AORN PERIOP 101 ALL STUDY GUIDE ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔An 18 year old patient who received 10mg of Versed during a rhinoplasty becomes
cyanotic and unresponsive. The periop RN suspects Versed overdose and should
immediately - ✔✔*NOT* administer flumazenil
✔✔According to the American Red Cross, the storage conditions and shelf life for
platelets are - ✔✔store at room temp with constant agitation to prevent clumping, shelf
life is 5 days
✔✔Sam is having surgery. His wife, Sarah does not want him to. Sam says he needs
surgery. This is an example of - ✔✔Patients have the right to self determination
✔✔Recent studies have identified that a ______ has been linked to an increase in
patient care errors and worker injuries. - ✔✔12 hour shift
✔✔When should the team discuss whether the surgeon is planning to use a pneumatic
tourniquet during the patient's surgery? - ✔✔During the preoperative briefing
✔✔Haz spill kits should be stored in case cart, readily available. - ✔✔No, the new
manager is not correct, the current practice is correct.
✔✔Which QI method represents the best practices and best performance for similar
activities inside or outside of a healthcare organization? - ✔✔Benchmarking
✔✔Which assessment tool can assist the periop RN to assess the patient's pain? -
✔✔visual analog scale
, ✔✔A periop RN walks past an open locker and notices several syringes of anesthesia
meds in the locker. What should periop RN do? - ✔✔Report what she saw to her
supervisor
✔✔What is the cause of most patient positioning injuries? - ✔✔Mechanisms involving
compression or stretching
✔✔What factors have contributed to the significant decline in Hep B infections in
healthcare workers? - ✔✔*NOT* Universal precautions (maybe...he number of HBV
infections in health care workers has declined significantly with the widespread adoption
of HBV immunizations and standard precautions.)
✔✔When providing care for a patient who is suspected to be infected with Varicella
zoster, the periop RN should follow what type of precautions in addition to standard? -
✔✔Airborne precautions
✔✔What type of radiation might perioperative team members be exposed to? -
✔✔Primary, leakage, and scatter
✔✔The patient's intermittent pneumatic compression device should remain on for a
minimum of how many hours per day during the intraop and immediate postop period? -
✔✔18 hours
✔✔In addition to general room ventilation, what other primary control is recommended
to protect health care personnel from occupational exposure to airborne contaminants
generated by energy producing devices such as electrosurgical units? - ✔✔Smoke
evacuation
✔✔When a patient is positioned in an extreme position of the head or if an arm is
positioned at greater than 90 degrees, the patient is at risk for injuries to the ______ -
✔✔brachial plexus
✔✔A principle concept that the perioperative RN should be aware of during the cleaning
of instruments is that after an operative or invasive procedure - ✔✔all instruments
opened for the procedure are to be taken to the decontamination area and placed in a
perforated or mesh bottom instrument tray to allow all surfaces to be exposed when
processed in an automated cleaner
✔✔The periop RN is reviewing the medical records for a patient scheduled for a central
line placement procedure. Physician orders for DNR are written. The periop RN should
verify whether a discussion has taken place with patient, family surgeon and anesthesia
professional to include - ✔✔potential outcomes for the patient with and without
resuscitation measures
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔An 18 year old patient who received 10mg of Versed during a rhinoplasty becomes
cyanotic and unresponsive. The periop RN suspects Versed overdose and should
immediately - ✔✔*NOT* administer flumazenil
✔✔According to the American Red Cross, the storage conditions and shelf life for
platelets are - ✔✔store at room temp with constant agitation to prevent clumping, shelf
life is 5 days
✔✔Sam is having surgery. His wife, Sarah does not want him to. Sam says he needs
surgery. This is an example of - ✔✔Patients have the right to self determination
✔✔Recent studies have identified that a ______ has been linked to an increase in
patient care errors and worker injuries. - ✔✔12 hour shift
✔✔When should the team discuss whether the surgeon is planning to use a pneumatic
tourniquet during the patient's surgery? - ✔✔During the preoperative briefing
✔✔Haz spill kits should be stored in case cart, readily available. - ✔✔No, the new
manager is not correct, the current practice is correct.
✔✔Which QI method represents the best practices and best performance for similar
activities inside or outside of a healthcare organization? - ✔✔Benchmarking
✔✔Which assessment tool can assist the periop RN to assess the patient's pain? -
✔✔visual analog scale
, ✔✔A periop RN walks past an open locker and notices several syringes of anesthesia
meds in the locker. What should periop RN do? - ✔✔Report what she saw to her
supervisor
✔✔What is the cause of most patient positioning injuries? - ✔✔Mechanisms involving
compression or stretching
✔✔What factors have contributed to the significant decline in Hep B infections in
healthcare workers? - ✔✔*NOT* Universal precautions (maybe...he number of HBV
infections in health care workers has declined significantly with the widespread adoption
of HBV immunizations and standard precautions.)
✔✔When providing care for a patient who is suspected to be infected with Varicella
zoster, the periop RN should follow what type of precautions in addition to standard? -
✔✔Airborne precautions
✔✔What type of radiation might perioperative team members be exposed to? -
✔✔Primary, leakage, and scatter
✔✔The patient's intermittent pneumatic compression device should remain on for a
minimum of how many hours per day during the intraop and immediate postop period? -
✔✔18 hours
✔✔In addition to general room ventilation, what other primary control is recommended
to protect health care personnel from occupational exposure to airborne contaminants
generated by energy producing devices such as electrosurgical units? - ✔✔Smoke
evacuation
✔✔When a patient is positioned in an extreme position of the head or if an arm is
positioned at greater than 90 degrees, the patient is at risk for injuries to the ______ -
✔✔brachial plexus
✔✔A principle concept that the perioperative RN should be aware of during the cleaning
of instruments is that after an operative or invasive procedure - ✔✔all instruments
opened for the procedure are to be taken to the decontamination area and placed in a
perforated or mesh bottom instrument tray to allow all surfaces to be exposed when
processed in an automated cleaner
✔✔The periop RN is reviewing the medical records for a patient scheduled for a central
line placement procedure. Physician orders for DNR are written. The periop RN should
verify whether a discussion has taken place with patient, family surgeon and anesthesia
professional to include - ✔✔potential outcomes for the patient with and without
resuscitation measures
