CNOR VIEW AHEAD EXAM QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION GUIDE
CNOR TEST Paper 2026/2027 Questions and
Answers Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
specimen ID
Answer:
counts medication management verbal order validation change of shift
Question:
personnel debrief
Answer:
Time out - ✔✔- validates essential info ( statistics, allergies) required documents (h&p, consent)
equipment and supplies (implants) required interventions (abx, scd)
Question:
correct patient, correct procedure, correct side, correct level
Answer:
Or environment: temp and air exchange - ✔✔68-75 degrees 20air exchanges an hour/ 4 with the
outside ✔✔Min # of people to move an unconscious person - ✔✔4 ✔✔Permissible Doses of
radiation established by the national council on radiation protection and measurements - ✔✔- whole
body 5rem lenses of eye 15rem
Question:
fetus in utero 0.5remu
Answer:
Three components of X-ray safety - ✔✔Time, distance, shielding double the distance = 1/4 the
intensity stand six ft away when possible
, Question:
led shield should be 0.5mm thick
Answer:
Types of fire eqtinguishers - ✔✔A) pressurized water for combustibles such as paper, cloth, wood
B) carbon dioxide for liquids, oil, gas C) halon for electrical or laser fire ✔✔Steps to take in the
event of the line isolation monitor alarm activating during a surgical event - ✔✔Electrical issue 1)
unplug the last piece of electrical equipment into power system 2) continue to unplug equipment in
the Or to id the faulty equipment 3) close Or until biomedical engineer can check for current leakage
✔✔Which side do you plug in the ESU or lasers? - ✔✔Surgeons side, in their own outlet and never
on an extension cord ✔✔WAG - ✔✔Waste anesthesia gas Removed through purple hose
Scavenging equipment should remove 90-90% of WAG vacuum line should have min flow rate of
440ppm Liquid halogenated cannot be spilled Gas flow not stared until patient is intubated PACU
air exchanges are 20 per hour to reduce risk to staff ✔✔EO ethylene oxide - ✔✔Items need to be
aerated to dissipate gas Exposure can cause dizziness, nausea, vomiting ✔✔Sterilizing agents -
✔✔Ethylene oxide, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde All know carcinogens. Need to be used in well
ventilated areas ✔✔Disinfectants - ✔✔Gloves and goggles are PPE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
Phenol Sodium hypochlorite Glutaraldehyde Hydrogen peroxide ✔✔Methyl methaxrylate -
✔✔-bone cement Flammable, toxic Adverse reactions: hypotension for up to five minutes, asystole
Gloves should be changed after use Exothermic effect ✔✔Infectious waste - ✔✔- waste containing
pathogens with enough virulence and quantity that exposure could result in infection Blood, blood
products, microbiologicnwaste, pathological waste, contaminated sharps ✔✔Penetrating injury or
splash - ✔✔1. Stop activity and step back. Remove glove. 2. Squeeze skin around needle stick to
expel blood and contaminants 3. Cleanse puncture site with cool water. Flush cut with alcohol or
iodine preparation. Continue to squeeze blood until coagulation takes place. 4. Report injury
according to facility policy 5. Follow protocol for follow up. ✔✔Air flow in the OR is negative or
positive? - ✔✔Positive ✔✔Surgical plume - ✔✔Tissue or bone aerosolized. Masks need to filter
o.1mm When changed smoke evacuated or filters full PPE Needs to be worn. ✔✔Latex allergy -
✔✔Local: skin rash, uriticia (itching), redness, subsides witching 24 hours Systemic: anaphylactic
or death, hypotension, tachycardia, bronchospasm, generalized erythema 8-12%of health care
population has allergy 1-6% reg population had allergy ✔✔Risk managment - ✔✔1) administration
(policies and procedure) 2) prevention (in services) 3) correction (injury report, faulty equipment
fixed) 4). Documentation ✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔Process to render item free of all living organisms
to include endospores Endospores = clostridia, bacillus ✔✔Bioburden - ✔✔Degree of
contamination with micro organisms and organic debrees ✔✔Bioresistance - ✔✔Factors such as
heat and Or moisture sensitivities and product stability ✔✔Biostate - ✔✔Nutritional, physical,
reproductive phase of organisms ✔✔Bioshielding - ✔✔Characteristics of packaging msterials
✔✔Methods of sterilization - ✔✔1) thermal (physical) steam hot air 2) chemical: EO,
