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CNOR Latest 2026 Certification Exam Study Guide | Current Edition Solutions When should assistive technology be used when transfering a patient? - answer - When one team member is required to lift more than 35lbs of patient Time for surgeon to authenticate verbal orders (federal mandate, not hospital policy) - answer - 48 hours Examples of clinical alarms - answer - alarms on cardiac monitors anesthesia machines, ventilators (visual, auditory or both) Universal Protocol - answer - prevent wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong surgery 1. Preop/ procedure verification process 2. marking site 3. time out * part of assessment phase of Nursing Process National Patient Safety Goals Examples of full body patient transfer devices - answer - air-assisted transfer mattresses (hovermats), full body slides, mechanical lifting equipment Examples of safety-engineered devices to prevent sharps injuries - answer - blunt suture needles, safety scalpels, needless systems, alternate wound closures Contact time - answer - specific length of time disinfectants can remain in contact w/ microorganisms to achieve disinfection For every time of equipment of supply used on or for patient, what document should always be followed? - answer - IFU- manufacturer's instructions for use Adverse reactions to polymethymethacrylate (bone cement) - answer - hypotension, cardiac arrest, CVA, pulmonary embolism, fat embolism, hypersensitivity, thrombophlebitis, death RN's action after hearing a verbal order from Dr - answer - read back the order Symptoms of local anesthetic systemic toxicity - answer - metallic taste, confusion, dizziness, numbness (initial phase) Indication for use of BSS (Endosol) (balanced salt solution) - answer - keep eye moist during surgery Effective meds to reduce postop N/V - answer - Droperidol, Ondansetron, Promethazine Maximum number of meds prep RN should compound in periop suite - answer - Three What type of muscle cell is affected during MH? - answer - Skeletal Examples of research evidence - answer - RCTs, systematic reviews, quasi-experimental studies Standardized language that reflects period nursing practices? - answer - Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) Examples of non-absorbable suture materials - answer - cotton, milk, nylon sutures implant that reduces tremors, involuntary movements, gait problems for Parkinson's - answer - Deep brain stimulator What is Unique Device Identification? - answer - FDA requirement; every device has a number (also on package); for implantable life-supporting, sustaining devices Risk assessment for pressure injuries - answer - Braden Scale, Munro Scale, Scott Triggers Tool Using prophylactic dressings applied to healthy skin that is at risk for pressure injury may reduce effects of - answer - pressure, shear, friction Scatter radiation - answer - reflected off patient, table, shielding, material (secondary radiation) risk to personnel in room Leakage Radiation - answer - emanates from X-ray tube housing (secondary radiation) Remnant Radiation - answer - exits patient & imparts image on film poses little threat to personnel The timing of the administration of a preoperative prophylactic antibiotic, when ordered for a patient whose plan of care includes the use of a pneumatic tourniquet, should be based on the - answer - goal of achieving optimal tissue concentration & policy/ procedures of hospital Limb occlusion pressure is the pneumatic tourniquet pressure required to occlude ___________ blood flow in the limb. - answer - arterial Before the pneumatic tourniquet is inflated, guidelines include the extremity may be exsanguinated by - answer - using an elastic wrap elevating the limb The orthopedic surgeon and the anesthesia professional should determine the initial tourniquet inflation pressure by measuringthe patient's - answer - limb occlusion pressure During application of a pneumatic tourniquet to an extremity, the perioperative RN should position the cuf