Healthstream Module QUESTIONS
and answers
Hallways leading to the OR and the sterile processing areas are designated as
........ areas of the perioperative environment?✔✔Semi-restricted
The airflow in an OR has a(n) ...... pressure relationship to the adjacent OR
hallway?✔✔Positive
Which of the following areas in a perioperative environment is considered a
restricted area?✔✔Operating Room
Which team member establishes the sterile field and passes instruments to the
surgeon?✔✔scrub person
What is the primary medication to treat a patient experiencing a malignant
hyperthermia (MH) crisis?✔✔Dantrolene sodium
Which of the following is NOT a fire prevention practice during surgery?
1. place the electrosurgical pencil in a holster when not in use.
2. have fluids for irrigation immediately available on the sterile field.
3. include a discussion of the fire risk assessment during the preop briefing.
4. verify the patient's position during the time out.✔✔4. Verify the patient's
position during the time out.
What is considered an ignition source that may cause a fire to ignite during
surgery?✔✔electrosurgery and laser.
,Which intervention should be implemented immediately when a fire occurs in
a patient's airway?✔✔remove the endotracheal tube and any segments of the
burned tube that remain in the airway.
An anesthesia professional states, "this patient is experiencing local anesthetic
systemic toxicity."
The periop RN should be prepared to assist with the administration of?✔✔20%
lipid emulsion therapy.
what is recognized as a primary means to prevent health-care associated
infections?✔✔Hand hygiene
What cleaning is conducted between each procedure?✔✔Turnover
what action is considered to be the single most important action that can
prevent the spread of infection?✔✔hand hygiene
In the periop setting, what surface is always considered
contaminated?✔✔Floor
In the morning, before the start of the first procedure of the day, what should
be done to remove dust and debris?✔✔damp dusting
What is the term to describe the amount of time designated by the
manufacturer that a cleaning agent must remain wet on the surface to achieve
disinfection?✔✔contact time
,What is the common term for the directions provided by a manufacture on
how to accurately use their product?✔✔IFU
Terminal cleaning is performed after an environmental contamination event
like flood. Which of the following additional measures is taken when there is a
pest infestation?
1. containing biological waste.
2. removing food waste.
3. cleaning common eating areas.
4. all above.✔✔all of the above.
What is the best method to use to complete turnover
cleaning?✔✔Standardized
- this includes perimeter, divide in half, and zone methods of cleaning.
What is the removal of pathogenic and other microorganisms from surfaces by
using chemical or physical means?✔✔Disinfection
What is a systematic inquiry used to generate new knowledge?✔✔research
Which of the following is an example of direct expense in the perioperative
department?
1.annual payment for legal services
2. salary of finance manager
3. utility bills
, 4. wages of full-time employees who use timecards to track hours.✔✔4. wages
of fulltime employees
You and another team member just finished a procedure. You hear your team
member make snide comments about the patient in the cafe. You notice
people who are not healthcare workers listening in.
What type of behavior has your team member exhibited?✔✔breach of privacy
Which organization writes the standards of perioperative nursing?✔✔The
AORN
Which term means "the duty to do no harm?"✔✔nonmaleficence
what is the structured language used by perioperative RNs to document
nursing care.✔✔PNDS
(periop nursing data set)
Which organization determines the scope of practice for RNs in each
state?✔✔State board of nursing
Which documents does a facility create based on governmental regulations,
accrediting agency regulations, and AORN guidelines?✔✔Policy and
procedures
what is the definition of respondeat superior?✔✔An employer's responsibility
for the RN when the RN acts within the scope of nursing practice.
and answers
Hallways leading to the OR and the sterile processing areas are designated as
........ areas of the perioperative environment?✔✔Semi-restricted
The airflow in an OR has a(n) ...... pressure relationship to the adjacent OR
hallway?✔✔Positive
Which of the following areas in a perioperative environment is considered a
restricted area?✔✔Operating Room
Which team member establishes the sterile field and passes instruments to the
surgeon?✔✔scrub person
What is the primary medication to treat a patient experiencing a malignant
hyperthermia (MH) crisis?✔✔Dantrolene sodium
Which of the following is NOT a fire prevention practice during surgery?
1. place the electrosurgical pencil in a holster when not in use.
2. have fluids for irrigation immediately available on the sterile field.
3. include a discussion of the fire risk assessment during the preop briefing.
4. verify the patient's position during the time out.✔✔4. Verify the patient's
position during the time out.
What is considered an ignition source that may cause a fire to ignite during
surgery?✔✔electrosurgery and laser.
,Which intervention should be implemented immediately when a fire occurs in
a patient's airway?✔✔remove the endotracheal tube and any segments of the
burned tube that remain in the airway.
An anesthesia professional states, "this patient is experiencing local anesthetic
systemic toxicity."
The periop RN should be prepared to assist with the administration of?✔✔20%
lipid emulsion therapy.
what is recognized as a primary means to prevent health-care associated
infections?✔✔Hand hygiene
What cleaning is conducted between each procedure?✔✔Turnover
what action is considered to be the single most important action that can
prevent the spread of infection?✔✔hand hygiene
In the periop setting, what surface is always considered
contaminated?✔✔Floor
In the morning, before the start of the first procedure of the day, what should
be done to remove dust and debris?✔✔damp dusting
What is the term to describe the amount of time designated by the
manufacturer that a cleaning agent must remain wet on the surface to achieve
disinfection?✔✔contact time
,What is the common term for the directions provided by a manufacture on
how to accurately use their product?✔✔IFU
Terminal cleaning is performed after an environmental contamination event
like flood. Which of the following additional measures is taken when there is a
pest infestation?
1. containing biological waste.
2. removing food waste.
3. cleaning common eating areas.
4. all above.✔✔all of the above.
What is the best method to use to complete turnover
cleaning?✔✔Standardized
- this includes perimeter, divide in half, and zone methods of cleaning.
What is the removal of pathogenic and other microorganisms from surfaces by
using chemical or physical means?✔✔Disinfection
What is a systematic inquiry used to generate new knowledge?✔✔research
Which of the following is an example of direct expense in the perioperative
department?
1.annual payment for legal services
2. salary of finance manager
3. utility bills
, 4. wages of full-time employees who use timecards to track hours.✔✔4. wages
of fulltime employees
You and another team member just finished a procedure. You hear your team
member make snide comments about the patient in the cafe. You notice
people who are not healthcare workers listening in.
What type of behavior has your team member exhibited?✔✔breach of privacy
Which organization writes the standards of perioperative nursing?✔✔The
AORN
Which term means "the duty to do no harm?"✔✔nonmaleficence
what is the structured language used by perioperative RNs to document
nursing care.✔✔PNDS
(periop nursing data set)
Which organization determines the scope of practice for RNs in each
state?✔✔State board of nursing
Which documents does a facility create based on governmental regulations,
accrediting agency regulations, and AORN guidelines?✔✔Policy and
procedures
what is the definition of respondeat superior?✔✔An employer's responsibility
for the RN when the RN acts within the scope of nursing practice.
