CNOR Practice Exam Prep by CCI Questions and Answers |100% Pass

CNOR Practice Exam Prep by CCI Questions and Answers |100% Pass Which patient population is more sensitive to dosage errors A. Male patients 25-40 B. Bariatric patients C. A patient with a history of polypharmacy D. Pediatric patients - Answer-D. Pediatric patients The National Patient Safety Goals directed at improving staff communication review the need for A. ensuring important test results are communicated to the right person on time B. transferring patients to the correct next level of care C. completing perioperative charting prior to transfer to the postanesthesia care unit D. Conducting a daily huddle on the unit - Answer-A, ensuring important test results are communicated to the right person on time Which of the following is a potential contraindication to the use of a pneumatic tourniquet? A. Pt has undergone prev joint replacement surgery B. Pt is older than 80 years old C. Pt has sickle cell anemia EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 2/37 D. Pt's operative extremity has been shaved - Answer-C. Sickle cell anemia Which of the following is part of the surgical check list A. When the pt last ate food or drank fluids B. whether any special equipment, devices or implants will be needed C. Whom the surgeon should talk to after surgery D. What pharmacy the patient uses - Answer-B. Whether any special equipment, devices or implants will be needed A pt taking ginger preoperatively is at risk for surgical complications that include bleeding, hypotension and A. hypoglycemia B. Bradycardia C. hypokalemia D. liver dysfunction - Answer-B. Bradycardia A patient is on long term acetyl salicylic acid therapy. Preoperatively, the pt should be counselled to discontinue taking the medication _________ prior to surgery A. 1 week B. 2 weeks C. 3 weeks D. 4 weeks - Answer-B. 2 weeks EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 3/37 A pt-specific risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is A. a prev hx of stroke B. duration of surgery C. intraoperative position D. use of a pneumatic tourniquet - Answer-A. previous history of stroke Actively warming surgical patients with forced air to prevent hypothermia should begin A. as soon as the patient enters the OR or procedure room B. In the recovery room C. in the preoperative holding area D. just before the surgeon makes the incision - Answer-C. in the preoperative holding area Which of the following indicators demonstrates a patient who is at increased risk of developing a pressure ulcer during a surgical procedure A. Aged 50 or older B. Hx of recent gallbladder surgery C. Female D. Poor preoperative nutritional status - Answer-D. Poor preoperative nutritional status Based on data collected during the patient assessment, the perioperative RN A. identifies an outcome B. Formulates a nursing diagnosis EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 4/37 C. develops a plan of care D. performs nursing interventions - Answer-B. formulates a nursing diagnosis Liquid peracetic acid low-temperature sterilant is used for devices that meet all of the following criteria except: A. Device must be approved for this process B. Device must be heat sensitive C. Device must be aerated D. Device must be immersed - Answer-C. Device must be aerated During surgery the patients respirations become increasingly shallow, and the pupils become smaller and smaller until they are pinpoint. How should this situation be managed? A. The patient should be extubated and bagged with 100% oxygen B. This is normal and is not cause for alarm C. The anesthetic should be discontinued, and a narcotic antagonist such as naloxone (Narcan) should be administered D. Oxygen should be increased while anesthetic is decreased - Answer-C. The anesthetic should be discontinued, and a narcotic antagonist such as naloxone (Narcan) should be administered NPO Guidelines: Food and fluids as desired - Answer-Up to 8 hours NPO Guidelines EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 5/37 Light meal (toast, clear liquids, infant formula, non human milk) - Answer-Up to 6 hours NPO Guidelines Breast Milk - Answer-Up to 4 hours NPO Guidelines Clear liquids only, NO solid food or foods with fat content - Answer-Up to 2 hours NPO Guidelines No solids or liquids - Answer-During the 2 hours until surgical times After a person with an airborne disease has been cared for in the OR, the OR should be closed and not cleaned until.. - Answer-99% of the airborne particles have been removed from the air (eg 15 air exchanges/hour for 28 minutes) Airborne precautions are instated for pathogens that are how big? - Answer-Small, 5 micrometers or less and can therefore can stay suspended in the air. Which precaution has pathogens greater than 5 micrometers in size - Answer-Droplet What diseases are present for Contact precautions - Answer-HIV HEP B HEP C Staph aureus C-Diff What Herbs may increase bleeding - Answer-Feverfew EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 6/37 Garlic Ginger Ginko Biloba Ginseng Vitamin E What Herbs may cause liver Inflammation - Answer-Echinacea Kava What Herbs may elevate Blood Pressure - Answer-Goldenseal Licorice What Herbs may prolong the effects of anesthesia - Answer-Kava St. johns Wort Valerian What are the three tenets that radiation safety is based on - Answer-Time, distance and sheilding A patients life threatening injuries prevent required hair removal before transfer to the OR. The best course of action for the perioperative nurse to follow is to A. Leave the hair at the incision site and prep the patient B. use a razor and 3" cloth tape to remove the hair C. moisten the area to be prepped and use a disposable clipper EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 7/37 D. use a depilatory cream on the surgical site - Answer-C. moisten the area to be prepped and use a disposable clipper When prescribed, intermittent pneumatic compression devices should be applied and functioning A. after the administration of regional or gen anesthesia B. before the admin of regional or gen anesthesia C. before the patient arrives in the operating or procedure room D. after the patient arrives in the operating or procedure room - Answer-B. before the admin of regional or gen anesthesia In planning for the transfer of an 18 pound child to the gurney after bilateral myringotomies with insertion of ear tubes, the perioperative nurse plans for which of the following patient transfer aides A. A lateral transfer device, one caregiver, and the anesthesia professional B. A lateral transfer device, two caregivers, and the anesthesia professional C. A lateral transfer device, three caregivers, and the anesthesia professional D. A mechanical list device, three caregivers and the anesthesia professional - Answer-A. A lateral transfer device, one caregiver, and the anesthesia professional ( any patient under 52 pounds) Lead shielding used to minimize the patients exposure to ionizing radiation should be placed A. between the patient and the source of radiation, but not within the path of