CNOR EXAM AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ \LATEST UPDATE 2025-
2026
During an exploratory b
laparotomy on a blunt
force trauma patient the
patient's BP is 97/40, HR
122, RR, 16 on the
ventilator. The patient's
ABG is as follows: pH 7.32,
CO2 35, HCO3 19. The
circulating nurse
understands the
appropriate treatment for
this ABG is to:
A. increase the respiratory
ventilation rate.
B. stop the bleeding and
treat with sodium
bicarbonate IV
C. decrease the
respiratory ventilation rate
D. perform
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
,The ER notifies you that it a
has an 18-yr-old patient
who was in a sledding
accident and who is
accompanied by his
parents. The patient is
alert, oriented, in pain, has
a blood pressure of 80/60,
pulse of 120, and RR of 24.
The abdomen is distended
and tender. After being
transferred to the OR bed,
the patient is very
apprehensive and
complains of being cold.
The nurse should confirm
the patient's name,
allergies, and operative
procedure by:
a. Speaking with the
patient and reading the
patient's chart
b. Telephone conversation
with the ER nurse
c. Use of the ER record
provided
d. Telephone conversation
with a parent of the
patient
,A critically injured patient b
requires immediate
surgery, but all unassigned
personnel have limited OR
experience. In this
situation, the charge nurse
should:
a. Assist the available
personnel in caring for the
patient
b. Reassign experienced
personnel to the
emergency procedure
c. Personally assume care
for the critically injured
patient
d. Call in additional
personnel to handle the
emergency
The nurse's initial response d
to a patient who develops
signs of cyanosis during
the preoperative
assessment is to:
a. Administer O2 and start
an IV line
b. Begin CPR
c. Read the history and
physical to determine
health status
d. Assess for breath
sounds and airway
obstruction
, SPAULDING critical
CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM
Critical, semi-critical, or
non-critical?
-Must be sterile
-Will enter sterile tissue or
the vascular system
SPAULDING critical
CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM
Critical, semi-critical, or
non-critical?
-Instruments
-Cutting endoscopic
accessories and
endoscopes (ex. BIOPSY
FORCEPS)
-Cardiac and urinary
catheters (still fall into this
category even though it
does not meet the TRUE
definition)
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ \LATEST UPDATE 2025-
2026
During an exploratory b
laparotomy on a blunt
force trauma patient the
patient's BP is 97/40, HR
122, RR, 16 on the
ventilator. The patient's
ABG is as follows: pH 7.32,
CO2 35, HCO3 19. The
circulating nurse
understands the
appropriate treatment for
this ABG is to:
A. increase the respiratory
ventilation rate.
B. stop the bleeding and
treat with sodium
bicarbonate IV
C. decrease the
respiratory ventilation rate
D. perform
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
,The ER notifies you that it a
has an 18-yr-old patient
who was in a sledding
accident and who is
accompanied by his
parents. The patient is
alert, oriented, in pain, has
a blood pressure of 80/60,
pulse of 120, and RR of 24.
The abdomen is distended
and tender. After being
transferred to the OR bed,
the patient is very
apprehensive and
complains of being cold.
The nurse should confirm
the patient's name,
allergies, and operative
procedure by:
a. Speaking with the
patient and reading the
patient's chart
b. Telephone conversation
with the ER nurse
c. Use of the ER record
provided
d. Telephone conversation
with a parent of the
patient
,A critically injured patient b
requires immediate
surgery, but all unassigned
personnel have limited OR
experience. In this
situation, the charge nurse
should:
a. Assist the available
personnel in caring for the
patient
b. Reassign experienced
personnel to the
emergency procedure
c. Personally assume care
for the critically injured
patient
d. Call in additional
personnel to handle the
emergency
The nurse's initial response d
to a patient who develops
signs of cyanosis during
the preoperative
assessment is to:
a. Administer O2 and start
an IV line
b. Begin CPR
c. Read the history and
physical to determine
health status
d. Assess for breath
sounds and airway
obstruction
, SPAULDING critical
CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM
Critical, semi-critical, or
non-critical?
-Must be sterile
-Will enter sterile tissue or
the vascular system
SPAULDING critical
CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM
Critical, semi-critical, or
non-critical?
-Instruments
-Cutting endoscopic
accessories and
endoscopes (ex. BIOPSY
FORCEPS)
-Cardiac and urinary
catheters (still fall into this
category even though it
does not meet the TRUE
definition)
