CNOR PRACTICE NEWEST VERSION EXAM
QUESTIONS ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
The perioperative RN notes that the patient is taking garlic as a
prophylactic cold remedy. This information is reported to which of the
following health care providers?
A. The anesthesia care provider, as the herb can prolong bleeding
B. The Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA), as there will be less
need for electrocautery
C. The AM admit nurse, since it is not necessary to hang an IV
prophylactic antibiotic
D. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. The anesthesia care provider, as the herb
can prolong bleeding
During a local procedure, the nurse notices that the patient is exhibiting
a sense of uneasiness, agitation, coughing, and wheezing. The nurse
should suspect a/an:
A. toxic reaction to the local anesthesia
B. allergic reaction to the local anesthesia
C. series of side effects to local anesthesia
D. normal reaction to the local anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B.
allergic reaction to the local anesthesia
The _________________ lithotomy position is most often associated
with compartment syndrome.
A. frog-leg
B. standard
C. high
,D. low - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. high
Which of the following should be considered regarding the integrity of
packaging materials?
A. storage area should have air temperature below 75 degrees F
B. steam sterilized items should be placed onto storage shelves to cool
at room temperature
C. open-shelving storage units are preferable to closed cupboards
D. storage areas do not need to be secure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A.
storage area should have air temperature below 75 degrees F
Radiation seeds have been removed along with prostatic tissue during a
transurethral resection of the prostate. How should the tissue be
handled?
A. kept on the sterile field until the end of the case to prevent exposure
to other perioperative team member
B. Placed at the specimen pickup station for routine transport to
pathology
C. Direct transfer to the specimen container
D. Placed in a specimen container using forceps - CORRECT ANSWER✔
✔B. Placed at the specimen pickup station for routine transport to
pathology
The most effective process for transferring information related to
perioperative nursing care includes which of the following?
A. Telephone call and review of electronic medical record
B. Face-to-face report and a checklist
C. Verbal report by transporter to perioperative nurse
D. Anesthesia care provider report to PACU nurse - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔B. Face-to-face report and a checklist
,The accountability for surgical counts is a professional responsibility
that rests primarily on the...
A. scrub person and surgeon
B. RN circulator
C. RN circulator and surgeon
D. scrub person and RN circulator - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. scrub
person and RN circulator
When comparing the scope of the perioperative nurse's practice to the
scope of the surgical technician's practice, which of the following is a
correct statement?
A. Both the perioperative nurse and surgical technician care for patients
throughout the continuum of the perioperative phase
B. The scope of practice of the perioperative nurse is to care for
patients throughout the continuum of the perioperative phase, while
the scope of practice of the surgical technician is to prepare
instruments and supplies and maintain aseptic technique of the surgical
procedure.
C. Perioperative nurses collaborate and consult with physicians to care
for the patient throughout the perioperative phase, while surgical
technicians supervise ancillary staff and care for patients throughout
the perioperative phase.
D. The scope of practice of the perioperative nurse includes educating
patients and family members, while the scope of practi - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔B. The scope of practice of the perioperative nurse is to
care for patients throughout the continuum of the perioperative phase,
while the scope of practice of the surgical technician is to prepare
instruments and supplies and maintain aseptic technique of the surgical
procedure.
Initial assessment of the patient upon arrival of the postanesthesia care
unit (PACU) begins with...
A. assessing respiratory rate and rhythm
, B. noting oxygen saturation level
C. auscultation of breath sounds
D. determination of airway patency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D.
determination of airway patency
For a patient with a history of serum cholinesterase deficiency, which of
the following anesthetic agents should be avoided?
A. Succinylcholine
B. Atracurium
C. Desflurane
D. Nitrous Oxide - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Succinylcholine
___________________ protected types of mobile hospital tents and
containers are used in areas where nuclear, chemical, or biological
terrorism threat exists.
A. Environmentally
B. Thermally
C. Chemically
D. Medically - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Chemically
When delayed primary closure is required, the skin edges are closed
how many days after?
A. 4 to 6 days
B. 3 to 5 days
C. 1 to 3 days
D. 2 to 4 days - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. 4 to 6 days
____________________ is an ideal complementary therapy to
decrease patient anxiety during the intraoperative period, as there is no
contact between the practitioner's hands and the patient.
