5/21/25, 7:13 AM
CNOR (NURSING \MEDICINE) 2025 \\TEST BANK EXAM
2025/2026 NEWEST!! ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
During a procedure under b
local anesthesia, the patient
complains of circumoral
numbness, blurred vision,
and dizziness.
What should be the
immediate action of the
perioperative nurse
monitoring this patient?
a. Recheck the dose of
local anesthesia given
b. Ensure an airway
c. Set the IV line to full flow
d. Call for 20% lipid emulsion
to be brought to the room
The circulating nurse b
reports that the needle
count is incorrect. The
surgeon continues to close
the wound, stating, "I
know it is not in the
wound and I am not going
to stop to look for it." The
best plan of action is to:
a. Accept the surgeon's
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response without
comment and fill out an
incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of
hospital policy and
document subsequent
actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of
the surgeon's wishes
d. Notify the OR
supervisor and ask for
advice
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A new employee d
unknowingly dispensed an
unsterile solution to the
sterile field. The following
day, the supervisor learns
of the incident. The
supervisor's first action
would be to:
a. Initiate
an incident report
b. Instruct the employee on
the technique of reading
labels
c. Counsel the employee
verbally
d. Notify the surgeon of
the break in technique
Due to an emergency, the c
perioperative nurse is
unable to conduct the
sponge, sharps, and
instrument counts. At the
conclusion of the surgery,
the nurse should:
a. Ask the surgeon to sign the
count
b. Immediately notify the OR
supervisor
c. Document the absence of
counts
d. Refuse to sign the sponge
count record
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The optimum patient position a
provides:
a. Access and exposure,
maintains circulatory and
respiratory functions, and
does not compromise
neuromuscular
structures.
b. Optimum access and
exposure to surgical site,
with no permanent
compromise to
neuromuscular structures.
c. Access for the surgeon,
does not compromise the
neuromuscular structures,
and maintains an adequate
airway for the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory
and respiratory functions,
does not compromise
neuromuscular structures,
and maintains body
alignment.
A patient who is 8 months c
pregnant is to undergo an
emergency laparotomy. In
planning nursing care for
this patient, the
perioperative nurse should
have available a wedge
cushion or pillow to place
under the patient's:
a. Knees
b. Left side
c. Right side
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CNOR (NURSING \MEDICINE) 2025 \\TEST BANK EXAM
2025/2026 NEWEST!! ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
During a procedure under b
local anesthesia, the patient
complains of circumoral
numbness, blurred vision,
and dizziness.
What should be the
immediate action of the
perioperative nurse
monitoring this patient?
a. Recheck the dose of
local anesthesia given
b. Ensure an airway
c. Set the IV line to full flow
d. Call for 20% lipid emulsion
to be brought to the room
The circulating nurse b
reports that the needle
count is incorrect. The
surgeon continues to close
the wound, stating, "I
know it is not in the
wound and I am not going
to stop to look for it." The
best plan of action is to:
a. Accept the surgeon's
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response without
comment and fill out an
incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of
hospital policy and
document subsequent
actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of
the surgeon's wishes
d. Notify the OR
supervisor and ask for
advice
2/254
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A new employee d
unknowingly dispensed an
unsterile solution to the
sterile field. The following
day, the supervisor learns
of the incident. The
supervisor's first action
would be to:
a. Initiate
an incident report
b. Instruct the employee on
the technique of reading
labels
c. Counsel the employee
verbally
d. Notify the surgeon of
the break in technique
Due to an emergency, the c
perioperative nurse is
unable to conduct the
sponge, sharps, and
instrument counts. At the
conclusion of the surgery,
the nurse should:
a. Ask the surgeon to sign the
count
b. Immediately notify the OR
supervisor
c. Document the absence of
counts
d. Refuse to sign the sponge
count record
3/254
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The optimum patient position a
provides:
a. Access and exposure,
maintains circulatory and
respiratory functions, and
does not compromise
neuromuscular
structures.
b. Optimum access and
exposure to surgical site,
with no permanent
compromise to
neuromuscular structures.
c. Access for the surgeon,
does not compromise the
neuromuscular structures,
and maintains an adequate
airway for the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory
and respiratory functions,
does not compromise
neuromuscular structures,
and maintains body
alignment.
A patient who is 8 months c
pregnant is to undergo an
emergency laparotomy. In
planning nursing care for
this patient, the
perioperative nurse should
have available a wedge
cushion or pillow to place
under the patient's:
a. Knees
b. Left side
c. Right side
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