AORN PERIOP 101 Final Exam Study
Guide Question and Answers Latest
Updates 2026 Graded A+
1. This type of needle point is what you would expect to be
needed for suturing friable tissue such as the liver.
What is a Blunt needle point?
2. These particular wound closing items are available in a
wide variety of instrument sizes.
What are disposable stapler sets?
3. Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols.
What is cc?
5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal
hysterectomy.
What is Clean contaminated?
4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the circulating nurse
would anticipate the need to have available this type of drain
What is a Jackson-Pratt?
6. This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory
and respiratory compromise due to pressure on the
abdomen.
What is Lithotomy Position?
7. To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate
padding is a recommended practice for this:
What is to reduce the patient's risk of intraoperative skin injury.
8. An environmental sanitation practice that is required to
limit the transmission of microorganisms to personnel when
handling body fluid spills
,What is personal protective equipment?
9. It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for
insulation defects to prevent this from occurring during MIS
What is capacitive coupling?
10. According to AORN RP for positioning the patient, the
perioperative nurse should:
What is...
a. Use a consistent method of procedure-specific position for
each patient
b. Rely on the surgeon's and anesthesia provider's
assessments to guide positioning
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique
patient considerations
d. Depend on the patient's natural defense mechanisms to
indicate the need for positioning alterations
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique
patient considerations
11. The disadvantage of using this type of wound closure is
because they often cause more scarring than other skin
closure methods.
What is skin clips?
12. An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-
resuscitate decision violates a patient's ethical right to...
What is Self-determination?
13. This type of human factor error is responsible when a
perioperative nurse is trying to attend to several tasks at
once
What is situational-based error?
14. Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient,
environment, equipment, and supplies is the definition of....
What is aseptic technique?
, The most important consideration when selecting these
materials is to prevent risk of contaminating patients with
endogenous and exogenous microorganisms; and risk of
exposing healthcare workers to patient's blood and body
fluids
What are draping materials?
16. Patient and caregiver education for continuing post-op
care at home is the primary focus of this Phase of post
anesthesia care.
What is Phase II?
17. According to the Institute of medicine recommendations
for improving patient safety, this organization has the
greatest potential impact to make changes on improving pt
safety
What are Healthcare organizations?
18. This statement about gloving technique is true
What is...
a. When gloving another person, always glove the left hand
first.
b. The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before
donning gloves
c. Open glove technique is used for initial donning of the
sterile gown and gloves.
d. Closed glove technique is used to glove the surgeon or
assistant.
b. The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning
gloves
19. Draping material is this source in the fire triangle? (fuel,
ignition, oxidizer)
What is fuel source?
Guide Question and Answers Latest
Updates 2026 Graded A+
1. This type of needle point is what you would expect to be
needed for suturing friable tissue such as the liver.
What is a Blunt needle point?
2. These particular wound closing items are available in a
wide variety of instrument sizes.
What are disposable stapler sets?
3. Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols.
What is cc?
5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal
hysterectomy.
What is Clean contaminated?
4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the circulating nurse
would anticipate the need to have available this type of drain
What is a Jackson-Pratt?
6. This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory
and respiratory compromise due to pressure on the
abdomen.
What is Lithotomy Position?
7. To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate
padding is a recommended practice for this:
What is to reduce the patient's risk of intraoperative skin injury.
8. An environmental sanitation practice that is required to
limit the transmission of microorganisms to personnel when
handling body fluid spills
,What is personal protective equipment?
9. It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for
insulation defects to prevent this from occurring during MIS
What is capacitive coupling?
10. According to AORN RP for positioning the patient, the
perioperative nurse should:
What is...
a. Use a consistent method of procedure-specific position for
each patient
b. Rely on the surgeon's and anesthesia provider's
assessments to guide positioning
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique
patient considerations
d. Depend on the patient's natural defense mechanisms to
indicate the need for positioning alterations
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique
patient considerations
11. The disadvantage of using this type of wound closure is
because they often cause more scarring than other skin
closure methods.
What is skin clips?
12. An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-
resuscitate decision violates a patient's ethical right to...
What is Self-determination?
13. This type of human factor error is responsible when a
perioperative nurse is trying to attend to several tasks at
once
What is situational-based error?
14. Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient,
environment, equipment, and supplies is the definition of....
What is aseptic technique?
, The most important consideration when selecting these
materials is to prevent risk of contaminating patients with
endogenous and exogenous microorganisms; and risk of
exposing healthcare workers to patient's blood and body
fluids
What are draping materials?
16. Patient and caregiver education for continuing post-op
care at home is the primary focus of this Phase of post
anesthesia care.
What is Phase II?
17. According to the Institute of medicine recommendations
for improving patient safety, this organization has the
greatest potential impact to make changes on improving pt
safety
What are Healthcare organizations?
18. This statement about gloving technique is true
What is...
a. When gloving another person, always glove the left hand
first.
b. The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before
donning gloves
c. Open glove technique is used for initial donning of the
sterile gown and gloves.
d. Closed glove technique is used to glove the surgeon or
assistant.
b. The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning
gloves
19. Draping material is this source in the fire triangle? (fuel,
ignition, oxidizer)
What is fuel source?
