AORN STUDY TEST QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Based on surgical attire info, which statements are correct:
a) all hair including beards and eyebrows must be covered bu surgical team members
during surgery
b) protective gloves should be worn when removing shoe covers
c) a disposable sterile gown, worn once, can be reused
d) a mask can be reused
e) a pathologist may wear a one-piece coverall
f) the mask should never dangle around the neck - Answer- b, e, f
The___________ should be sterile during a surgical procedure:
a) biohazard personnel
b) first assistant
c) anesthesia tech
d) surgeon - Answer- b, d
The _______ assists the surgeon in suturing, ligating and other tasks required during
the procedure:
a) scrub person
b) first assistant
c) anesthesia assistant
d) RN circulator - Answer- b
(T/F) the administrative support staff should help ensure that the care delivered within
the surgical environment results in positive outcomes for the surgical patient - Answer-
T
Basic surgical furniture found in the restricted area include:
a) ring stand
b) sterilizers
c) scrub tanks
d) kick bucket
e) crash carts - Answer- a, d
(T/F) AORN guidelines for preoperative practice can replace departmental and
institutional policies - Answer- F
, (T/F) It is important for perioperatice nurses to evaluate their practice within the context
of professional standards and to maintain current knowledge in nursing practices -
Answer- T
Professional nurses seek to support and encourage their peers by:
a) mentoring
b) Role modeling
c) providing periodic feedback on clinical performance
d) precepting - Answer- all of the choices
Perioperative nurses can enhance their professionalism by:
a) learning from perioperative textbooks
b) participating in their facilities continuing education activities
c) using AORN online resources
d) attending AORN chapter meetings - Answer- all the choices
When using the forum for public commenting on clinical guidelines and offering a
suggested change in the comment file it is very important that you:
a) suggest alternate phrasing
b) cite evidence to support your change
c) provide rationale for your suggestion
d) call the consult line to clarify the content with the guideline author - Answer- a, b, c
Non-research parts of evidence rating include the following:
a) summaries of the evidence
b) organizational experience
c) consensus on appraisal scores
d) community standards
e) clinician experience and expert opinion
f) consumer preferences - Answer- a, b, d, e, f
Match
1. collaboration on surgical procedures
2. commitment to nursing
3. overall performance
4. commitment to patients
a) maintaining current knowledge and providing a safe environment
b) becoming certified
c) ensuring availability of all necessary equipment, instruments, and supplies based on
the patients preoperative assessment
d) self evaluation, seeking peer evaluations - Answer- 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a
Match
1. capital budget
2. operating budget
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Based on surgical attire info, which statements are correct:
a) all hair including beards and eyebrows must be covered bu surgical team members
during surgery
b) protective gloves should be worn when removing shoe covers
c) a disposable sterile gown, worn once, can be reused
d) a mask can be reused
e) a pathologist may wear a one-piece coverall
f) the mask should never dangle around the neck - Answer- b, e, f
The___________ should be sterile during a surgical procedure:
a) biohazard personnel
b) first assistant
c) anesthesia tech
d) surgeon - Answer- b, d
The _______ assists the surgeon in suturing, ligating and other tasks required during
the procedure:
a) scrub person
b) first assistant
c) anesthesia assistant
d) RN circulator - Answer- b
(T/F) the administrative support staff should help ensure that the care delivered within
the surgical environment results in positive outcomes for the surgical patient - Answer-
T
Basic surgical furniture found in the restricted area include:
a) ring stand
b) sterilizers
c) scrub tanks
d) kick bucket
e) crash carts - Answer- a, d
(T/F) AORN guidelines for preoperative practice can replace departmental and
institutional policies - Answer- F
, (T/F) It is important for perioperatice nurses to evaluate their practice within the context
of professional standards and to maintain current knowledge in nursing practices -
Answer- T
Professional nurses seek to support and encourage their peers by:
a) mentoring
b) Role modeling
c) providing periodic feedback on clinical performance
d) precepting - Answer- all of the choices
Perioperative nurses can enhance their professionalism by:
a) learning from perioperative textbooks
b) participating in their facilities continuing education activities
c) using AORN online resources
d) attending AORN chapter meetings - Answer- all the choices
When using the forum for public commenting on clinical guidelines and offering a
suggested change in the comment file it is very important that you:
a) suggest alternate phrasing
b) cite evidence to support your change
c) provide rationale for your suggestion
d) call the consult line to clarify the content with the guideline author - Answer- a, b, c
Non-research parts of evidence rating include the following:
a) summaries of the evidence
b) organizational experience
c) consensus on appraisal scores
d) community standards
e) clinician experience and expert opinion
f) consumer preferences - Answer- a, b, d, e, f
Match
1. collaboration on surgical procedures
2. commitment to nursing
3. overall performance
4. commitment to patients
a) maintaining current knowledge and providing a safe environment
b) becoming certified
c) ensuring availability of all necessary equipment, instruments, and supplies based on
the patients preoperative assessment
d) self evaluation, seeking peer evaluations - Answer- 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a
Match
1. capital budget
2. operating budget
