CNOR EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Cholecystectomy incision needed - Answers -Krocher's incision
Gallbladder, Liver incision name - Answers -Midline incision
Appendicitis incsion - Answers -Mc Burney's Pont incision
Incision for GYN Pelvic Surgery and Prostatic Surgery - Answers -Pfannenstiel incision
Normal Hemoglobin levels for men - Answers -13.5-17.5
Normal Hemoglobin for women - Answers -12-16
Na+ normal level - Answers -135-145
Normal Potassium Level - Answers -3.5-5.0
Normal Ph level - Answers -7.35-7.45
PaCO2 normal level - Answers -35-45
PaO2 normal level - Answers -80-100
HCO3 normal level - Answers -22-28
Ammonia normal level - Answers -9.5-49mcg/dl
What is FFP made up of? - Answers --Clotting factors
-Plasma
What is Cryo used for? - Answers -To control bleeding
Where is a Swan Ganz catheter placed? - Answers -Internal Jugular
What 5 risks are pediatric patients in the OR at risk for? - Answers --Displacing ET tube
(short trachea)
-Hypothermia
-Hypovolemia (weigh sponges)
-Peter Panning off table (moving around during induction)
-(+) Resp Rate causes (+) Heart Rate
Voluntary reporting that encourages self reporting without fear of retaliation? - Answers
-Culture of Safety from the
Patient Saftey and Quality Improvement Act 2005
,S/S of Hypontremia (below 135) - Answers --N/V
-Irritability
-Muscle cramping
-Muscle twitching
-HA
What time frame must I use FFP after being thawed? - Answers -24 hours
Pudendal Block is used in what type of surgery? - Answers -GYN
Avoid an Epidural, Spinal, and General anesthesia with these type of patients? -
Answers -Sickle cell
Pneumatic Tourniquet must have how much re-profussion time, before re-inflating it
again? - Answers -15 minutes
Pneumatic Tourniquet time limit for upper extremity in adults? - Answers -60 minutes
Pneumatic Tourniquet time limit for a lower extremity in adults? - Answers -90 minutes
Replace clotting factors after how many units of blood? - Answers -4 units
Where does a Supra Ventricular Tachycardia originate from? - Answers -Atrial area (SA
node)
How do you treat SVT? - Answers -1-Vagal Stem-(unconscious ice carotids)
2-Adenosine
When is Esmarck not necessary with a pneumatic tourniquet? - Answers --DVT
-Infection
-Dislocation/Fraction
-Malignancy
What type of anesthesia numbs nerves only in the area of surgery? - Answers -Regional
anesthesia
Magnesium Level Normals - Answers -1.5-2.5mg/dL
Other name of Sodium Hydroxide - Answers -Lye
Other name for Bleach - Answers -Sodium Hyochorite
Tertiary Healing of a wound - Answers -Wound left open and packed for delayed
closure later
, Wound healing by Secondary Intention? - Answers -Healing from bottom layers to top
(example Pressure Ulcer)
Primary wound healing? - Answers -Closure of all 3 layers
Which type of sterilization process can sterilize oils and powders? - Answers -Dry Heat
for one hour
Which sterilization process can cause cancer? - Answers -Ethylene Oxide
Which medication requires an A-Line first? - Answers -Nipride
Which integrator do you use to Flash some thing? - Answers -Class 5 integrator
How long do you flash a nonporous item in a Dynamic Autoclave? - Answers -3 minutes
(Pre-Vacuum)
How long do you flash a porous item in a Dynamic Autoclave? - Answers -4 minutes
(Pre-Vacuum)
Which sterilizer sucks air out of chamber? - Answers -Dynamic (Pre-Vacuum)
What is the limited exposure time a person can have with Ethylene Oxide? - Answers -1
ppm in 8 hours
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Answers --Renal Failure
-Sepsis
-Keto-acidosis
-Cardiac Arrest
What risk is possible with a Swan-Ganz Cath? - Answers -Micro Shock-electrical current
to myocardium causing arrhthymias
ALT liver function normal level - Answers -0-35
Albumin normal level - Answers -4-6
Hct normal level for male - Answers -39-49
Hct normal level for female - Answers -35-45
What piece of equipment do you need for a vasvagotomy? - Answers -microscope
During a procedure under local anesthesia, the patient complains of circumoral
numbness, blurred vision and dizziness. What should be the immediate action of the
preoperative nurse monitoring this patient? - Answers -Ensure an airway
