery
a) inspect the camera head for smudges or debris
b) clean the camera head using sterile water
c) plug the camera into the CCU and turn on the unit
d) complete white balancing of the camera
a) inspect the camera head for smudges and debris
c) plug the camera into the CCU and turn on the unit
d) complete white balancing of the camera
Metal Halide Light Source
emits continuous blue light, cheaper but less bright than xenon light source
Xenon light source
emit pulsing high intensity white light, expensive but brigher
Pneumoperitoneum
air or gas introduced into the body cavity as a distention medium (ex. carbon dioxide, nitrous
oxide, helium)
Verres needle (blunt tipped trocar)
used to deliver CO2 into the peritoneal cavity, creates working space
Laparoscopic instruments with small, blunt tips are used for:
a) cutting tissue
b) dissecting tissue
c) grasping tissue
d) moving tissue from one place to other
b) dissecting tissue
Identify the instruments that can be used in laparoscopic surgery
a) babcocks forceps
b) mosquitoes forceps
c) needle holder forceps
d) dissector forceps
a) babcocks forceps
c) needle holder forceps
d) dissector forceps
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,Identify the additional assessments that should be made by the perioperative nurse before an
endoscopic surgery:
a) history of thermal burns
b) history of DVT
c) consent for open surgery
d) history of anaphylactic reaction
e) history of previous incisions
f) types of instruments used in surgery
b) history of DVT
c) consent for open surgery
e) history of previous incision
What are complications associated with laparoscopic surgery?
a) umbilical hernia
b) post surgical pneumonia
c) wound infection
d) CO2 embolism
c) wound infection
d) CO2 embolism
Identify some methods to maintain a sterile camera head
a) put the camera head in a sterile pouch
b) gas-sterilize the camera head
c) cold soak the camera head for 20 min in glutamate
d) wipe the camera head and cord with alcohol and arrange on sterile field
a) put the camera head in a sterile pouch
b) gas-sterilize the camera head
Which pieces of equipment are used during laparoscopic surgery?
a) CO2 insufflator
b) ESU
c) smoke evacuator
d) fiberoptic headlight
e) traction apparatus
a) CO2 insufflator
b) ESU
c) smoke evacuator
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, What actions can the scrub person take to help prevent incidental thermal burns
a) inspect laparoscopic instrumentation for excessive wear or obvious breaks and replace when
necessary
b) clean all instruments with sterile water
c) watch the surgery carefullt
d) replace instruments that have damaged insulation
a) inspect laparoscopic instrumentation for excessive wear or obvious breaks and replace when
necessary
d) replace instruments that have damaged insulation
Identify one characteristic difference between laparoscopic instruments and those used in open
procedures:
a) all laparoscopic scissors are "take apart"
b) laparoscopic instruments have long, thin shafts to accommodate trocar cannulas
c) one cannot dissect tissue with laparoscopic instruments
d) all laparoscopic instruments are disposable
b) laparoscopic instruments have long, thin shafts to accommodate trocar cannulas
What region of the patients abdomen is traditionally used to establish pneumoperitoneum for
MIS?
a) periumbilical
b) supraumbilical
c) subumbilical
d) umbilical
a) periumbilical
What is an important safety consideration when using a light source?
a) leave the light cord on the sterile field at all times
b) place the light cord in standby mode whenever it is not in use
c) coil the light cord tightly to keep its fibers in shape
d) replace light cords only when more than 50% of the fibers are broken
b) place the light source in standby mode whenever it is not in use
CO2 is the gas used for abdominal insufflation because it:
a) is not readily absorbed by the body
b) is inexpensive
c) suppresses combustion
d) is rapidly eliminated from the body
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WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|NEWEST|BRAND NEW
VERSION!!|GUARANTEED PASS
Based on your knowledge of laparoscopic surgery, identify the potential complications related
to it:
a) pneumonia
b) hypoxemia
c) hypercarbia
d) cardiac dysrhythmia
e) hypocarbia
f) CO2 embolism
b) hypoxemia
c) hypercarbia
d) cardiac dysrhythmia
f) CO2 embolism
Which are the major components of medical video imaging?
