AORN Periop 101 Final Exam Test Bank
(2025/2026) | 250+ Verified Questions and
Correct Answers.
SECTION 1: PATIENT SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT
Question 1
Place the four basic steps of fire safety in the correct order:
a) Confine the fire, shut the doors
b) Evacuate according to facility plan
c) Notify the fire department
d) Rescue patients and staff members in immediate danger
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 3, 4, 2, 1
C) 4, 3, 2, 1
D) 2, 1, 3, 4
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct order is RACE: Rescue (d), Alert/Notify (c), Confine (a),
Evacuate (b). This sequence ensures immediate life safety before fire containment
and evacuation .
Question 2
What are the four basic steps of fire safety in correct order?
A) Confine, Rescue, Evacuate, Notify
B) Rescue, Notify, Confine, Evacuate
C) Evacuate, Rescue, Confine, Notify
D) Notify, Rescue, Confine, Evacuate
,Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct mnemonic is RACE: Rescue patients and staff in immediate
danger, Alert/Notify the fire department, Confine the fire by closing doors, and
Evacuate according to the facility plan .
Question 3
The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in which of the
following areas?
A) Unrestricted area
B) Semi-restricted area
C) Restricted area
D) Fully-restricted area
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The unrestricted area includes support services such as pathology,
blood bank, and administrative offices where street clothes are permitted. The
semi-restricted area requires scrub attire; the restricted area requires full surgical
attire and masks .
Question 4
Which of the three elements required for an infection to occur is related to
inanimate environmental surfaces?
A) Method of transmission
B) Susceptible host
C) Source or reservoir
D) Portal of entry
Correct Answer: C
, Rationale: The chain of infection requires a source or reservoir (where pathogens
live), a susceptible host, and a mode of transmission. Inanimate environmental
surfaces serve as reservoirs for pathogens .
Question 5
What does ASPAN stand for?
A) American Sterilization of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
B) Association of Specialized PeriAnesthesia Nursing
C) American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
D) Association of Surgical Post Anesthesia Nursing
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: ASPAN is the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, which
provides standards and guidelines for perianesthesia nursing practice .
Question 6
Every member of the healthcare team has a role to play in cost containment.
Which of the following is an example of how the perioperative RN can participate
in cost containment in the OR?
A) Ask the surgeon to use a less expensive implant
B) Begin cleaning the OR for the next case before the patient leaves the room
C) Open all supplies listed on preference card, including "available" supplies
D) Verify with surgeon before opening suture
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Verifying with the surgeon before opening expensive supplies prevents
waste. Supplies should not be opened unnecessarily; the preference card may not
always reflect the surgeon's actual needs .
(2025/2026) | 250+ Verified Questions and
Correct Answers.
SECTION 1: PATIENT SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT
Question 1
Place the four basic steps of fire safety in the correct order:
a) Confine the fire, shut the doors
b) Evacuate according to facility plan
c) Notify the fire department
d) Rescue patients and staff members in immediate danger
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 3, 4, 2, 1
C) 4, 3, 2, 1
D) 2, 1, 3, 4
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct order is RACE: Rescue (d), Alert/Notify (c), Confine (a),
Evacuate (b). This sequence ensures immediate life safety before fire containment
and evacuation .
Question 2
What are the four basic steps of fire safety in correct order?
A) Confine, Rescue, Evacuate, Notify
B) Rescue, Notify, Confine, Evacuate
C) Evacuate, Rescue, Confine, Notify
D) Notify, Rescue, Confine, Evacuate
,Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct mnemonic is RACE: Rescue patients and staff in immediate
danger, Alert/Notify the fire department, Confine the fire by closing doors, and
Evacuate according to the facility plan .
Question 3
The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in which of the
following areas?
A) Unrestricted area
B) Semi-restricted area
C) Restricted area
D) Fully-restricted area
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The unrestricted area includes support services such as pathology,
blood bank, and administrative offices where street clothes are permitted. The
semi-restricted area requires scrub attire; the restricted area requires full surgical
attire and masks .
Question 4
Which of the three elements required for an infection to occur is related to
inanimate environmental surfaces?
A) Method of transmission
B) Susceptible host
C) Source or reservoir
D) Portal of entry
Correct Answer: C
, Rationale: The chain of infection requires a source or reservoir (where pathogens
live), a susceptible host, and a mode of transmission. Inanimate environmental
surfaces serve as reservoirs for pathogens .
Question 5
What does ASPAN stand for?
A) American Sterilization of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
B) Association of Specialized PeriAnesthesia Nursing
C) American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
D) Association of Surgical Post Anesthesia Nursing
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: ASPAN is the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, which
provides standards and guidelines for perianesthesia nursing practice .
Question 6
Every member of the healthcare team has a role to play in cost containment.
Which of the following is an example of how the perioperative RN can participate
in cost containment in the OR?
A) Ask the surgeon to use a less expensive implant
B) Begin cleaning the OR for the next case before the patient leaves the room
C) Open all supplies listed on preference card, including "available" supplies
D) Verify with surgeon before opening suture
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Verifying with the surgeon before opening expensive supplies prevents
waste. Supplies should not be opened unnecessarily; the preference card may not
always reflect the surgeon's actual needs .