Cholecystectomy incision needed - Answers -Krocher's incision
Gallbladder, Liver incision name - Answers -Midline incision
Appendicitis incsion - Answers -Mc Burney's Pont incision
Incision for GYN Pelvic Surgery and Prostatic Surgery - Answers -Pfannenstiel incision
Normal Hemoglobin levels for men - Answers -13.5-17.5
Normal Hemoglobin for women - Answers -12-16
Na+ normal level - Answers -135-145
Normal Potassium Level - Answers -3.5-5.0
Normal Ph level - Answers -7.35-7.45
PaCO2 normal level - Answers -35-45
PaO2 normal level - Answers -80-100
HCO3 normal level - Answers -22-28
Ammonia normal level - Answers -9.5-49mcg/dl
What is FFP made up of? - Answers --Clotting factors
-Plasma
What is Cryo used for? - Answers -To control bleeding
Where is a Swan Ganz catheter placed? - Answers -Internal Jugular
What 5 risks are pediatric patients in the OR at risk for? - Answers --Displacing ET tube
(short trachea)
-Hypothermia
-Hypovolemia (weigh sponges)
-Peter Panning off table (moving around during induction)
-(+) Resp Rate causes (+) Heart Rate
Voluntary reporting that encourages self reporting without fear of retaliation? - Answers
-Culture of Safety from the
Patient Saftey and Quality Improvement Act 2005
,S/S of Hypontremia (below 135) - Answers --N/V
-Irritability
-Muscle cramping
-Muscle twitching
-HA
What time frame must I use FFP after being thawed? - Answers -24 hours
Pudendal Block is used in what type of surgery? - Answers -GYN
Avoid an Epidural, Spinal, and General anesthesia with these type of patients? -
Answers -Sickle cell
Pneumatic Tourniquet must have how much re-profussion time, before re-inflating it
again? - Answers -15 minutes
Pneumatic Tourniquet time limit for upper extremity in adults? - Answers -60 minutes
Pneumatic Tourniquet time limit for a lower extremity in adults? - Answers -90 minutes
Replace clotting factors after how many units of blood? - Answers -4 units
Where does a Supra Ventricular Tachycardia originate from? - Answers -Atrial area (SA
node)
How do you treat SVT? - Answers -1-Vagal Stem-(unconscious ice carotids)
2-Adenosine
When is Esmarck not necessary with a pneumatic tourniquet? - Answers --DVT
-Infection
-Dislocation/Fraction
-Malignancy
What type of anesthesia numbs nerves only in the area of surgery? - Answers -Regional
anesthesia
Magnesium Level Normals - Answers -1.5-2.5mg/dL
Other name of Sodium Hydroxide - Answers -Lye
Other name for Bleach - Answers -Sodium Hyochorite
Tertiary Healing of a wound - Answers -Wound left open and packed for delayed
closure later
, Wound healing by Secondary Intention? - Answers -Healing from bottom layers to top
(example Pressure Ulcer)
Primary wound healing? - Answers -Closure of all 3 layers
Which type of sterilization process can sterilize oils and powders? - Answers -Dry Heat
for one hour
Which sterilization process can cause cancer? - Answers -Ethylene Oxide
Which medication requires an A-Line first? - Answers -Nipride
Which integrator do you use to Flash some thing? - Answers -Class 5 integrator
How long do you flash a nonporous item in a Dynamic Autoclave? - Answers -3 minutes
(Pre-Vacuum)
How long do you flash a porous item in a Dynamic Autoclave? - Answers -4 minutes
(Pre-Vacuum)
Which sterilizer sucks air out of chamber? - Answers -Dynamic (Pre-Vacuum)
What is the limited exposure time a person can have with Ethylene Oxide? - Answers -1
ppm in 8 hours
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Answers --Renal Failure
-Sepsis
-Keto-acidosis
-Cardiac Arrest
What risk is possible with a Swan-Ganz Cath? - Answers -Micro Shock-electrical current
to myocardium causing arrhthymias
ALT liver function normal level - Answers -0-35
Albumin normal level - Answers -4-6
Hct normal level for male - Answers -39-49
Hct normal level for female - Answers -35-45
What piece of equipment do you need for a vasvagotomy? - Answers -microscope
During a procedure under local anesthesia, the patient complains of circumoral
numbness, blurred vision and dizziness. What should be the immediate action of the
preoperative nurse monitoring this patient? - Answers -Ensure an airway
