AORN PERIOP 101 PRACTICE TEST PAPER 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
● Of the following, which is not used to secure airway:
a) ET tube
b) LMA
c) nasal cannula
d) oral airway. Answer: c) nasal cannula
● The perioperative team should know the location of equipment stored
in the OR and in the department. Equipment that the anesthesia provider
may request includes:
a) video laryngoscopy devices
b) fiberoptic bronchoscopes
c) suction tips and devices
d) all of the above. Answer: d) all of the above
● General Anesthesia. Answer: a drug-induced reversible state of
unconsciousness, it includes amnesia, analgesia, loss of responsiveness,
decreased stress response, and loss of skeletal muscle reflexes to varying
degree
,● Regional Anesthesia. Answer: an injection of local anesthetics near
nerve fibers to cause reversible loss of sensation over an area of the
body, common examples include spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve
blocks
● Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC). Answer: when an anesthesia
provider monitors the patient, administers sedatives and other agents as
needed, and provides medical services as needed
● Moderate Sedation. Answer: the administration of sedative, analgesic,
and/or anxiolytic agents by a physician or under physician supervision.
Depending on state laws and hospital policies, a perioperative nurse may
be able to administer this type of anesthesia
● Local Anesthesia. Answer: The infiltration or topical administration of
agents to anesthetize a part of the body. It is typically used for minor
procedures, does not involve an anesthesia provider, and does not
involve sedation. A perioperative nurse monitors the patient and
provides supportive care if needed.
● The phases of general anesthesia, in order, are:
a) induction, maintenance, emergence
b) emergence, maintenance, induction
c) maintenance, emergence, induction
,d) induction, emergence, maintenance. Answer: a) induction,
maintenance, emergence
● Propofol. Answer: IV induction agent
● etomidate. Answer: IV induction agent
● methohexitol. Answer: IV induction agent
● IV induction agent. Answer: ketamine
● sevoflurane with or without nitric oxide. Answer: inhaled induction
agent
● Succinylcholine. Answer: short-acting muscle relaxant
● cisatracurium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
● atracurium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
● rocuronium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
● vecuronium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
, ● pancuronium. Answer: long-acting muscle relaxant
● isoflurane. Answer: used for inhalation maintenance
● desflurane. Answer: used for inhalation maintenance
● total iv anesthesia (TIVA). Answer: a technique for maintaining
anesthesia using infusions of short-acting IV agents without inhalation
anesthetics. Propofol and remifentanil are often used for TIVA.
● Reversal agent for succinylcholine. Answer: none!
● neostigmine. Answer: reversal for muscle relaxant (except
succinylcholine)
● edrophonium. Answer: reversal for muscle relaxant (except
succinylcholine)
● sugammadex. Answer: reversal agent for rocuronium, vecuronium,
and pancuronium
● flumazenil. Answer: reversal agent for benzos (midazolam)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
● Of the following, which is not used to secure airway:
a) ET tube
b) LMA
c) nasal cannula
d) oral airway. Answer: c) nasal cannula
● The perioperative team should know the location of equipment stored
in the OR and in the department. Equipment that the anesthesia provider
may request includes:
a) video laryngoscopy devices
b) fiberoptic bronchoscopes
c) suction tips and devices
d) all of the above. Answer: d) all of the above
● General Anesthesia. Answer: a drug-induced reversible state of
unconsciousness, it includes amnesia, analgesia, loss of responsiveness,
decreased stress response, and loss of skeletal muscle reflexes to varying
degree
,● Regional Anesthesia. Answer: an injection of local anesthetics near
nerve fibers to cause reversible loss of sensation over an area of the
body, common examples include spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve
blocks
● Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC). Answer: when an anesthesia
provider monitors the patient, administers sedatives and other agents as
needed, and provides medical services as needed
● Moderate Sedation. Answer: the administration of sedative, analgesic,
and/or anxiolytic agents by a physician or under physician supervision.
Depending on state laws and hospital policies, a perioperative nurse may
be able to administer this type of anesthesia
● Local Anesthesia. Answer: The infiltration or topical administration of
agents to anesthetize a part of the body. It is typically used for minor
procedures, does not involve an anesthesia provider, and does not
involve sedation. A perioperative nurse monitors the patient and
provides supportive care if needed.
● The phases of general anesthesia, in order, are:
a) induction, maintenance, emergence
b) emergence, maintenance, induction
c) maintenance, emergence, induction
,d) induction, emergence, maintenance. Answer: a) induction,
maintenance, emergence
● Propofol. Answer: IV induction agent
● etomidate. Answer: IV induction agent
● methohexitol. Answer: IV induction agent
● IV induction agent. Answer: ketamine
● sevoflurane with or without nitric oxide. Answer: inhaled induction
agent
● Succinylcholine. Answer: short-acting muscle relaxant
● cisatracurium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
● atracurium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
● rocuronium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
● vecuronium. Answer: intermediate-acting muscle relaxant
, ● pancuronium. Answer: long-acting muscle relaxant
● isoflurane. Answer: used for inhalation maintenance
● desflurane. Answer: used for inhalation maintenance
● total iv anesthesia (TIVA). Answer: a technique for maintaining
anesthesia using infusions of short-acting IV agents without inhalation
anesthetics. Propofol and remifentanil are often used for TIVA.
● Reversal agent for succinylcholine. Answer: none!
● neostigmine. Answer: reversal for muscle relaxant (except
succinylcholine)
● edrophonium. Answer: reversal for muscle relaxant (except
succinylcholine)
● sugammadex. Answer: reversal agent for rocuronium, vecuronium,
and pancuronium
● flumazenil. Answer: reversal agent for benzos (midazolam)
