AORN Review for Final Exam Latest
Update;consists of the actual exam
questions with all the correct answers
Which of the following statements are true about objective data?
a. Data that consists of the patient's own feelings and perceptions.
b. Age, religion, or culture are examples of objective data.
c. Data that is the information written in the patient's record and nursing
notes.
d. History, physical, and laboratory data are examples of objective data. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>c. Data that is the information written in the patient's
record and nursing notes.
d. History, physical, and laboratory data are examples of objective data.
Match the age groups with their ability for learning and understanding.
1. Birth to one month
2. 1-12 months
3. 1-3 years
4. 3-6 years
a. The baby will smile, babble, and gurgle.
b. The baby is able to understand and respond to simple commands.
c. The child is able to literally interpret terms.
d. The child is able to express only through crying. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
Patients in which of the following age-groups have the greatest blood volume
per unit of body weight.
,a. children
b. elderly adults
c. middle adults
d. young adults - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. children
During the preoperative interview, why should the perioperative nurse ask
patients about their use of herbal preparations, alcohol, tobacco products,
and recreational drugs? (select all that apply)
a. herbal supplements may affect the metabolism of drugs administered
b. patients who use alcohol heavily are unable to tolerate general anesthesia
c. recreational drug use may affect the choice of preoperative sedation.
d. smoking may affect circulatory and respiratory system assessment results.
- CORRECT ANSWER>>a. herbal supplements may affect the metabolism
of drugs administered
c. recreational drug use may affect the choice of preoperative sedation
d. smoking may affect circulatory and respiratory system assessment results.
Which items below are included in a psychosocial assessment? (select all
that apply)
a. coping styles
b. cultural beliefs and practices
c. expectations of perioperative care
d. sensory impairment
e. spiritual or religious beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. coping styles
b. cultural beliefs and practices
c. expectations of perioperative care
e. spiritual or religious beliefs
Which of the following statements is true?
a. blood pressure remains constant with age.
b. body temperature increases with increasing age.
c. heart rate increases with increasing age
,d. lung capacity decreases with increasing age - CORRECT ANSWER>>d.
lung capacity decreases with increasing age
Which of the following factors make geriatric patients more sensitive to injury
and cold?
a. decrease in subcutaneous fat
b. lung capacity decreases with age
c. bilirubin and hemoglobin shift
d. rage of medication absorption is decreased - CORRECT ANSWER>>a.
decrease in subcutaneous fat
Why is it important to assess the use of herbal supplements or recreational
drugs before surgery?
a. herbal preparations can decrease the toxicity of other drugs administered
during anesthesia.
b. herbal preparations can affect bleeding times.
c. herbal preparations can interfere with drug metabolism.
d. recreational drug use can result in withdrawal symptoms.
e. recreational drug users may require higher doses of anesthetic
medications. - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. herbal preparations can affect
bleeding times.
c. herbal preparations can interfere with drug metabolism.
d. recreational drug use can result in withdrawal symptoms.
e. recreational drug users may require higher doses of anesthetic
medications.
What interventions can the perioperative nurse perform to protect elderly
patients?
a. employ deep vein thrombosis prophylactic devices.
b. position the patient for effective air exchange.
c. slide patient onto the OR bed without use of assistive device.
, d. use warming devices to maintain the normothermia. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>a. employ deep vein thrombosis prophylactic devices.
c. slide patient onto the OR bed without use of assistive device.
d. use warming devices to maintain the normothermia.
A child in which of the following age groups can be described as "likes to
socialize and can interpret terms?"
a. 1-12 months
b. 1-3 years
c. 3-6 years
d. 6-12 years - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. 3-6 years
After the preoperative assessment has been conducted on a patient, the
perioperative nurse should document:
a. cuts and abrasions
b. preoperative hair removal, if ordered
c. skin condition
d. financial arrangements
e. the patient's verbal consents for preoperative orders - CORRECT
ANSWER>>a. cuts and abrasions
b. preoperative hair removal, if ordered
c. skin condition
e. the patient's verbal consents for preoperative orders
Based on the knowledge you have gained about preoperative orders, identify
the preoperative orders that should be recorded.
a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
c. DNR orders
d. patient's mental state of alertness
e. medication orders - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
Update;consists of the actual exam
questions with all the correct answers
Which of the following statements are true about objective data?
a. Data that consists of the patient's own feelings and perceptions.
b. Age, religion, or culture are examples of objective data.
c. Data that is the information written in the patient's record and nursing
notes.
d. History, physical, and laboratory data are examples of objective data. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>c. Data that is the information written in the patient's
record and nursing notes.
d. History, physical, and laboratory data are examples of objective data.
