AORN PERIOP 101 CORE REVIEWS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following approaches would be most effective to ensure that the periop
team is able to take appropriate actions when a patient experiences an MH crisis? -
✔✔Prepare an MH protocol for the OR that outlines the role of the periop RN, verify
clinical competency in the protocol, and review this protocol periodically with the OR
staff
✔✔What type of mask should perioperative team members wear when caring for a
patient with confirmed varicella? - ✔✔Fit tested surgical N95 Respirator
✔✔When should leak testing of a flexible endoscope be performed? - ✔✔Before
manual cleaning and before it is placed into cleaning solution
✔✔A periop RN should inquire about an elderly patient's ability to perform ADL's in
order to assess the patient's - ✔✔functional baseline
✔✔The scrub RN has been using a new scrub product for 2 weeks and notices that his
hands have become reddened and abraded. What should he do before starting his
surgical scrub? - ✔✔*NOT* switch to an alcohol-based antiseptic
✔✔If possible, reusable semicritical items that are manufacturer-validated for
sterilization or high-level disinfection should receive. - ✔✔*NOT* sterilization or any
method of high-level disinfection
✔✔Which of the following measures should be taken to prevent accidental activation or
misdirection of laser beams? - ✔✔The leaser should be placed in the stand by mode
when it is not in use and the procedure is still occurring
, ✔✔Mr. Jones is 68, obese, HX of prostate cancer and cardiac disease. He is scheduled
for a length ortho knee procedure. It is important to recognize he is at risk for -
✔✔greater potential for VTE
✔✔What is the purpose of using sterile technique practices in the surgical environment?
- ✔✔preventing contamination of the sterile field and reducing the patient's risk for
surgical site infection
✔✔The final count should not be considered complete until all sponges used in closing
the wound - ✔✔Have been removed from the wound and returned to the scrub person.
✔✔Halfway through a bilateral lower extremity debridement and skin graft, the surgeon
requests the drapes be repositioned. What should the scrub RN do/say? - ✔✔Inform the
surgeon that once the drapes are placed, they should not be moved
✔✔A nurse's aide who is restocking sterile supplies in an OR should wear clean
surgical attire and a ______ - ✔✔*NOT* clean hat and surgical mask
✔✔Evidence suggests that the most common causes of sentinel events are
communication failure and incomplete or missing patient information - ✔✔
✔✔When repositioning the patient, the periop RN should place shoulder support
beneath the - ✔✔*NOT* overlay on top of the OR mattress
✔✔Which biological indicator should be used to test ethylene oxide sterilizer efficacy? -
✔✔Bacillus atrophaeus
✔✔If a state law does not specify a time frame for a physician to authenticate a verbal
order, the federal mandate requires the physician to authenticate the verbal order
within___ hours - ✔✔48
✔✔An adult woman is 5'9" and has a BMI of 26 is considered - ✔✔overweight
✔✔Periop RNs can demonstrate environmental responsibility in the periop setting by
advocating for the facility to - ✔✔*NOT* recycle single use sterile supplies
✔✔What is the benefit of reviewing and discussing an advance directives document
with the patient, family and periop team before a surgical procedure? - ✔✔Assists in
verifying the patient's wishes for his or her plan of care
✔✔What nursing activity can a periop RN delegate to an UAP? - ✔✔Organization of
supplies
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following approaches would be most effective to ensure that the periop
team is able to take appropriate actions when a patient experiences an MH crisis? -
✔✔Prepare an MH protocol for the OR that outlines the role of the periop RN, verify
clinical competency in the protocol, and review this protocol periodically with the OR
staff
✔✔What type of mask should perioperative team members wear when caring for a
patient with confirmed varicella? - ✔✔Fit tested surgical N95 Respirator
✔✔When should leak testing of a flexible endoscope be performed? - ✔✔Before
manual cleaning and before it is placed into cleaning solution
✔✔A periop RN should inquire about an elderly patient's ability to perform ADL's in
order to assess the patient's - ✔✔functional baseline
✔✔The scrub RN has been using a new scrub product for 2 weeks and notices that his
hands have become reddened and abraded. What should he do before starting his
surgical scrub? - ✔✔*NOT* switch to an alcohol-based antiseptic
✔✔If possible, reusable semicritical items that are manufacturer-validated for
sterilization or high-level disinfection should receive. - ✔✔*NOT* sterilization or any
method of high-level disinfection
✔✔Which of the following measures should be taken to prevent accidental activation or
misdirection of laser beams? - ✔✔The leaser should be placed in the stand by mode
when it is not in use and the procedure is still occurring
, ✔✔Mr. Jones is 68, obese, HX of prostate cancer and cardiac disease. He is scheduled
for a length ortho knee procedure. It is important to recognize he is at risk for -
✔✔greater potential for VTE
✔✔What is the purpose of using sterile technique practices in the surgical environment?
- ✔✔preventing contamination of the sterile field and reducing the patient's risk for
surgical site infection
✔✔The final count should not be considered complete until all sponges used in closing
the wound - ✔✔Have been removed from the wound and returned to the scrub person.
✔✔Halfway through a bilateral lower extremity debridement and skin graft, the surgeon
requests the drapes be repositioned. What should the scrub RN do/say? - ✔✔Inform the
surgeon that once the drapes are placed, they should not be moved
✔✔A nurse's aide who is restocking sterile supplies in an OR should wear clean
surgical attire and a ______ - ✔✔*NOT* clean hat and surgical mask
✔✔Evidence suggests that the most common causes of sentinel events are
communication failure and incomplete or missing patient information - ✔✔
✔✔When repositioning the patient, the periop RN should place shoulder support
beneath the - ✔✔*NOT* overlay on top of the OR mattress
✔✔Which biological indicator should be used to test ethylene oxide sterilizer efficacy? -
✔✔Bacillus atrophaeus
✔✔If a state law does not specify a time frame for a physician to authenticate a verbal
order, the federal mandate requires the physician to authenticate the verbal order
within___ hours - ✔✔48
✔✔An adult woman is 5'9" and has a BMI of 26 is considered - ✔✔overweight
✔✔Periop RNs can demonstrate environmental responsibility in the periop setting by
advocating for the facility to - ✔✔*NOT* recycle single use sterile supplies
✔✔What is the benefit of reviewing and discussing an advance directives document
with the patient, family and periop team before a surgical procedure? - ✔✔Assists in
verifying the patient's wishes for his or her plan of care
✔✔What nursing activity can a periop RN delegate to an UAP? - ✔✔Organization of
supplies
