(Latest 2025/2026 Update) Questions
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Correct| Graded A.
Question:
The IOM report describes the importance of setting standards and
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expectations for patient safety. Setting standards can_____?
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Answer:
Set expectations for the health professionals; Establish consistency across
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individuals and organizations; Help set expectations of consumers and
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purchases.
Question:
Which of the following AORN Position Statement on Correct site of
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surgery is true?? i,- i,-
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The staff member should verbally verify the correct site with each member
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of the surgical team
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Maintaining a safe OR environment, staff members are required to?
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Monitor, identify, and reports safety hazards; Understand and comply with
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the emergency power outage plan; Practice sound, basic and OR specific
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Question:
The elements required to create a cultures of safety include?
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A sense of trust among team members; A sincere commitment of
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affirming safety as the first priority; Development and support of a
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proactive approach rather than a reactive blaming approach;
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Dissemination of receipt of information to all levels of staff.
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Question:
Which of the following practices should be used ti implement the Joint
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Commission's Universal Protocol for preventing Wrong Site, Wrong
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Using a time-out procedure before beginning the procedure
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,Question:
The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to?
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Promote specific improvements in patient safety; Highlight problematic
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areas in health care; Describe evidence and expert-based system-wide
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Question:
AORN's Guidelines for Perioperative Practice provides?
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Information on administrative topics; Information that can be used to
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develop institution-specific policies; Scientific evidence for clinical
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practices.
Question:
Which of the following are true about AORN's Guidelines for Perioperative
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Practice??
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They are based on what nurses do in ideal situations; They may be fulfilled
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to varying degrees in different situations.
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Question:
, Why is it important for perioperative nurses to have a basic understanding
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of business principles??
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To enable them to plan safe and effective care that is also cost-effective;
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To facilitate competition for patient volume; To manage and allocate
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resources wisely i,-
Question:
Match the type of budget with its description?
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Gross revenue- All monies received by the facility for goods and services;
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Fixed expenses- Medical records and administration; Net revenue- gross
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revenue minus expenses; Variable costs- Costs directly related to patient
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volume
Question:
Which of the following definitions are correct??
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Answer:
Liable means to bind or to be responsible to or to be under obligation to;
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Negligence means the failure to exercise care that a prudent person
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would perform under the same circumstances.
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