CNOR ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● 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
●● What is the temperature kept at in the packaging area?
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● 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
●● What is the temperature kept at in the packaging area?
