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Question 1.
b -✓✓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:
a. Accept the surgeon's response without comment and fill out an incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of hospital policy and document subsequent actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of the surgeon's wishes
d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask for advice
Question 2.
d -✓✓A new employee unknowingly dispensed an unsterile solution to the sterile field.
The following day, the supervisor learns of the incident. The supervisor's first action
would be to:
a. Initiate an incident report
b. Instruct the employee on the technique of reading labels
c. Counsel the employee verbally
d. Notify the surgeon of the break in technique
Question 3.
c -✓✓Due to an emergency, the perioperative nurse is unable to conduct the sponge,
sharps, and instrument counts. At the conclusion of the surgery, the nurse should:
a. Ask the surgeon to sign the count
b. Immediately notify the OR supervisor
c. Document the absence of counts
d. Refuse to sign the sponge count record
Question 4.
a -✓✓The optimum patient position provides:
a. Access and exposure, maintains circulatory and respiratory functions, and does not
compromise neuromuscular structures.
b. Optimum access and exposure to surgical site, with no permanent compromise to
neuromuscular structures.
c. Access for the surgeon, does not compromise the neuromuscular structures, and
maintains an adequate airway for the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory and respiratory functions, does not compromise neuromuscular
structures, and maintains body alignment.
•c
Correct Answer: A patient who is 8 months pregnant is to undergo an
emergency laparotomy. In planning nursing care for this patient, the
perioperative nurse should have available a wedge cushion or pillow to place
,under the patient's:
a. Knees
b. Left side
c. Right side
d. Shoulders
Question 5.
b -✓✓You're loading the sterilizer with trays and wrapped towels. The correct
configuration would be:
a. The towels are on the bottom shelf and the trays on the top shelf
b. The towels are on the top shelf and the trays are on the bottom shelf
c. The trays and towels go on the top shelf and leave the bottom shelf empty
d. There is no specific configuration when there is a mixed load of trays and wrapped
textiles
Question 6.
b -✓✓During the induction of anesthesia, the perioperative nurse may notice
fasciculation as a response to which of the following depolarizing muscle relaxants?
a. Tubocurarine chloride (curare)
b. Succinylcholine chloride (Anectine)
c. Atracurium besylate (Tracrium)
d. Pancuronium bromide (Pavulon)
Question 7.
a -✓✓The ER notifies you that it has an 18-yr-old patient who was in a sledding accident
and who is accompanied by his parents. The patient is alert, oriented, in pain, has a
blood pressure of 80/60, pulse of 120, and RR of 24. The abdomen is distended and
tender. After being transferred to the OR bed, the patient is very apprehensive and
complains of being cold. The nurse should confirm the patient's name, allergies, and
operative procedure by:
a. Speaking with the patient and reading the patient's chart
b. Telephone conversation with the ER nurse
c. Use of the ER record provided
d. Telephone conversation with a parent of the patient
Question 8.
b -✓✓A critically injured patient requires immediate surgery, but all unassigned
personnel have limited OR experience. In this situation, the charge nurse should:
a. Assist the available personnel in caring for the patient
b. Reassign experienced personnel to the emergency procedure
c. Personally assume care for the critically injured patient
d. Call in additional personnel to handle the emergency
•d
,Correct Answer: The nurse's initial response to a patient who develops signs
of cyanosis during the preoperative assessment is to:
a. Administer O2 and start an IV line
b. Begin CPR
c. Read the history and physical to determine health status
d. Assess for breath sounds and airway obstruction
Question 9.
critical
Correct Answer: *SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-Must be sterile -Will enter sterile tissue or the vascular system
Question 10.
critical
Correct Answer: *SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-Instruments -Cutting endoscopic accessories and endoscopes (ex. BIOPSY
FORCEPS) -Cardiac and urinary catheters (still fall into this category even
though it does not meet the TRUE definition)
Question 11.
semi-critical
Correct Answer: *SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-SHOULD be sterile, but high-level disinfection (kills everything EXCEPT
SPORES) acceptable if manufacturers' instructions require (going to be
sterilized unless manufacturer specifically says not to) -Contacts broken skin
or mucous membrane
Question 12.
semi-critical
Correct Answer: *SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-Respiratory therapy -Anesthesia equipment -Bronchoscopes -GI endoscopes
Question 13.
non-critical
Correct Answer: *SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-Intermediate or low-level disinfection or cleaning -Will come in contact with
, skin -Ex. washing with soap and water/wiping equipment down/laundry
• non-critical -✓✓*SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-OR bed -Linens -EKG leads -BP cuffs -Tourniquets
Question 14.
true
Correct Answer: TRUE OR FALSE
There needs to be a physical separation (or a wall) between a
decontamination area and processing area where instruments are processed
Question 15.
decontamination
Correct Answer: *Sterile Processing*
Decontamination area or processing area?
-Has a high bioburden -NEGATIVE airflow -LOWER temperature
Question 16.
processing
Correct Answer: *Sterile Processing*
Decontamination area or processing area?
-POSITIVE airflow -HIGHER temperature
Question 17.
false
Correct Answer: True or false
You can skip the decontamination process in sterile processing
Question 18.
no
Correct Answer: Can you walk through a decontamination area with sterile
supplies in your hand?
Question 19.
no
Correct Answer: Can you walk through a place with autoclaves with soiled
instruments in your hand?
