AORN Periop 101 Module
Questions with Correct Answers
| Latest 2026
In addition to the surgeon which surgical team members wear sterile gowns and gloves during
the procedure? SATA
a. anesthesia
b. circulating nurse
c. scrub
d. surgical assistant - ✔✔C & D: Scrub and Surgical assistant
The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in which of the following areas? -
✔✔Unrestricted area
Defining nursing goals and intervention strategies is a part of which phase in the nursing
process? -
✔✔Outcome Identification
The goals of perioperative nursing interventions are to deliver optimal patient care. SATA
A. conveniently
B. effectively
C. efficiently
D. safely
E. skillfully - ✔✔B, C, D, E
Which of the following is considered a critical perioperative nursing diagnosis within the PNDS?
A. Impaired tissue integrity
B. Pain
C. Risk for fluid volume deficit
D. Risk for perioperative positioning injury - ✔✔D
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,Which items of attire are required when entering the sterile processing area? SATA
a. scrub suit
b. head cover
c. shoe covers
d. surgical mask - ✔✔A & B
What phases of the nursing process does the periop nurse practice during the preop phase
of the surgical experience? SATA
a. assessment
b. eval
c. identification of desired outcomes
d. implementation
e. nursing dx
f. planning - ✔✔A, C, E, F
Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process? - ✔✔Assessment
Competency statements:
a. direct a nurse's activity in the periop arena
b. provide a basic model to eval the quality of nursing practice
c. ascertain a level of skills and abilities necessary to fulfill the processional role
d. all of the above. - ✔✔D
True or False:
it is important for perioperative nurses to practice within the context of professional standards
and to maintain current knowledge of nursing practice? - ✔✔True
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,Professional nurses seek to support and encourage peers by... - ✔✔Through precepting,
mentoring, and role modeling, and providing feedback, the professional nurse is a daily
example of excellence in the perioperative setting
Perioperative nurses can enhance their professionalism by... - ✔✔A nurse can improve
professionally by making use of the various online and independent study resources
developed by AORN and by participating in continuing the facility's education activities and
accessing perioperative textbooks
When using the forum for public commenting on clinical guidelines and offering a suggested
change in the comment field, it is very important that you: SATA
a. suggest alternate phrasing
b. cite evidence to support your change
c. provide rationale for your suggestion
d. call the consult line to clarify the content with the guideline author - ✔✔A, B, & C:
suggest alternate phrasing, cite evidence to support your change, provide rationale for your
suggestion
based on what you have learned about various sources of information, identify the ways in
which the periop nurse can improve professionally? - ✔✔The different ways in which a
perioperative nurse can improve professionally are: AORN continuing education
conferences, attending chapter meetings, reading AORN Journals, and visiting AORN
websites.
True or False: AORN guidelines can replace departmental and institutional policies? - ✔✔False
non-research parts of evidence ratings include the following: SATA
a. summaries of the evidence
b. organizational experience
c. consensus on appraisal scores
d. community standards
e. clinician experience and expert opinion
f. consumer preferences - ✔✔Everything except C
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, Key business metrics over which you can have control to affect the bottom line are: SATA
a. length of procedures
b. on time starts
c. physician satisfaction
d. turnover time
e. volume of procedures - ✔✔A, B, D, E
Based on knowledge you have gained about ethics and ethical decision making, identify the
situations where a decision would be made on ethical grounds
A. Using new technology
B. Implementing or suspending the DNR order on a patient
C. After the patient gives consent to surgery: refusing to proceed until all involved personnel
discuss the situation
D. Participating in human experiments that are conducted at your facility
E. Strongly supporting organ donation even though the family disagrees - ✔✔A, B, D, E
Some of the ways by which professional nurses can protect themselves from legal action
include maintaining;
A. Documentation of performance appraisals
B. Documentation of administrative competencies
C. Documentation of continuing education
D. Knowledge of state nurse practice act - ✔✔A, C, D
Based on the knowledge you have gained about legal and risk management issues, identify
ways to enhance one's professional practice.
