Chapter 01: Perioperative Education
Phillips: Berry & Kohn’s Operating Room Technique, 13th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Communication is an essential part of working as a team. What is another key element of communicati
a. Attitude
b. Body language
c. Education
d. Constant talking
ANS: B
Appropriate body language is also necessary for successful communication. Body language can send a
send a negative message, such as rolling of the eyes.
REF: 11
2. Entry-level education for perioperative practice prepares nurses to be
a. urologists.
b. orthopedists.
c. neurologists.
d. generalists.
ANS: D
Basic perioperative nursing elective programs focus on the role of the nurse as a generalist scrub perso
REF: 3
3. Perioperative experience teaches that minor procedures may be fairly quick, but still have risks such as
a. cardiac arrest.
b. hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.
c. severe bleeding.
d. All the above
ANS: D
All procedures carry a risk and can become unpredictable.
REF: 10
4. Skills are best learned through
a. listening to an expert tell how to do it.
b. watching a movie about a task.
c. actual hands-on experience.
d. reading about it.
ANS: C
Skills are best learned through actual hands-on experience in applying the theory learned in the classro
REF: 10
5. Which objective should a perioperative learner strive to attain?
a. Realize that a team approach to surgical procedures cannot always occur.
b. Validate the need for constant patient observation.
c. Maintain the belief that competent behaviors are more vital than humane
behaviors.
d. Hands-on experience is the most important means to understanding surgery.
ANS: B
Constant patient observation is essential to maintain their safety.
Phillips: Berry & Kohn’s Operating Room Technique, 13th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Communication is an essential part of working as a team. What is another key element of communicati
a. Attitude
b. Body language
c. Education
d. Constant talking
ANS: B
Appropriate body language is also necessary for successful communication. Body language can send a
send a negative message, such as rolling of the eyes.
REF: 11
2. Entry-level education for perioperative practice prepares nurses to be
a. urologists.
b. orthopedists.
c. neurologists.
d. generalists.
ANS: D
Basic perioperative nursing elective programs focus on the role of the nurse as a generalist scrub perso
REF: 3
3. Perioperative experience teaches that minor procedures may be fairly quick, but still have risks such as
a. cardiac arrest.
b. hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.
c. severe bleeding.
d. All the above
ANS: D
All procedures carry a risk and can become unpredictable.
REF: 10
4. Skills are best learned through
a. listening to an expert tell how to do it.
b. watching a movie about a task.
c. actual hands-on experience.
d. reading about it.
ANS: C
Skills are best learned through actual hands-on experience in applying the theory learned in the classro
REF: 10
5. Which objective should a perioperative learner strive to attain?
a. Realize that a team approach to surgical procedures cannot always occur.
b. Validate the need for constant patient observation.
c. Maintain the belief that competent behaviors are more vital than humane
behaviors.
d. Hands-on experience is the most important means to understanding surgery.
ANS: B
Constant patient observation is essential to maintain their safety.
