CNOR STUDY SET 2 EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Perioperative nurse learned that the pt took ginkgo at 8am preoperatively. What
should the nurse do?
A. Continue to monitor,
b. notify surgeon to cancel the procedure,
c. notify anesthesia and anticipate to check INR - ANSWER✔✔-Notify anesthesia and
anticipate to check INR. Complications can arise with Gingko because of its
anticoagulant effect
Do the surgeon's orders supersede the nurse's judgment? - ANSWER✔✔-No. The
'captain of the ship' ideology is not current practice. We have a surgical team. Each of
whom have equal ability to halt the procedure or take concerns up the chain of
command. This is the legal view of it as well. If things go poorly and you go to court
'the surgeon told me to' will not work as a defense. You'll remain liable as a professional
health care provider who should have known better.
, Which site marking is acceptable?
A. Surgeon marks site with x
B. Surgeon marks site with initials
C. Nurse marks site with initials
D. Nurse marks site with - ANSWER✔✔-B. Surgeon marks site with initials. Site
marking should be unique yet uniform. The surgeon should mark patients the same
way each time.
The nurse has a moral disagreement with a patient's DNR status, what should the nurse
do?
A. ask the surgeon for advice,
B. convince the patient to change it,
C. talk to charge and see if new staff can be assigned. - ANSWER✔✔-C. talk to the
charge nurse and see if new staff can be assigned.. Discuss this as early as possible to
keep from disrupting or delaying care
What are first steps the nurse needs to take when starting a new glove analysis?
A. identify outcomes,
B. delineate responsibilities,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Perioperative nurse learned that the pt took ginkgo at 8am preoperatively. What
should the nurse do?
A. Continue to monitor,
b. notify surgeon to cancel the procedure,
c. notify anesthesia and anticipate to check INR - ANSWER✔✔-Notify anesthesia and
anticipate to check INR. Complications can arise with Gingko because of its
anticoagulant effect
Do the surgeon's orders supersede the nurse's judgment? - ANSWER✔✔-No. The
'captain of the ship' ideology is not current practice. We have a surgical team. Each of
whom have equal ability to halt the procedure or take concerns up the chain of
command. This is the legal view of it as well. If things go poorly and you go to court
'the surgeon told me to' will not work as a defense. You'll remain liable as a professional
health care provider who should have known better.
, Which site marking is acceptable?
A. Surgeon marks site with x
B. Surgeon marks site with initials
C. Nurse marks site with initials
D. Nurse marks site with - ANSWER✔✔-B. Surgeon marks site with initials. Site
marking should be unique yet uniform. The surgeon should mark patients the same
way each time.
The nurse has a moral disagreement with a patient's DNR status, what should the nurse
do?
A. ask the surgeon for advice,
B. convince the patient to change it,
C. talk to charge and see if new staff can be assigned. - ANSWER✔✔-C. talk to the
charge nurse and see if new staff can be assigned.. Discuss this as early as possible to
keep from disrupting or delaying care
What are first steps the nurse needs to take when starting a new glove analysis?
A. identify outcomes,
B. delineate responsibilities,
