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Questions and Answers (Verified Revised Full Exam)
1. Evidence-
based practice questions are typically formatted as PICO ques-
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g tions. What does PICO stand for?
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a) Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome
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b) Patient, Investigation, Comparison, Outlier
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c) Population, Intervention, Counter-Intervention, Outlier g g g
d) Problem, Investigation, Counter- g g
Intervention, Outcome Ans>>: a g g g
2. Every member of the healthcare team has a role to play in cost containment. Whic
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h of the following is an example of how the perioperative RN can partic-
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g ipate in cost containment in the OR?
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a) Ask the surgeon to use a less expensive implant
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b) Begin cleaning the OR for the next case before the patient leaves the room
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c) Open all supplies listed on preference card, including "available" supplies
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d) Verify with surgeon before opening sutu
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re Ans>>: d
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,3. An RN who attends continuing nursing education and has verified skills, kno
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wledge, and attitudes about perioperative nursing is demonstrating ac-
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g countability in his/her: g g
a) Certification requirements for professional achievement in perioperative nursin
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b) Collaboration among team members g g g
c) Professional growth and maintenance of competency g g g g g
d) Verification of nursing knowled g g g
ge Ans>>: c
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4. Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning use of the AOR
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N Guidelines for Perioperative Practice?
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a) Both medical and nursing licensing boards require health care institutio
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ns to comply with the AORN guidelines
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b) The AORN Guidelines legally supersede departmental and institutio
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nal policies g
c) The AORN Guidelines reflect scientific evidence of how nurses actua
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lly practice in perioperative settings
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d) Work setting and situation variations may determine the extent to which AO
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RN Guidelines can be applied
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,5. Which of the following is NOT an example of an ethical dilemma that pe
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ri- operative nurses may encounter?
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a) Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order for a surgical patient
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b) Family disagreement regardings possible organ donation
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c) Family disagreement about a below the knee amputation on an 18 year old who
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has already given consent
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on Ans>>: c
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, 6. The phrase "At least one individual failed to do what a similarly situated, reas
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onable, and prudent professional would have done under similar circum-
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a) Abandonment
b) Negligence
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d) Malpractic
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7. All of the following are accurate descriptions of "professional accountabil-
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g ity" EXCEPT:
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a) Becoming certified in your specialty g g g g
b) Collaborating with peers in selecting the right instruments and right equip- g g g g g g g g g g
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c) Pursuing a higher academic degree g g g g
d) Relying ONLY on peer evaluations g g g g
e) Staying current with changes in your special g g g g g g
ty Ans>>: d
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8. Part of the AORN standards of Professional Practice mandate that nurses evalu
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ate the quality of their nursing practice. Four ways to ensure professional practice r
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elated to the AORN practice include: maintaining competency, the use of evidenc
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e-based practice, certification, and: g g g
a) Mentoring student nurses g g
b) Pursuit of lifelong learning g g g
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