PERIOP 101 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following methods of estimating blood loss is the responsibility of the RN
Circulator?
a. Estimating blood in surgical sponges
b. Weighing surgical sponges
c. Ordering lab values
d. Requesting the use of a cell saver. - Answers - b. Weighing surgical sponges
The principle of covering or uncovering a sterile field include:
a. Covering multiple sterile fields to allow for quick turnover
b. Covering a portion of a sterile field until needed.
c. covering a sterile field with one uncuffed drape
d. removing a cover by lifting the drape from below the sterile field. - Answers - B.
There are 3 types of wound healing. Choose the option that describes secondary
intention:
a. The wound is approximated with no wound separation
b. the wound is cleaned, debrided, and packed.
c. the wound is vascularized.
d. delaying healing may result in weak tissue approximation and herniation. - Answers -
D.
Which description of additional skin closure options is applicable to a zipper closure?
a. Limited to use for superficial wounds
b. easier to remove than sutures
c. distributes skin-stretching forces over a side surface area.
d. a stand-alone skin approximation method or used in conjunction with suture closure. -
Answers - C.
Extravasation can lead to:
a. hyponatremia
b. pulmonary complications
c. intraabdominal compartment syndrome
d. hypervolemia - Answers - C.
A mechanical method of achieving surgical hemostasis includes the use of:
a. vasopressors
b. electrosurgical devices
c. sutures, staples, clips
d. vessel-sealing devices - Answers - C.
Most Post-operative complications occur within:
, a. 8 hrs.
b. 12 hrs.
c. 24 hrs
d. 48 hrs. - Answers - D.
Which of the following is not correct regarding the handling and use of cleaning
products?
a. Use a spray bottle to disperse solution
b. Label secondary containers when a product is poured from it's original container.
c. Cleaning equipment should not be shared between restricted and semi-restricted
areas.
d. Cleaning with a wet mop reduces the spread of contamination - Answers - A. Use a
spray bottle
Which is not a symptom of anaphylaxis?
a. Tachycardia
b. hypertension
c. abdominal pain
d. stridor - Answers - B. Hypertension
A culture of safety focuses on:
A. The individual healthcare provider
b. organizational care delivery
c. patient safety regulatory requirements
d. medical staff goals. - Answers - B. Organizational care delivery
Which of the following statements is incorrect about hazardous chemical agents in the
perioperative environment?
a. eyewash stations must be easily accessible within 20 seconds of use and storage
locations
b. agents include anesthetic gases and cleaning agents
c. formaldehyde is a carcinogenic agent
d. all hazardous agents should be handled according to the manufacturers IFU. -
Answers - A
Choose the option that describes the PPE necessary for health care personnel
transporting a patient who requires contact precautions:
a. PPE is required for all team members for each patient transport
b. PPE is not required for any patient transport
c. PPE is required for all team members when patient contact is necessary.
d. PPE is required for a designated team member when patient contact is necessary. -
Answers - C.
Why is water temperature an important consideration when cleaning instruments?
a. cool water makes it harder to remove soil from instrument crevices.
b. cool water prevents blood coagulation
Which of the following methods of estimating blood loss is the responsibility of the RN
Circulator?
a. Estimating blood in surgical sponges
b. Weighing surgical sponges
c. Ordering lab values
d. Requesting the use of a cell saver. - Answers - b. Weighing surgical sponges
The principle of covering or uncovering a sterile field include:
a. Covering multiple sterile fields to allow for quick turnover
b. Covering a portion of a sterile field until needed.
c. covering a sterile field with one uncuffed drape
d. removing a cover by lifting the drape from below the sterile field. - Answers - B.
There are 3 types of wound healing. Choose the option that describes secondary
intention:
a. The wound is approximated with no wound separation
b. the wound is cleaned, debrided, and packed.
c. the wound is vascularized.
d. delaying healing may result in weak tissue approximation and herniation. - Answers -
D.
Which description of additional skin closure options is applicable to a zipper closure?
a. Limited to use for superficial wounds
b. easier to remove than sutures
c. distributes skin-stretching forces over a side surface area.
d. a stand-alone skin approximation method or used in conjunction with suture closure. -
Answers - C.
Extravasation can lead to:
a. hyponatremia
b. pulmonary complications
c. intraabdominal compartment syndrome
d. hypervolemia - Answers - C.
A mechanical method of achieving surgical hemostasis includes the use of:
a. vasopressors
b. electrosurgical devices
c. sutures, staples, clips
d. vessel-sealing devices - Answers - C.
Most Post-operative complications occur within:
, a. 8 hrs.
b. 12 hrs.
c. 24 hrs
d. 48 hrs. - Answers - D.
Which of the following is not correct regarding the handling and use of cleaning
products?
a. Use a spray bottle to disperse solution
b. Label secondary containers when a product is poured from it's original container.
c. Cleaning equipment should not be shared between restricted and semi-restricted
areas.
d. Cleaning with a wet mop reduces the spread of contamination - Answers - A. Use a
spray bottle
Which is not a symptom of anaphylaxis?
a. Tachycardia
b. hypertension
c. abdominal pain
d. stridor - Answers - B. Hypertension
A culture of safety focuses on:
A. The individual healthcare provider
b. organizational care delivery
c. patient safety regulatory requirements
d. medical staff goals. - Answers - B. Organizational care delivery
Which of the following statements is incorrect about hazardous chemical agents in the
perioperative environment?
a. eyewash stations must be easily accessible within 20 seconds of use and storage
locations
b. agents include anesthetic gases and cleaning agents
c. formaldehyde is a carcinogenic agent
d. all hazardous agents should be handled according to the manufacturers IFU. -
Answers - A
Choose the option that describes the PPE necessary for health care personnel
transporting a patient who requires contact precautions:
a. PPE is required for all team members for each patient transport
b. PPE is not required for any patient transport
c. PPE is required for all team members when patient contact is necessary.
d. PPE is required for a designated team member when patient contact is necessary. -
Answers - C.
Why is water temperature an important consideration when cleaning instruments?
a. cool water makes it harder to remove soil from instrument crevices.
b. cool water prevents blood coagulation