A. documentation of orientation program
B. documentation of clinical competency
C. documentation of employee performance evaluations
D. knowledge of the nursing practice act in your state
E. documentation of continuing education activities
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Questions with Correct Answers
| Latest 2026
In addition to the surgeon which surgical team members wear sterile gowns and gloves during
the procedure? SATA
a. anesthesia
b. circulating nurse
c. scrub
d. surgical assistant - ✔✔C & D: Scrub and Surgical assistant
The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in which of the following areas? -
✔✔Unrestricted area
Defining nursing goals and intervention strategies is a part of which phase in the nursing
process? -
✔✔Outcome Identification
The goals of perioperative nursing interventions are to deliver optimal patient care. SATA
A. conveniently
B. effectively
C. efficiently
D. safely
E. skillfully - ✔✔B, C, D, E
Which of the following is considered a critical perioperative nursing diagnosis within the PNDS?
A. Impaired tissue integrity
B. Pain
C. Risk for fluid volume deficit
D. Risk for perioperative positioning injury - ✔✔D
1|Page
,Which items of attire are required when entering the sterile processing area? SATA
a. scrub suit
b. head cover
c. shoe covers
d. surgical mask - ✔✔A & B
What phases of the nursing process does the periop nurse practice during the preop phase
of the surgical experience? SATA
a. assessment
b. eval
c. identification of desired outcomes
d. implementation
e. nursing dx
f. planning - ✔✔A, C, E, F
Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process? - ✔✔Assessment
Competency statements:
a. direct a nurse's activity in the periop arena
b. provide a basic model to eval the quality of nursing practice
c. ascertain a level of skills and abilities necessary to fulfill the processional role
d. all of the above. - ✔✔D
True or False:
it is important for perioperative nurses to practice within the context of professional standards
and to maintain current knowledge of nursing practice? - ✔✔True
2|Page
,Professional nurses seek to support and encourage peers by... - ✔✔Through precepting,
mentoring, and role modeling, and providing feedback, the professional nurse is a daily
example of excellence in the perioperative setting
Perioperative nurses can enhance their professionalism by... - ✔✔A nurse can improve
professionally by making use of the various online and independent study resources
developed by AORN and by participating in continuing the facility's education activities and
accessing perioperative textbooks
When using the forum for public commenting on clinical guidelines and offering a suggested
change in the comment field, it is very important that you: SATA
a. suggest alternate phrasing
b. cite evidence to support your change
c. provide rationale for your suggestion
d. call the consult line to clarify the content with the guideline author - ✔✔A, B, & C:
suggest alternate phrasing, cite evidence to support your change, provide rationale for your
suggestion
based on what you have learned about various sources of information, identify the ways in
which the periop nurse can improve professionally? - ✔✔The different ways in which a
perioperative nurse can improve professionally are: AORN continuing education
conferences, attending chapter meetings, reading AORN Journals, and visiting AORN
websites.
True or False: AORN guidelines can replace departmental and institutional policies? - ✔✔False
non-research parts of evidence ratings include the following: SATA
a. summaries of the evidence
b. organizational experience
c. consensus on appraisal scores
d. community standards
e. clinician experience and expert opinion
f. consumer preferences - ✔✔Everything except C
3|Page
, Key business metrics over which you can have control to affect the bottom line are: SATA
a. length of procedures
b. on time starts
c. physician satisfaction
d. turnover time
e. volume of procedures - ✔✔A, B, D, E
Based on knowledge you have gained about ethics and ethical decision making, identify the
situations where a decision would be made on ethical grounds
A. Using new technology
B. Implementing or suspending the DNR order on a patient
C. After the patient gives consent to surgery: refusing to proceed until all involved personnel
discuss the situation
D. Participating in human experiments that are conducted at your facility
E. Strongly supporting organ donation even though the family disagrees - ✔✔A, B, D, E
Some of the ways by which professional nurses can protect themselves from legal action
include maintaining;
A. Documentation of performance appraisals
B. Documentation of administrative competencies
C. Documentation of continuing education
D. Knowledge of state nurse practice act - ✔✔A, C, D
Based on the knowledge you have gained about legal and risk management issues, identify
ways to enhance one's professional practice.
A. documentation of orientation program
B. documentation of clinical competency
C. documentation of employee performance evaluations
D. knowledge of the nursing practice act in your state
E. documentation of continuing education activities
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