A. Massage
B. Therapeutic touch
QUESTIONS ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
The perioperative RN notes that the patient is taking garlic as a
prophylactic cold remedy. This information is reported to which of the
following health care providers?
A. The anesthesia care provider, as the herb can prolong bleeding
B. The Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA), as there will be less
need for electrocautery
C. The AM admit nurse, since it is not necessary to hang an IV
prophylactic antibiotic
D. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. The anesthesia care provider, as the herb
can prolong bleeding
During a local procedure, the nurse notices that the patient is exhibiting
a sense of uneasiness, agitation, coughing, and wheezing. The nurse
should suspect a/an:
A. toxic reaction to the local anesthesia
B. allergic reaction to the local anesthesia
C. series of side effects to local anesthesia
D. normal reaction to the local anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B.
allergic reaction to the local anesthesia
The _________________ lithotomy position is most often associated
with compartment syndrome.
A. frog-leg
B. standard
C. high
,D. low - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. high
Which of the following should be considered regarding the integrity of
packaging materials?
A. storage area should have air temperature below 75 degrees F
B. steam sterilized items should be placed onto storage shelves to cool
at room temperature
C. open-shelving storage units are preferable to closed cupboards
D. storage areas do not need to be secure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A.
storage area should have air temperature below 75 degrees F
Radiation seeds have been removed along with prostatic tissue during a
transurethral resection of the prostate. How should the tissue be
handled?
A. kept on the sterile field until the end of the case to prevent exposure
to other perioperative team member
B. Placed at the specimen pickup station for routine transport to
pathology
C. Direct transfer to the specimen container
D. Placed in a specimen container using forceps - CORRECT ANSWER✔
✔B. Placed at the specimen pickup station for routine transport to
pathology
The most effective process for transferring information related to
perioperative nursing care includes which of the following?
A. Telephone call and review of electronic medical record
B. Face-to-face report and a checklist
C. Verbal report by transporter to perioperative nurse
D. Anesthesia care provider report to PACU nurse - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔B. Face-to-face report and a checklist
,The accountability for surgical counts is a professional responsibility
that rests primarily on the...
A. scrub person and surgeon
B. RN circulator
C. RN circulator and surgeon
D. scrub person and RN circulator - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. scrub
person and RN circulator
When comparing the scope of the perioperative nurse's practice to the
scope of the surgical technician's practice, which of the following is a
correct statement?
A. Both the perioperative nurse and surgical technician care for patients
throughout the continuum of the perioperative phase
B. The scope of practice of the perioperative nurse is to care for
patients throughout the continuum of the perioperative phase, while
the scope of practice of the surgical technician is to prepare
instruments and supplies and maintain aseptic technique of the surgical
procedure.
C. Perioperative nurses collaborate and consult with physicians to care
for the patient throughout the perioperative phase, while surgical
technicians supervise ancillary staff and care for patients throughout
the perioperative phase.
D. The scope of practice of the perioperative nurse includes educating
patients and family members, while the scope of practi - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔B. The scope of practice of the perioperative nurse is to
care for patients throughout the continuum of the perioperative phase,
while the scope of practice of the surgical technician is to prepare
instruments and supplies and maintain aseptic technique of the surgical
procedure.
Initial assessment of the patient upon arrival of the postanesthesia care
unit (PACU) begins with...
A. assessing respiratory rate and rhythm
, B. noting oxygen saturation level
C. auscultation of breath sounds
D. determination of airway patency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D.
determination of airway patency
For a patient with a history of serum cholinesterase deficiency, which of
the following anesthetic agents should be avoided?
A. Succinylcholine
B. Atracurium
C. Desflurane
D. Nitrous Oxide - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Succinylcholine
___________________ protected types of mobile hospital tents and
containers are used in areas where nuclear, chemical, or biological
terrorism threat exists.
A. Environmentally
B. Thermally
C. Chemically
D. Medically - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Chemically
When delayed primary closure is required, the skin edges are closed
how many days after?
A. 4 to 6 days
B. 3 to 5 days
C. 1 to 3 days
D. 2 to 4 days - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. 4 to 6 days
____________________ is an ideal complementary therapy to
decrease patient anxiety during the intraoperative period, as there is no
contact between the practitioner's hands and the patient.
A. Massage
B. Therapeutic touch
