Healthstream Module quizzes UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Hallways leading to the OR and the sterile processing areas are designated as ........ areas of the
perioperative environment? - CORRECT ANSWER - Semi-restricted
The airflow in an OR has a(n) ...... pressure relationship to the adjacent OR hallway? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Positive
Which of the following areas in a perioperative environment is considered a restricted area? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Operating Room
Which team member establishes the sterile field and passes instruments to the surgeon? -
CORRECT ANSWER - scrub person
What is the primary medication to treat a patient experiencing a malignant hyperthermia (MH)
crisis? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - electrosurgery and laser.
,Which intervention should be implemented immediately when a fire occurs in a patient's airway?
- CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 20% lipid emulsion therapy.
what is recognized as a primary means to prevent health-care associated infections? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hand hygiene
What cleaning is conducted between each procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Turnover
what action is considered to be the single most important action that can prevent the spread of
infection? - CORRECT ANSWER - hand hygiene
In the periop setting, what surface is always considered contaminated? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Floor
In the morning, before the start of the first procedure of the day, what should be done to remove
dust and debris? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER -
contact time
What is the common term for the directions provided by a manufacture on how to accurately use
their product? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - all of the above.
What is the best method to use to complete turnover cleaning? - CORRECT ANSWER -
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Disinfection
What is a systematic inquiry used to generate new knowledge? - CORRECT ANSWER -
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - breach
of privacy
Which organization writes the standards of perioperative nursing? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The AORN
Which term means "the duty to do no harm?" - CORRECT ANSWER - nonmaleficence
what is the structured language used by perioperative RNs to document nursing care. -
CORRECT ANSWER - PNDS
(periop nursing data set)
Which organization determines the scope of practice for RNs in each state? - CORRECT
ANSWER - State board of nursing
Which documents does a facility create based on governmental regulations, accrediting agency
regulations, and AORN guidelines? - CORRECT ANSWER - Policy and procedures
what is the definition of respondeat superior? - CORRECT ANSWER - An employer's
responsibility for the RN when the RN acts within the scope of nursing practice.
Not obtaining consent from a patient before surgery is an example of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Assault and battery
What describes the mode of transmission in the chain of infection? - CORRECT
ANSWER - the route from the portal of exit.
Drug diversion is a result of a facility's .... - CORRECT ANSWER - lack of narcotic
safety.
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Hallways leading to the OR and the sterile processing areas are designated as ........ areas of the
perioperative environment? - CORRECT ANSWER - Semi-restricted
The airflow in an OR has a(n) ...... pressure relationship to the adjacent OR hallway? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Positive
Which of the following areas in a perioperative environment is considered a restricted area? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Operating Room
Which team member establishes the sterile field and passes instruments to the surgeon? -
CORRECT ANSWER - scrub person
What is the primary medication to treat a patient experiencing a malignant hyperthermia (MH)
crisis? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - electrosurgery and laser.
,Which intervention should be implemented immediately when a fire occurs in a patient's airway?
- CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 20% lipid emulsion therapy.
what is recognized as a primary means to prevent health-care associated infections? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hand hygiene
What cleaning is conducted between each procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Turnover
what action is considered to be the single most important action that can prevent the spread of
infection? - CORRECT ANSWER - hand hygiene
In the periop setting, what surface is always considered contaminated? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Floor
In the morning, before the start of the first procedure of the day, what should be done to remove
dust and debris? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER -
contact time
What is the common term for the directions provided by a manufacture on how to accurately use
their product? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - all of the above.
What is the best method to use to complete turnover cleaning? - CORRECT ANSWER -
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Disinfection
What is a systematic inquiry used to generate new knowledge? - CORRECT ANSWER -
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - breach
of privacy
Which organization writes the standards of perioperative nursing? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The AORN
Which term means "the duty to do no harm?" - CORRECT ANSWER - nonmaleficence
what is the structured language used by perioperative RNs to document nursing care. -
CORRECT ANSWER - PNDS
(periop nursing data set)
Which organization determines the scope of practice for RNs in each state? - CORRECT
ANSWER - State board of nursing
Which documents does a facility create based on governmental regulations, accrediting agency
regulations, and AORN guidelines? - CORRECT ANSWER - Policy and procedures
what is the definition of respondeat superior? - CORRECT ANSWER - An employer's
responsibility for the RN when the RN acts within the scope of nursing practice.
Not obtaining consent from a patient before surgery is an example of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Assault and battery
What describes the mode of transmission in the chain of infection? - CORRECT
ANSWER - the route from the portal of exit.
Drug diversion is a result of a facility's .... - CORRECT ANSWER - lack of narcotic
safety.
