CNOR Practice Exam Prep by CCI QUESTIONS ITH ANSWERS

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Which patient population is more sensitive to dosage errors
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A. Male patients 25-40
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B. Bariatric patients
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C. A patient with a history of polypharmacy
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D. Pediatric patients - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Pediatric
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patients


The National Patient Safety Goals directed at improving staff
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communication review the need for \| \| \| \|




A. ensuring important test results are communicated to the right
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person on time \| \|




B. transferring patients to the correct next level of care
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C. completing perioperative charting prior to transfer to the
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postanesthesia care unit \| \|




D. Conducting a daily huddle on the unit - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A, ensuring important test results are communicated to the
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right person on time
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Which of the following is a potential contraindication to the use
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of a pneumatic tourniquet?
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A. Pt has undergone prev joint replacement surgery
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B. Pt is older than 80 years old
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,C. Pt has sickle cell anemia
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D. Pt's operative extremity has been shaved - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔C. Sickle cell anemia \| \| \| \|




Which of the following is part of the surgical check list
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A. When the pt last ate food or drank fluids
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B. whether any special equipment, devices or implants will be
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needed
C. Whom the surgeon should talk to after surgery
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D. What pharmacy the patient uses - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B.
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Whether any special equipment, devices or implants will be
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needed


A pt taking ginger preoperatively is at risk for surgical
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complications that include bleeding, hypotension and \| \| \| \| \|




A. hypoglycemia
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B. Bradycardia
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C. hypokalemia
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D. liver dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Bradycardia
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A patient is on long term acetyl salicylic acid therapy.
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Preoperatively, the pt should be counselled to discontinue taking \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|


the medication _________ prior to surgery
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A. 1 week
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B. 2 weeks
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C. 3 weeks
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,D. 4 weeks - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. 2 weeks
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A pt-specific risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is
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A. a prev hx of stroke
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B. duration of surgery
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C. intraoperative position
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D. use of a pneumatic tourniquet - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A.
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previous history of stroke \| \| \|




Actively warming surgical patients with forced air to prevent
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hypothermia should begin \| \|




A. as soon as the patient enters the OR or procedure room
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B. In the recovery room
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C. in the preoperative holding area
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D. just before the surgeon makes the incision - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔C. in the preoperative holding area \| \| \| \| \| \|




Which of the following indicators demonstrates a patient who is
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at increased risk of developing a pressure ulcer during a surgical
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procedure
A. Aged 50 or older
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B. Hx of recent gallbladder surgery
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C. Female
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D. Poor preoperative nutritional status - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔D. Poor preoperative nutritional status
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, Based on data collected during the patient assessment, the
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perioperative RN \|




A. identifies an outcome
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B. Formulates a nursing diagnosis
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C. develops a plan of care
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D. performs nursing interventions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B.
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formulates a nursing diagnosis \| \| \|




Liquid peracetic acid low-temperature sterilant is used for
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devices that meet all of the following criteria except:
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A. Device must be approved for this process
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B. Device must be heat sensitive
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C. Device must be aerated
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D. Device must be immersed - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Device
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must be aerated
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During surgery the patients respirations become increasingly
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shallow, and the pupils become smaller and smaller until they
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are pinpoint. How should this situation be managed?
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A. The patient should be extubated and bagged with 100%
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oxygen
B. This is normal and is not cause for alarm
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C. The anesthetic should be discontinued, and a narcotic
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antagonist such as naloxone (Narcan) should be administered
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D. Oxygen should be increased while anesthetic is decreased -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. The anesthetic should be discontinued,
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