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Questions and Answers 2025 Graded A+
What is the leading and most costly occupational health problem in the united states?
- headache
- needlesticks and sharps injury resulting in exposures to transmissible diseases
- overexertion leading to back strains sand sprain
- overwork leading to fatigue -Correct Answer ✔overexertion leading to back strains
sand sprain
when should leak testing of a flexible endoscope be performed?
- after manual cleaning and before it is placed into cleaning solution
- after manual cleaning and being placed into cleaning solution and before drying
- at the point of use during precleaning
- before manual cleaning and before it is placed into cleaning -Correct Answer ✔before
manual cleaning and before it is placed into cleaning.
an rn circulator hears an anesthesia professional ask an unlicensed assistive person
(UAP) to push IV. What should the perioperative rn immediately do?
- help the UAP administer the IV push medication
- notify the charge rn that the UAP is performing a task that is not within his job
description
- offer assistance to the anesthesia professional so that the anesthesia professional can
administer the medication himself
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- tell the UAP to stop and the perioperative rn should administer the medication for the
anesthesia professional. -Correct Answer ✔offer assistance to the anesthesia
professional so that the anesthesia professional can administer the medication himself
After a vaginal hysterectomy, a healthy 47-yr-old woman is in the postanesthesia care
unit. Her body mass index is 22. her arterial blood gas test results are pH 7.52, PaCO2 28,
HCO3 24. the patient's condition is
metabolic acidosis
metabolic alkalosis
respiratory acidosis
respiratory alkalosis -Correct Answer ✔respiratory alkalosis
an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) does not have a radiology department at the facility.
When surgical count discrepancies occur, what actions should be taken 1st by the
perioperative rn?
- arrange for the pt to be x-rayed for the missing item at the closest hospital
- document the results of the surgical count
- follow the ASC's standardized process to locate the missing item
- inform the pt's family or caregiver that the procedure is taking longer than expected
due to the missing item -Correct Answer ✔follow the ASC's standardized process to
locate the missing item
the perioperative rn should be recognized that the most common complication for a pt
with multiple traumatic injuries is
fluid and electrolyte imbalance
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hemorrhage
infection
shock -Correct Answer ✔shock
in addition to the pt's identity, which of the following should be confirmed to help
decrease the risk for wrong site surgery?
allergies
medication history
previous responses to general anesthesia
procedure and site -Correct Answer ✔procedure and site
what statement related to medication management in an ASC is TRUE?
- a pharmacist may be contracted by the health care organization to provide consultative
services on site or by telepharmacy.
- An rn or pharmacist may be contracted by the health care organization to provide
pharmaceutical services.
- Pharmaceutical services must be provided by a pharmacist who is on site at the ASC.
- Physicians and pharmacists are the only licensed professional who may provide
pharmaceutical services at an ASC -Correct Answer ✔a pharmacist may be contracted by
the health care organization to provide consultative services on site or by telepharmacy.
Mr. w is a 52-yr-old man in the emergency department complaining of shortness of
breath and tingling fingers. His breathing is shallow and rapid. He denies that he has
diabetes, and his blood sugar is within normal limits. There are no electrocardiogram
changes. He has no significant respiratory or cardiac history. He takes several anti-
anxiety medications. He says he has had anxiety attacks in the past. While Mr. w is being
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worked up for chest pain, a blood specimen is drawn for testing arterial blood gasses
(ABG). What do mr. w's ABG values indicate?
pH 7.48, PaCO2 28, HCO3 22
metabolic acidosis
metabolic alkalosis
respiratory acidosis
respiratory alkalosis -Correct Answer ✔respiratory alkalosis
the perioperative rn should select a pneumatic tourniquet cuff
- based on the pt's age and blood pressure
- by considering the average length of the planned surgical procedure
- after the pt is under anesthesia and positioned on the OR bed and the surgeon is in the
OR
- that is long enough so that bladder of the tourniquet overlaps sufficiently on the limb. -
Correct Answer ✔that is long enough so that bladder of the tourniquet overlaps
sufficiently on the limb.
A pt is on a stretcher in the perioperative ready area. When he arrived at the facility's
surgery admission desk that morning, he appeared disheveled and incoherent.
Laboratory blood tests indicated a high level of cocaine in his system. The anesthesia
professional was at the pt's side discussing the need to postpone the surgery with the
surgeon when the pt became belligerent and forcefully grabbed the anesthesia
professional's neck. The pt was placed into restraints. In this situation, why were
restraints necessary?
