CNOR - Legal Integrity Complete Exam
Set Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
What is the universal protocol for pre-procedural verification? -
correct answer ✅H&P and anesthesia assessment must be
complete.
Blood, implants, and special equipment are available.
Consent is accurate, signed, witnessed.
Site marking -
correct answer ✅Done outside of the OR, usually in pre-op or on
the floor. Needs to be a consistent mark used throughout the
hospital.
Patient has to participate in site marking, so they cannot be
sedated yet! They can verbalize if the site is wrong, so they must
participate.
Medical person participating in procedure (surgeon).
What is informed consent? -
correct answer ✅An understanding between the surgeon and the
patient that they thing the same things will happen during surgery.
Only the physician can get informed consent.
, CNOR - Legal Integrity Complete Exam
Set Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
What is a consent form? -
correct answer ✅Documentation of informed consent!
Doctor actually signing the consent varies based on hospital policy.
When is the IDEAL time for a timeout to occur? -
correct answer ✅Prior to anesthesia. This is so that the patient can
hear and alert staff last minute if something is wrong.
When does the timeout occur? -
correct answer ✅After draping, prior to incision
What kind of conversation is the timeout? -
correct answer ✅Two way! Circulator does it, everyone
acknowledges with "I agree/disagree"
When would you need another timeout? -
correct answer ✅If anything changes (redraping, new surgeon).
Set Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
What is the universal protocol for pre-procedural verification? -
correct answer ✅H&P and anesthesia assessment must be
complete.
Blood, implants, and special equipment are available.
Consent is accurate, signed, witnessed.
Site marking -
correct answer ✅Done outside of the OR, usually in pre-op or on
the floor. Needs to be a consistent mark used throughout the
hospital.
Patient has to participate in site marking, so they cannot be
sedated yet! They can verbalize if the site is wrong, so they must
participate.
Medical person participating in procedure (surgeon).
What is informed consent? -
correct answer ✅An understanding between the surgeon and the
patient that they thing the same things will happen during surgery.
Only the physician can get informed consent.
, CNOR - Legal Integrity Complete Exam
Set Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
What is a consent form? -
correct answer ✅Documentation of informed consent!
Doctor actually signing the consent varies based on hospital policy.
When is the IDEAL time for a timeout to occur? -
correct answer ✅Prior to anesthesia. This is so that the patient can
hear and alert staff last minute if something is wrong.
When does the timeout occur? -
correct answer ✅After draping, prior to incision
What kind of conversation is the timeout? -
correct answer ✅Two way! Circulator does it, everyone
acknowledges with "I agree/disagree"
When would you need another timeout? -
correct answer ✅If anything changes (redraping, new surgeon).