formaldehyde 3) radiation (physical) microwave
CNOR TEST Paper 2026/2027 Questions and
Answers Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
specimen ID
Answer:
counts medication management verbal order validation change of shift
Question:
personnel debrief
Answer:
Time out - ✔✔- validates essential info ( statistics, allergies) required documents (h&p, consent)
equipment and supplies (implants) required interventions (abx, scd)
Question:
correct patient, correct procedure, correct side, correct level
Answer:
Or environment: temp and air exchange - ✔✔68-75 degrees 20air exchanges an hour/ 4 with the
outside ✔✔Min # of people to move an unconscious person - ✔✔4 ✔✔Permissible Doses of
radiation established by the national council on radiation protection and measurements - ✔✔- whole
body 5rem lenses of eye 15rem
Question:
fetus in utero 0.5remu
Answer:
Three components of X-ray safety - ✔✔Time, distance, shielding double the distance = 1/4 the
intensity stand six ft away when possible
, Question:
led shield should be 0.5mm thick
Answer:
Types of fire eqtinguishers - ✔✔A) pressurized water for combustibles such as paper, cloth, wood
B) carbon dioxide for liquids, oil, gas C) halon for electrical or laser fire ✔✔Steps to take in the
event of the line isolation monitor alarm activating during a surgical event - ✔✔Electrical issue 1)
unplug the last piece of electrical equipment into power system 2) continue to unplug equipment in
the Or to id the faulty equipment 3) close Or until biomedical engineer can check for current leakage
✔✔Which side do you plug in the ESU or lasers? - ✔✔Surgeons side, in their own outlet and never
on an extension cord ✔✔WAG - ✔✔Waste anesthesia gas Removed through purple hose
Scavenging equipment should remove 90-90% of WAG vacuum line should have min flow rate of
440ppm Liquid halogenated cannot be spilled Gas flow not stared until patient is intubated PACU
air exchanges are 20 per hour to reduce risk to staff ✔✔EO ethylene oxide - ✔✔Items need to be
aerated to dissipate gas Exposure can cause dizziness, nausea, vomiting ✔✔Sterilizing agents -
✔✔Ethylene oxide, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde All know carcinogens. Need to be used in well
ventilated areas ✔✔Disinfectants - ✔✔Gloves and goggles are PPE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
Phenol Sodium hypochlorite Glutaraldehyde Hydrogen peroxide ✔✔Methyl methaxrylate -
✔✔-bone cement Flammable, toxic Adverse reactions: hypotension for up to five minutes, asystole
Gloves should be changed after use Exothermic effect ✔✔Infectious waste - ✔✔- waste containing
pathogens with enough virulence and quantity that exposure could result in infection Blood, blood
products, microbiologicnwaste, pathological waste, contaminated sharps ✔✔Penetrating injury or
splash - ✔✔1. Stop activity and step back. Remove glove. 2. Squeeze skin around needle stick to
expel blood and contaminants 3. Cleanse puncture site with cool water. Flush cut with alcohol or
iodine preparation. Continue to squeeze blood until coagulation takes place. 4. Report injury
according to facility policy 5. Follow protocol for follow up. ✔✔Air flow in the OR is negative or
positive? - ✔✔Positive ✔✔Surgical plume - ✔✔Tissue or bone aerosolized. Masks need to filter
o.1mm When changed smoke evacuated or filters full PPE Needs to be worn. ✔✔Latex allergy -
✔✔Local: skin rash, uriticia (itching), redness, subsides witching 24 hours Systemic: anaphylactic
or death, hypotension, tachycardia, bronchospasm, generalized erythema 8-12%of health care
population has allergy 1-6% reg population had allergy ✔✔Risk managment - ✔✔1) administration
(policies and procedure) 2) prevention (in services) 3) correction (injury report, faulty equipment
fixed) 4). Documentation ✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔Process to render item free of all living organisms
to include endospores Endospores = clostridia, bacillus ✔✔Bioburden - ✔✔Degree of
contamination with micro organisms and organic debrees ✔✔Bioresistance - ✔✔Factors such as
heat and Or moisture sensitivities and product stability ✔✔Biostate - ✔✔Nutritional, physical,
reproductive phase of organisms ✔✔Bioshielding - ✔✔Characteristics of packaging msterials
✔✔Methods of sterilization - ✔✔1) thermal (physical) steam hot air 2) chemical: EO,
formaldehyde 3) radiation (physical) microwave