a) electrosurgical unit
b) fiber-optic light cable
c) verres needle
d) camera control unit
b) fiber-optic light cable
d) camera control unit
1|Page
,Based on your knowledge of cameras in endoscopic surgery, identify the tasks that should be
completed while setting up the camera before surgery
a) inspect the camera head for smudges or debris
b) clean the camera head using sterile water
c) plug the camera into the CCU and turn on the unit
d) complete white balancing of the camera
a) inspect the camera head for smudges and debris
c) plug the camera into the CCU and turn on the unit
d) complete white balancing of the camera
Metal Halide Light Source
emits continuous blue light, cheaper but less bright than xenon light source
Xenon light source
emit pulsing high intensity white light, expensive but brigher
Pneumoperitoneum
air or gas introduced into the body cavity as a distention medium (ex. carbon dioxide, nitrous
oxide, helium)
Verres needle (blunt tipped trocar)
used to deliver CO2 into the peritoneal cavity, creates working space
Laparoscopic instruments with small, blunt tips are used for:
a) cutting tissue
b) dissecting tissue
c) grasping tissue
d) moving tissue from one place to other
b) dissecting tissue
Identify the instruments that can be used in laparoscopic surgery
a) babcocks forceps
b) mosquitoes forceps
c) needle holder forceps
d) dissector forceps
a) babcocks forceps
c) needle holder forceps
d) dissector forceps
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,Identify the additional assessments that should be made by the perioperative nurse before an
endoscopic surgery:
a) history of thermal burns
b) history of DVT
c) consent for open surgery
d) history of anaphylactic reaction
e) history of previous incisions
f) types of instruments used in surgery
b) history of DVT
c) consent for open surgery
e) history of previous incision
What are complications associated with laparoscopic surgery?
a) umbilical hernia
b) post surgical pneumonia
c) wound infection
d) CO2 embolism
c) wound infection
d) CO2 embolism
Identify some methods to maintain a sterile camera head
a) put the camera head in a sterile pouch
b) gas-sterilize the camera head
c) cold soak the camera head for 20 min in glutamate
d) wipe the camera head and cord with alcohol and arrange on sterile field
a) put the camera head in a sterile pouch
b) gas-sterilize the camera head
Which pieces of equipment are used during laparoscopic surgery?
a) CO2 insufflator
b) ESU
c) smoke evacuator
d) fiberoptic headlight
e) traction apparatus
a) CO2 insufflator
b) ESU
c) smoke evacuator
3|Page
, What actions can the scrub person take to help prevent incidental thermal burns
a) inspect laparoscopic instrumentation for excessive wear or obvious breaks and replace when
necessary
b) clean all instruments with sterile water
c) watch the surgery carefullt
d) replace instruments that have damaged insulation
a) inspect laparoscopic instrumentation for excessive wear or obvious breaks and replace when
necessary
d) replace instruments that have damaged insulation
Identify one characteristic difference between laparoscopic instruments and those used in open
procedures:
a) all laparoscopic scissors are "take apart"
b) laparoscopic instruments have long, thin shafts to accommodate trocar cannulas
c) one cannot dissect tissue with laparoscopic instruments
d) all laparoscopic instruments are disposable
b) laparoscopic instruments have long, thin shafts to accommodate trocar cannulas
What region of the patients abdomen is traditionally used to establish pneumoperitoneum for
MIS?
a) periumbilical
b) supraumbilical
c) subumbilical
d) umbilical
a) periumbilical
What is an important safety consideration when using a light source?
a) leave the light cord on the sterile field at all times
b) place the light cord in standby mode whenever it is not in use
c) coil the light cord tightly to keep its fibers in shape
d) replace light cords only when more than 50% of the fibers are broken
b) place the light source in standby mode whenever it is not in use
CO2 is the gas used for abdominal insufflation because it:
a) is not readily absorbed by the body
b) is inexpensive
c) suppresses combustion
d) is rapidly eliminated from the body
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