AORN Periop 101 Final Exam QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
1. a: Evidence-based pracTice quesTions are Typically formaTTed as PICO
quesTions.
WhaT does PICO sTand for?
a) Client, InTervenTion, Comparison, OuTcome
b) Client, InvesTigaTion, Comparison, OuTlier
c) PopulaTion, InTervenTion, CounTer-InTervenTion, OuTlier
d) Problem, InvesTigaTion, CounTer-InTervenTion, OuTcome
2. d: Every member of The healThcare Team has a role To play in cosT conTainmenT.
Which of The following is an example of how The perioperaTive RN can parTicipaTe in
cosT conTainmenT in The OR?
a) Ask The surgeon To use a less expensive implanT
b) Begin cleaning The OR for The nexT case before The client leaves The room
c) Open all supplies lisTed on preference card, including "available" supplies
,d) Verify wiTh surgeon before opening suTure
3. c: An RN who aTTends conTinuing nursing educaTion and has verified skills, knowl-
edge, and aTTiTudes abouT perioperaTive nursing is demonsTraTing accounTabiliTy in
his/her:
a) CerTificaTion requiremenTs for professional achievemenT in
perioperaTive nursing
b) CollaboraTion among Team members
c) Professional growTh and mainTenance of compeTency
d) VerificaTion of nursing knowledge
4. d: Which of The following sTaTemenTs is TRUE concerning use of
The AORN Guidelines for PerioperaTive PracTice?
a) BoTh medical and nursing licensing boards require healTh care insTiTuTions
To comply wiTh The AORN guidelines
b) The AORN Guidelines legally supersede deparTmenTal and
insTiTuTional policies
c) The AORN Guidelines reflecT scienTific evidence of how nurses acTually
pracTice in perioperaTive seTTings
d) Work seTTing and siTuaTion variaTions may deTermine The exTenT To
,which AORN Guidelines can be applied
5. c: Which of The following is NOT an example of an eThical dilemma
ThaT perioper- aTive nurses may encounTer?
a) Do-noT-resusciTaTe (DNR) order for a surgical client
b) Family disagreemenT regardings possible organ donaTion
c) Family disagreemenT abouT a below The knee ampuTaTion on an 18 year old
who has already given consenT
d) Human experimenTaTion
6. b: The phrase "AT leasT one individual failed To do whaT a similarly siTuaTed,
reasonable, and prudenT professional would have done under similar circumsTances" is
The definiTion of:
, a) AbandonmenT
b) Negligence
c) UneThical behavior
d) MalpracTice
7. d: All of The following are accuraTe descripTions of "professional
accounTabiliTy" EXCEPT:
a) Becoming cerTified in your specialTy
b) CollaboraTing wiTh peers in selecTing The righT insTrumenTs and righT equipmenT
for each client
c) Pursuing a higher academic degree
d) Relying ONLY on peer evaluaTions
e) STaying currenT wiTh changes in your specialTy
8. b: ParT of The AORN sTandards of Professional PracTice mandaTe ThaT nurses
evaluaTe The qualiTy of Their nursing pracTice. Four ways To ensure professional
pracTice relaTed To The AORN pracTice include: mainTaining compeTency, The use of
evidence-based pracTice, cerTificaTion, and:
a) MenToring sTudenT nurses
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
1. a: Evidence-based pracTice quesTions are Typically formaTTed as PICO
quesTions.
WhaT does PICO sTand for?
a) Client, InTervenTion, Comparison, OuTcome
b) Client, InvesTigaTion, Comparison, OuTlier
c) PopulaTion, InTervenTion, CounTer-InTervenTion, OuTlier
d) Problem, InvesTigaTion, CounTer-InTervenTion, OuTcome
2. d: Every member of The healThcare Team has a role To play in cosT conTainmenT.
Which of The following is an example of how The perioperaTive RN can parTicipaTe in
cosT conTainmenT in The OR?
a) Ask The surgeon To use a less expensive implanT
b) Begin cleaning The OR for The nexT case before The client leaves The room
c) Open all supplies lisTed on preference card, including "available" supplies
,d) Verify wiTh surgeon before opening suTure
3. c: An RN who aTTends conTinuing nursing educaTion and has verified skills, knowl-
edge, and aTTiTudes abouT perioperaTive nursing is demonsTraTing accounTabiliTy in
his/her:
a) CerTificaTion requiremenTs for professional achievemenT in
perioperaTive nursing
b) CollaboraTion among Team members
c) Professional growTh and mainTenance of compeTency
d) VerificaTion of nursing knowledge
4. d: Which of The following sTaTemenTs is TRUE concerning use of
The AORN Guidelines for PerioperaTive PracTice?
a) BoTh medical and nursing licensing boards require healTh care insTiTuTions
To comply wiTh The AORN guidelines
b) The AORN Guidelines legally supersede deparTmenTal and
insTiTuTional policies
c) The AORN Guidelines reflecT scienTific evidence of how nurses acTually
pracTice in perioperaTive seTTings
d) Work seTTing and siTuaTion variaTions may deTermine The exTenT To
,which AORN Guidelines can be applied
5. c: Which of The following is NOT an example of an eThical dilemma
ThaT perioper- aTive nurses may encounTer?
a) Do-noT-resusciTaTe (DNR) order for a surgical client
b) Family disagreemenT regardings possible organ donaTion
c) Family disagreemenT abouT a below The knee ampuTaTion on an 18 year old
who has already given consenT
d) Human experimenTaTion
6. b: The phrase "AT leasT one individual failed To do whaT a similarly siTuaTed,
reasonable, and prudenT professional would have done under similar circumsTances" is
The definiTion of:
, a) AbandonmenT
b) Negligence
c) UneThical behavior
d) MalpracTice
7. d: All of The following are accuraTe descripTions of "professional
accounTabiliTy" EXCEPT:
a) Becoming cerTified in your specialTy
b) CollaboraTing wiTh peers in selecTing The righT insTrumenTs and righT equipmenT
for each client
c) Pursuing a higher academic degree
d) Relying ONLY on peer evaluaTions
e) STaying currenT wiTh changes in your specialTy
8. b: ParT of The AORN sTandards of Professional PracTice mandaTe ThaT nurses
evaluaTe The qualiTy of Their nursing pracTice. Four ways To ensure professional
pracTice relaTed To The AORN pracTice include: mainTaining compeTency, The use of
evidence-based pracTice, cerTificaTion, and:
a) MenToring sTudenT nurses