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Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
b -✓✓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:
a. Accept the surgeon's response without comment and fill out an incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of hospital policy and document subsequent actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of the surgeon's wishes
d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask for advice
Question 2.
d -✓✓A new employee unknowingly dispensed an unsterile solution to the sterile field.
The following day, the supervisor learns of the incident. The supervisor's first action
would be to:
a. Initiate an incident report
b. Instruct the employee on the technique of reading labels
c. Counsel the employee verbally
d. Notify the surgeon of the break in technique
Question 3.
c -✓✓Due to an emergency, the perioperative nurse is unable to conduct the sponge,
sharps, and instrument counts. At the conclusion of the surgery, the nurse should:
a. Ask the surgeon to sign the count
b. Immediately notify the OR supervisor
c. Document the absence of counts
d. Refuse to sign the sponge count record
Question 4.
a -✓✓The optimum patient position provides:
a. Access and exposure, maintains circulatory and respiratory functions, and does not
compromise neuromuscular structures.
b. Optimum access and exposure to surgical site, with no permanent compromise to
neuromuscular structures.
c. Access for the surgeon, does not compromise the neuromuscular structures, and
maintains an adequate airway for the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory and respiratory functions, does not compromise neuromuscular
structures, and maintains body alignment.
•c
Correct Answer: A patient who is 8 months pregnant is to undergo an
emergency laparotomy. In planning nursing care for this patient, the
perioperative nurse should have available a wedge cushion or pillow to place
,under the patient's:
a. Knees
b. Left side
c. Right side
d. Shoulders
Question 5.
b -✓✓You're loading the sterilizer with trays and wrapped towels. The correct
configuration would be:
a. The towels are on the bottom shelf and the trays on the top shelf
b. The towels are on the top shelf and the trays are on the bottom shelf
c. The trays and towels go on the top shelf and leave the bottom shelf empty
d. There is no specific configuration when there is a mixed load of trays and wrapped
textiles
Question 6.
b -✓✓During the induction of anesthesia, the perioperative nurse may notice
fasciculation as a response to which of the following depolarizing muscle relaxants?
a. Tubocurarine chloride (curare)
b. Succinylcholine chloride (Anectine)
c. Atracurium besylate (Tracrium)
d. Pancuronium bromide (Pavulon)
Question 7.
a -✓✓The ER notifies you that it has an 18-yr-old patient who was in a sledding accident
and who is accompanied by his parents. The patient is alert, oriented, in pain, has a
blood pressure of 80/60, pulse of 120, and RR of 24. The abdomen is distended and
tender. After being transferred to the OR bed, the patient is very apprehensive and
complains of being cold. The nurse should confirm the patient's name, allergies, and
operative procedure by:
a. Speaking with the patient and reading the patient's chart
b. Telephone conversation with the ER nurse
c. Use of the ER record provided
d. Telephone conversation with a parent of the patient
Question 8.
b -✓✓A critically injured patient requires immediate surgery, but all unassigned
personnel have limited OR experience. In this situation, the charge nurse should:
a. Assist the available personnel in caring for the patient
b. Reassign experienced personnel to the emergency procedure
c. Personally assume care for the critically injured patient
d. Call in additional personnel to handle the emergency
•d
,Correct Answer: The nurse's initial response to a patient who develops signs
of cyanosis during the preoperative assessment is to:
a. Administer O2 and start an IV line
b. Begin CPR
c. Read the history and physical to determine health status
d. Assess for breath sounds and airway obstruction
Question 9.
critical
Correct Answer: *SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-Must be sterile -Will enter sterile tissue or the vascular system
Question 10.
critical
Correct Answer: *SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-Instruments -Cutting endoscopic accessories and endoscopes (ex. BIOPSY
FORCEPS) -Cardiac and urinary catheters (still fall into this category even
though it does not meet the TRUE definition)
Question 11.
semi-critical
Correct Answer: *SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-SHOULD be sterile, but high-level disinfection (kills everything EXCEPT
SPORES) acceptable if manufacturers' instructions require (going to be
sterilized unless manufacturer specifically says not to) -Contacts broken skin
or mucous membrane
Question 12.
semi-critical
Correct Answer: *SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-Respiratory therapy -Anesthesia equipment -Bronchoscopes -GI endoscopes
Question 13.
non-critical
Correct Answer: *SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-Intermediate or low-level disinfection or cleaning -Will come in contact with
, skin -Ex. washing with soap and water/wiping equipment down/laundry
• non-critical -✓✓*SPAULDING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM* Critical, semi-critical,
or non-critical?
-OR bed -Linens -EKG leads -BP cuffs -Tourniquets
Question 14.
true
Correct Answer: TRUE OR FALSE
There needs to be a physical separation (or a wall) between a
decontamination area and processing area where instruments are processed
Question 15.
decontamination
Correct Answer: *Sterile Processing*
Decontamination area or processing area?
-Has a high bioburden -NEGATIVE airflow -LOWER temperature
Question 16.
processing
Correct Answer: *Sterile Processing*
Decontamination area or processing area?
-POSITIVE airflow -HIGHER temperature
Question 17.
false
Correct Answer: True or false
You can skip the decontamination process in sterile processing
Question 18.
no
Correct Answer: Can you walk through a decontamination area with sterile
supplies in your hand?
Question 19.
no
Correct Answer: Can you walk through a place with autoclaves with soiled
instruments in your hand?
