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Table of Contents
Unit 1: Foundations for Practice
1. Concepts Basic to Perioperative Nursing
2. Patient Safety and Risk Management
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3. Workplace Issues and Staff Safety
4. Infection Prevention and Control
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5. Anesthesia
6. Positioning the Patient for Surgery
7. Sutures, Sharps, and Instruments
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8. Surgical Modalities
9. Wound Healing, Dressings, and Drains
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10. Postoperative Patient Care and Pain Management
Unit 2: Surgical Interventions
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11. Gastrointestinal Surgery
12. Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract, Pancreas, and Spleen
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13. Hernia Repair
14. Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery
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15. Genitourinary Surgery
16. Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
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17. Breast Surgery
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18. Ophthalmic Surgery
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19. Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery
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20. Orthopedic Surgery
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21. Neurosurgery
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22. Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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23. Vascular Surgery
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24. Cardiac Surgery
Unit 3: Special Considerations
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26. Pediatric Surgery
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27. Geriatric Surgery
28. Trauma Surgery
29. Interventional and Image-Guided Procedures
30. Integrative Health Practices: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
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Chapter 01: Concepts Basic to Perioperative Nursing
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The Perioperative Patient Focused Model presents key components of nursing influence that guide
patient care. Select the statement that best describes the dynamic relationship within the model.
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a. The patient experience and the nursing presence are in continuous interaction.
b. Structure, process, and outcome are the foundation domains of the model.
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c. The perioperative nurse is the central dynamic core of the model.
d. The interrelated nursing process rings bind the patient to the model.
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ANS: A
The Perioperative Patient Focused Model consists of domains or areas of nursing concern: nursing
diagnoses, nursing interventions, and patient outcomes. These domains are in continuous interaction with
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the health system that encircles the focus of perioperative nursing practice—the patient.
2. The Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses‘ (AORN) Standards of Perioperative Nursing
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describes nursing interactions, interventions, and activities with patients. This is based on which standards
category?
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a. Evidence-based
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b. Process
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c. Outcome
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d. Structural
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ANS: B
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Process standards relate to nursing activities, interventions, and interactions. They are used to explicate
clinical, professional, and quality objectives in perioperative nursing.
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3. Which order best describes the process used to implement evidence-based professional nursing?
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a. Literature search, theory review, data analysis, policy development
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b. Regional survey, literature search, meta-analysis, practice change
c. Identify problem, scientific evidence, develop policy, evaluate outcome
d. Identify issue, analyze scientific evidence, implement change, evaluate process
ANS: D
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Evidence-based practice is a systematic, thorough process by which to identify an issue, to collect and
evaluate the best evidence to design and implement a practice change, and to evaluate the process.
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4. The ambulatory surgery unit is planning to develop a standardized skin preparation practice for their
unit. The best process to gather scientific information is to:
a. conduct a survey of skin prep policies at the next AORN chapter meeting.
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b. review their surgical site infection data from the last 6 months.
c. conduct a literature search on antimicrobial agents and infection prevention.
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d. review the scientific literature from the leading manufacturers of prep solutions.
ANS: C
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Perioperative nurses have an ethical responsibility to review practices and to modify them based on the
best available scientific evidence. Using research to guide practice is called evidence-based practice
(EBP).
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5. The cardiac team is developing a standardized sterile back table setup and is unable to find sufficient
research evidence for their project. Where might they look for information on best practices?
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a. Survey regional surgical technology programs for their back table models
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b. Review case studies and expert opinions on sterile back table setups
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c. Review AORN‘s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice on sterilization and disinfection
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d. Consult with facility instrument vendor representatives for their advice
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ANS: B
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When there is not enough evidence to guide practice, perioperative nurses should consider gathering
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information from varied trusted sources that reflect best practices.
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6. How do institutional standards of care, such as policies and procedures, differ from national standards,
such as AORN‘s Standards of Perioperative Nursing?
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a. They are written by nurses.
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