- the pt was incoherent
- the pt posed a threat to himself
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CNOR AORN Online Test Study
Questions and Answers 2025 Graded A+
What is the leading and most costly occupational health problem in the united states?
- headache
- needlesticks and sharps injury resulting in exposures to transmissible diseases
- overexertion leading to back strains sand sprain
- overwork leading to fatigue -Correct Answer ✔overexertion leading to back strains
sand sprain
when should leak testing of a flexible endoscope be performed?
- after manual cleaning and before it is placed into cleaning solution
- after manual cleaning and being placed into cleaning solution and before drying
- at the point of use during precleaning
- before manual cleaning and before it is placed into cleaning -Correct Answer ✔before
manual cleaning and before it is placed into cleaning.
an rn circulator hears an anesthesia professional ask an unlicensed assistive person
(UAP) to push IV. What should the perioperative rn immediately do?
- help the UAP administer the IV push medication
- notify the charge rn that the UAP is performing a task that is not within his job
description
- offer assistance to the anesthesia professional so that the anesthesia professional can
administer the medication himself
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- tell the UAP to stop and the perioperative rn should administer the medication for the
anesthesia professional. -Correct Answer ✔offer assistance to the anesthesia
professional so that the anesthesia professional can administer the medication himself
After a vaginal hysterectomy, a healthy 47-yr-old woman is in the postanesthesia care
unit. Her body mass index is 22. her arterial blood gas test results are pH 7.52, PaCO2 28,
HCO3 24. the patient's condition is
metabolic acidosis
metabolic alkalosis
respiratory acidosis
respiratory alkalosis -Correct Answer ✔respiratory alkalosis
an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) does not have a radiology department at the facility.
When surgical count discrepancies occur, what actions should be taken 1st by the
perioperative rn?
- arrange for the pt to be x-rayed for the missing item at the closest hospital
- document the results of the surgical count
- follow the ASC's standardized process to locate the missing item
- inform the pt's family or caregiver that the procedure is taking longer than expected
due to the missing item -Correct Answer ✔follow the ASC's standardized process to
locate the missing item
the perioperative rn should be recognized that the most common complication for a pt
with multiple traumatic injuries is
fluid and electrolyte imbalance
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hemorrhage
infection
shock -Correct Answer ✔shock
in addition to the pt's identity, which of the following should be confirmed to help
decrease the risk for wrong site surgery?
allergies
medication history
previous responses to general anesthesia
procedure and site -Correct Answer ✔procedure and site
what statement related to medication management in an ASC is TRUE?
- a pharmacist may be contracted by the health care organization to provide consultative
services on site or by telepharmacy.
- An rn or pharmacist may be contracted by the health care organization to provide
pharmaceutical services.
- Pharmaceutical services must be provided by a pharmacist who is on site at the ASC.
- Physicians and pharmacists are the only licensed professional who may provide
pharmaceutical services at an ASC -Correct Answer ✔a pharmacist may be contracted by
the health care organization to provide consultative services on site or by telepharmacy.
Mr. w is a 52-yr-old man in the emergency department complaining of shortness of
breath and tingling fingers. His breathing is shallow and rapid. He denies that he has
diabetes, and his blood sugar is within normal limits. There are no electrocardiogram
changes. He has no significant respiratory or cardiac history. He takes several anti-
anxiety medications. He says he has had anxiety attacks in the past. While Mr. w is being
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worked up for chest pain, a blood specimen is drawn for testing arterial blood gasses
(ABG). What do mr. w's ABG values indicate?
pH 7.48, PaCO2 28, HCO3 22
metabolic acidosis
metabolic alkalosis
respiratory acidosis
respiratory alkalosis -Correct Answer ✔respiratory alkalosis
the perioperative rn should select a pneumatic tourniquet cuff
- based on the pt's age and blood pressure
- by considering the average length of the planned surgical procedure
- after the pt is under anesthesia and positioned on the OR bed and the surgeon is in the
OR
- that is long enough so that bladder of the tourniquet overlaps sufficiently on the limb. -
Correct Answer ✔that is long enough so that bladder of the tourniquet overlaps
sufficiently on the limb.
A pt is on a stretcher in the perioperative ready area. When he arrived at the facility's
surgery admission desk that morning, he appeared disheveled and incoherent.
Laboratory blood tests indicated a high level of cocaine in his system. The anesthesia
professional was at the pt's side discussing the need to postpone the surgery with the
surgeon when the pt became belligerent and forcefully grabbed the anesthesia
professional's neck. The pt was placed into restraints. In this situation, why were
restraints necessary?
- the pt was incoherent
- the pt posed a threat to himself
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