AORN PERIOP 101 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Of the following, which is not used to secure airway:
a) ET tube
b) LMA
c) nasal cannula
d) oral airway. Answer: c) nasal cannula
◉ The perioperative team should know the location of equipment stored
in the OR and in the department. Equipment that the anesthesia provider
may request includes:
a) video laryngoscopy devices
b) fiberoptic bronchoscopes
c) suction tips and devices
d) all of the above. Answer: d) all of the above
◉ General Anesthesia. Answer: a drug-induced reversible state of
unconsciousness, it includes amnesia, analgesia, loss of responsiveness,
decreased stress response, and loss of skeletal muscle reflexes to varying
degree
,◉ Regional Anesthesia. Answer: an injection of local anesthetics near
nerve fibers to cause reversible loss of sensation over an area of the
body, common examples include spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve
blocks
◉ Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC). Answer: when an anesthesia
provider monitors the patient, administers sedatives and other agents as
needed, and provides medical services as needed
◉ Moderate Sedation. Answer: the administration of sedative, analgesic,
and/or anxiolytic agents by a physician or under physician supervision.
Depending on state laws and hospital policies, a perioperative nurse may
be able to administer this type of anesthesia
◉ Local Anesthesia. Answer: The infiltration or topical administration
of agents to anesthetize a part of the body. It is typically used for minor
procedures, does not involve an anesthesia provider, and does not
involve sedation. A perioperative nurse monitors the patient and
provides supportive care if needed.
◉ The phases of general anesthesia, in order, are:
a) induction, maintenance, emergence
b) emergence, maintenance, induction
c) maintenance, emergence, induction
,d) induction, emergence, maintenance. Answer: a) induction,
maintenance, emergence
◉ Propofol. Answer: IV induction agent
◉ etomidate. Answer: IV induction agent
◉ methohexitol. Answer: IV induction agent
◉ IV induction agent. Answer: ketamine
◉ sevoflurane with or without nitric oxide. Answer: inhaled induction
agent
◉ Succinylcholine. Answer: short-acting muscle relaxant
◉ cisatracurium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
◉ atracurium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
◉ rocuronium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
, ◉ vecuronium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
◉ pancuronium. Answer: long-acting muscle relaxant
◉ isoflurane. Answer: used for inhalation maintenance
◉ desflurane. Answer: used for inhalation maintenance
◉ total iv anesthesia (TIVA). Answer: a technique for maintaining
anesthesia using infusions of short-acting IV agents without inhalation
anesthetics. Propofol and remifentanil are often used for TIVA.
◉ Reversal agent for succinylcholine. Answer: none!
◉ neostigmine. Answer: reversal for muscle relaxant (except
succinylcholine)
◉ edrophonium. Answer: reversal for muscle relaxant (except
succinylcholine)
◉ sugammadex. Answer: reversal agent for rocuronium, vecuronium,
and pancuronium
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Of the following, which is not used to secure airway:
a) ET tube
b) LMA
c) nasal cannula
d) oral airway. Answer: c) nasal cannula
◉ The perioperative team should know the location of equipment stored
in the OR and in the department. Equipment that the anesthesia provider
may request includes:
a) video laryngoscopy devices
b) fiberoptic bronchoscopes
c) suction tips and devices
d) all of the above. Answer: d) all of the above
◉ General Anesthesia. Answer: a drug-induced reversible state of
unconsciousness, it includes amnesia, analgesia, loss of responsiveness,
decreased stress response, and loss of skeletal muscle reflexes to varying
degree
,◉ Regional Anesthesia. Answer: an injection of local anesthetics near
nerve fibers to cause reversible loss of sensation over an area of the
body, common examples include spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve
blocks
◉ Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC). Answer: when an anesthesia
provider monitors the patient, administers sedatives and other agents as
needed, and provides medical services as needed
◉ Moderate Sedation. Answer: the administration of sedative, analgesic,
and/or anxiolytic agents by a physician or under physician supervision.
Depending on state laws and hospital policies, a perioperative nurse may
be able to administer this type of anesthesia
◉ Local Anesthesia. Answer: The infiltration or topical administration
of agents to anesthetize a part of the body. It is typically used for minor
procedures, does not involve an anesthesia provider, and does not
involve sedation. A perioperative nurse monitors the patient and
provides supportive care if needed.
◉ The phases of general anesthesia, in order, are:
a) induction, maintenance, emergence
b) emergence, maintenance, induction
c) maintenance, emergence, induction
,d) induction, emergence, maintenance. Answer: a) induction,
maintenance, emergence
◉ Propofol. Answer: IV induction agent
◉ etomidate. Answer: IV induction agent
◉ methohexitol. Answer: IV induction agent
◉ IV induction agent. Answer: ketamine
◉ sevoflurane with or without nitric oxide. Answer: inhaled induction
agent
◉ Succinylcholine. Answer: short-acting muscle relaxant
◉ cisatracurium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
◉ atracurium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
◉ rocuronium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
, ◉ vecuronium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
◉ pancuronium. Answer: long-acting muscle relaxant
◉ isoflurane. Answer: used for inhalation maintenance
◉ desflurane. Answer: used for inhalation maintenance
◉ total iv anesthesia (TIVA). Answer: a technique for maintaining
anesthesia using infusions of short-acting IV agents without inhalation
anesthetics. Propofol and remifentanil are often used for TIVA.
◉ Reversal agent for succinylcholine. Answer: none!
◉ neostigmine. Answer: reversal for muscle relaxant (except
succinylcholine)
◉ edrophonium. Answer: reversal for muscle relaxant (except
succinylcholine)
◉ sugammadex. Answer: reversal agent for rocuronium, vecuronium,
and pancuronium