Match the age groups with their ability for learning and understanding.
1. Birth to one month
2. 1-12 months
3. 1-3 years
4. 3-6 years
a. The baby will smile, babble, and gurgle.
b. The baby is able to understand and respond to simple commands.
c. The child is able to literally interpret terms.
d. The child is able to express only through crying. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
Patients in which of the following age-groups have the greatest blood volume
per unit of body weight.
,a. children
b. elderly adults
c. middle adults
d. young adults - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. children
During the preoperative interview, why should the perioperative nurse ask
patients about their use of herbal preparations, alcohol, tobacco products,
and recreational drugs? (select all that apply)
a. herbal supplements may affect the metabolism of drugs administered
b. patients who use alcohol heavily are unable to tolerate general anesthesia
c. recreational drug use may affect the choice of preoperative sedation.
d. smoking may affect circulatory and respiratory system assessment results.
- CORRECT ANSWER>>a. herbal supplements may affect the metabolism
of drugs administered
c. recreational drug use may affect the choice of preoperative sedation
d. smoking may affect circulatory and respiratory system assessment results.
Which items below are included in a psychosocial assessment? (select all
that apply)
a. coping styles
b. cultural beliefs and practices
c. expectations of perioperative care
d. sensory impairment
e. spiritual or religious beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. coping styles
b. cultural beliefs and practices
c. expectations of perioperative care
e. spiritual or religious beliefs
Which of the following statements is true?
a. blood pressure remains constant with age.
b. body temperature increases with increasing age.
c. heart rate increases with increasing age
,d. lung capacity decreases with increasing age - CORRECT ANSWER>>d.
lung capacity decreases with increasing age
Which of the following factors make geriatric patients more sensitive to injury
and cold?
a. decrease in subcutaneous fat
b. lung capacity decreases with age
c. bilirubin and hemoglobin shift
d. rage of medication absorption is decreased - CORRECT ANSWER>>a.
decrease in subcutaneous fat
Why is it important to assess the use of herbal supplements or recreational
drugs before surgery?
a. herbal preparations can decrease the toxicity of other drugs administered
during anesthesia.
b. herbal preparations can affect bleeding times.
c. herbal preparations can interfere with drug metabolism.
d. recreational drug use can result in withdrawal symptoms.
e. recreational drug users may require higher doses of anesthetic
medications. - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. herbal preparations can affect
bleeding times.
c. herbal preparations can interfere with drug metabolism.
d. recreational drug use can result in withdrawal symptoms.
e. recreational drug users may require higher doses of anesthetic
medications.
What interventions can the perioperative nurse perform to protect elderly
patients?
a. employ deep vein thrombosis prophylactic devices.
b. position the patient for effective air exchange.
c. slide patient onto the OR bed without use of assistive device.
, d. use warming devices to maintain the normothermia. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>a. employ deep vein thrombosis prophylactic devices.
c. slide patient onto the OR bed without use of assistive device.
d. use warming devices to maintain the normothermia.
A child in which of the following age groups can be described as "likes to
socialize and can interpret terms?"
a. 1-12 months
b. 1-3 years
c. 3-6 years
d. 6-12 years - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. 3-6 years
After the preoperative assessment has been conducted on a patient, the
perioperative nurse should document:
a. cuts and abrasions
b. preoperative hair removal, if ordered
c. skin condition
d. financial arrangements
e. the patient's verbal consents for preoperative orders - CORRECT
ANSWER>>a. cuts and abrasions
b. preoperative hair removal, if ordered
c. skin condition
e. the patient's verbal consents for preoperative orders
Based on the knowledge you have gained about preoperative orders, identify
the preoperative orders that should be recorded.
a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
c. DNR orders
d. patient's mental state of alertness
e. medication orders - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
