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AORN Final Exam Review (90+ Q&A) | Asepsis, Sutures, Surgical Safety | 2025/2026

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This document contains a concise and targeted review of over 90 essential questions and answers designed to support preparation for the AORN Perioperative 101 Final Exam for the 2025/2026 academic year. It serves as a high-yield study tool covering the most testable concepts in perioperative nursing practice, with a focus on aseptic technique, wound classification (clean, contaminated, dirty), proper use of surgical instruments, and sterilization protocols. Major topics include types of sutures (absorbable vs. nonabsorbable, natural vs. synthetic), infection prevention, fire triangle components, patient positioning in the OR, and professional roles of perioperative nurses. It also reinforces knowledge of chemical indicators, sterilization steps, Spaulding classification, anesthesia types, and key elements of the Universal Protocol for patient safety. Best suited for: Nursing students in BSN, ADN, or bridge programs New perioperative nurses or surgical technologists Healthcare professionals reviewing AORN standards before certification This review aligns with the AORN Periop 101 curriculum, offering a structured, exam-focused summary of essential content areas. Keywords: AORN review, perioperative nursing, sterile technique, surgical asepsis, suture types, wound classification, fire safety, surgical positioning, anesthesia, universal protocol, chemical indicators, Spaulding classification, infection control, sterilization process, OR safety

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Which of the following statements are true about objective data?

a. Data that consists of the patient's own feelings and perceptions.

b. Age, religion, or culture are examples of objective data.

c. Data that is the information written in the patient's record and nursing

notes.

d. History, physical, and laboratory data are examples of objective data. - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔c. Data that is the information written in the patient's record

and nursing notes.

d. History, physical, and laboratory data are examples of objective data.

Match the age groups with their ability for learning and understanding.

,1. Birth to one month

2. 1-12 months

3. 1-3 years

4. 3-6 years

a. The baby will smile, babble, and gurgle.

b. The baby is able to understand and respond to simple commands.

c. The child is able to literally interpret terms.


d. The child is able to express only through crying. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. D


2. A

3. B

4. C

Patients in which of the following age-groups have the greatest blood

volume per unit of body weight.

a. children

b. elderly adults

c. middle adults

,d. young adults - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. children


During the preoperative interview, why should the perioperative nurse ask

patients about their use of herbal preparations, alcohol, tobacco products,

and recreational drugs? (select all that apply)

a. herbal supplements may affect the metabolism of drugs administered

b. patients who use alcohol heavily are unable to tolerate general

anesthesia

c. recreational drug use may affect the choice of preoperative sedation.

d. smoking may affect circulatory and respiratory system assessment

results. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. herbal supplements may affect the metabolism

of drugs administered

c. recreational drug use may affect the choice of preoperative sedation

d. smoking may affect circulatory and respiratory system assessment

results.

Which items below are included in a psychosocial assessment? (select all

that apply)

a. coping styles



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, b. cultural beliefs and practices

c. expectations of perioperative care

d. sensory impairment


e. spiritual or religious beliefs - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. coping styles


b. cultural beliefs and practices

c. expectations of perioperative care

e. spiritual or religious beliefs

Which of the following statements is true?

a. blood pressure remains constant with age.

b. body temperature increases with increasing age.

c. heart rate increases with increasing age


d. lung capacity decreases with increasing age - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. lung

capacity decreases with increasing age

Which of the following factors make geriatric patients more sensitive to

injury and cold?

a. decrease in subcutaneous fat

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