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CNOR Exam Preparation 2026/2027 | 300+ Practice Questions & Answers | Sterilization, Anesthesia, Patient Safety, Surgical Procedures & Perioperative Nursing

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This 47-page CNOR Exam Preparation 2026/2027 study resource contains 300+ practice and review questions with answers covering core concepts relevant to perioperative nursing and CNOR exam preparation. The material begins with surgical incisions, normal laboratory values, acid-base balance, local anesthesia complications, surgical counts, decontamination standards, blood products, pneumatic tourniquets, wound healing, and sterilization before progressing into more detailed clinical and perioperative scenarios. A major portion of the document focuses on sterile processing and infection prevention, including decontamination, Spaulding classifications of critical, semi-critical, and non-critical items, steam sterilization, dynamic/pre-vacuum and gravity-displacement sterilizers, Bowie-Dick testing, biological and chemical indicators, ethylene oxide, peracetic acid, dry heat, ozone, endoscope reprocessing, and sterile storage. It also reviews anesthesia and pharmacology, including balanced anesthesia, regional anesthesia, ketamine, midazolam, local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST), malignant hyperthermia, dantrolene/Ryanodex, medication reversal agents, and anesthetic gas exposure. The clinical content extends to perioperative patient assessment and safety, including the nursing process, delegation, informed consent and legal concepts, blood loss and replacement, cardiovascular monitoring, Swan-Ganz catheters, CVP and cardiac output, electrolyte abnormalities, respiratory and metabolic acid-base disorders, pediatric perioperative care, sickle cell considerations, postoperative recovery, wound complications, and emergency responses. The later material also reviews surgical positioning and associated nerve injuries, surgical skin preparation, fire and laser safety, electrosurgery, orthopedic procedures, surgical instruments, malignant hyperthermia, and postoperative complications. The question bank uses a combination of direct question-and-answer review, clinical scenarios, multiple-choice questions, definitions, calculations, normal laboratory ranges, and rapid-recall facts, making it particularly useful for active recall and final exam revision. The uploaded document identifies itself as CNOR Exam Preparation 2026/2027 and does not name a university or other educational institution, so a university name has not been fabricated for the listing. Relevant Students: Registered nurses preparing for the CNOR certification examination, perioperative nursing students, operating room nurses, OR nurse residents and new hires, nurses completing perioperative orientation, surgical nursing students, sterile-processing learners, and healthcare professionals seeking additional review of operating-room safety, sterilization, anesthesia, and perioperative patient care. Keywords: CNOR exam 2026, CNOR exam 2027, CNOR exam preparation, CNOR practice questions, CNOR questions and answers, CNOR study guide, CNOR certification, CNOR test bank, perioperative nursing exam, perioperative nursing questions, operating room nursing, OR nurse certification, surgical nursing questions, sterile processing, sterilization, Spaulding classification, anesthesia nursing, malignant hyperthermia, local anesthetic systemic toxicity, LAST treatment, surgical positioning, infection prevention, Bowie Dick test, steam sterilization, patient safety, nursing process, surgical instruments, wound healing, endoscope reprocessing, perioperative pharmacology, CNOR review questions

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Cholecystectomy incision needed - ANSWER ✔✔Krocher's incision


Gallbladder, Liver incision name - ANSWER ✔✔Midline incision


Appendicitis incsion - ANSWER ✔✔Mc Burney's Pont incision


Incision for GYN Pelvic Surgery and Prostatic Surgery - ANSWER

✔✔Pfannenstiel incision


Normal Hemoglobin levels for men - ANSWER ✔✔13.5-17.5


Normal Hemoglobin for women - ANSWER ✔✔12-16

,Na+ normal level - ANSWER ✔✔135-145


Normal Potassium Level - ANSWER ✔✔3.5-5.0


Normal Ph level - ANSWER ✔✔7.35-7.45


PaCO2 normal level - ANSWER ✔✔35-45


PaO2 normal level - ANSWER ✔✔80-100


HCO3 normal level - ANSWER ✔✔22-28


Ammonia normal level - ANSWER ✔✔9.5-49mcg/dl


ALT liver function normal level - ANSWER ✔✔0-35


Albumin normal level - ANSWER ✔✔4-6


Hct normal level for male - ANSWER ✔✔39-49


Hct normal level for female - ANSWER ✔✔35-45


What piece of equipment do you need for a vasvagotomy? -

ANSWER ✔✔microscope


During a procedure under local anesthesia, the patient complains of

circumoral numbness, blurred vision and dizziness. What should be the

immediate action of the preoperative nurse monitoring this patient? -

ANSWER ✔✔Ensure an airway

,The circulating nurse 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 : - ANSWER ✔✔inform the surgeon of the hospital policy and

document subsequent actions

A new employee unknowingly dispensed an unsterile solution to the

sterile field. The following day the supervisor learns of the incident. The

supervisors first action would be to: - ANSWER ✔✔Notify surgeon of

the break in technique


Where does decontamination begin? - ANSWER ✔✔Starts at the

field, with wiping the instruments to keep the bioburden down

How many air exchanges does Decontamination area have? -

ANSWER ✔✔6 air exchanges per hour


What temperature does decontamination area need to be set at? -

ANSWER ✔✔68-73 degrees


What is the humidity setting for decontamination area? - ANSWER

✔✔30%-60%


What is TASS? - ANSWER ✔✔Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome-

from contaminates left on eye instruments

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, What is the temperature kept at in the packaging area? - ANSWER

✔✔64-73 degrees


What is the humidity settings kept at in the packaging area? -

ANSWER ✔✔35-70%


How do you reverse the effects of FFP? - ANSWER ✔✔Coumadin

(Warfin)


Assault is defined as? - ANSWER ✔✔Threat to do harm


Which sterilizer forces air from the sterilizer chamber? - ANSWER

✔✔Gravity displacement


What must you have before putting in an A-Line? - ANSWER

✔✔Allen's Test


Which facial lines would a surgeon use to remove a lesion? -

ANSWER ✔✔Langer Lines


Kraske Position is also known as? - ANSWER ✔✔Jack Knife


What is hematopoiesis? - ANSWER ✔✔The body making new blood

cells

Causes of metabolic

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