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Periop 101 Final Exam Practice
Questions and Answers | 100% Pass
a) Semi-restricted zone
c) Restricted zone - ✔️✔️Correct-The patient's hair should be covered before entering
the:
a) Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome - ✔️✔️Correct-Evidence-based practice
questions are typically formatted as PICO questions. What does PICO stand for?
d) Verify with surgeon before opening suture - ✔️✔️Correct-Every member of the
healthcare team has a role to play in cost containment. Which of the following is an
example of how the perioperative RN can participate in cost containment in the OR?
c) Professional growth and maintenance of competency - ✔️✔️Correct-An RN who
attends continuing nursing education and has verified skills, knowledge, and attitudes
about perioperative nursing is demonstrating accountability in his/her:
d) Work setting and situation variations may determine the extent to which AORN
Guidelines can be applied - ✔️✔️Correct-Which of the following statements is TRUE
concerning use of the AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice?
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c) Family disagreement about a below the knee amputation on an 18 year old who has
already given consent - ✔️✔️Correct-Which of the following is NOT an example of an
ethical dilemma that perioperative nurses may encounter?
b) Negligence - ✔️✔️Correct-The phrase "At least one individual failed to do what a
similarly situated, reasonable, and prudent professional would have done under similar
circumstances" is the definition of:
d) Relying ONLY on peer evaluations - ✔️✔️Correct-All of the following are accurate
descriptions of "professional accountability" EXCEPT:
b) Pursuit of lifelong learning - ✔️✔️Correct-Part of the AORN standards of Professional
Practice mandate that nurses evaluate the quality of their nursing practice. Four ways to
ensure professional practice related to the AORN practice include: maintaining
competency, the use of evidence-based practice, certification, and:
c) Assess the patient's airway and respirations - ✔️✔️Correct-After transferring a male
patient into the Phase I PACU, the perioperative RN could reasonably expect the PACU
RN to FIRST:
b) Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation - ✔️✔️Correct-During a
handover report to the PACU RN, the perioperative RN may use a communication
method identified by the acronym "SBAR." What does SBAR stand for?
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c) Ask patient to describe his pain or use a standardized pain scale - ✔️✔️Correct-A 40-
year-old male patient is awake and alert in the post anesthesia care unit after right
shoulder surgery. What is the BEST measure to assess the patient's pain?
d) The type of insulin the patient takes - ✔️✔️Correct-What would be the MOST important
information for a nurse in Preadmission Testing (PAT) to collect on an insulin dependent
diabetic patient?
c) American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - ✔️✔️Correct-The Perianesthesia nurse
has ASPAN to guide their practice. What does ASPAN stand for?
c) Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations - ✔️✔️Correct-You have
completed your case and must now transport your patient to PACU. To give report to
the PACU nurse, your facility requires that you provide report in SBAR, which stands
for:
c) Assessing patient airway and respirations - ✔️✔️Correct-You have just transferred
your patient into the Phase I PACU. Which activities would you expect to observe
FIRST?
c) OR nurse - ✔️✔️Correct-A hand-over communication report is given by the anesthesia
professional and the _________________?
c) Cultural beliefs, perception of surgery, and religious beliefs - ✔️✔️Correct-What should
be included as part of the psychological nursing assessment?
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a) Alert the surgeon and discuss the selection of preoperative skin antiseptic. -
✔️✔️Correct-During a preoperative interview, a patient reports that a surgical prep
solution made him breakout in hives after a previous surgical procedure. What action
should the perioperative RN take?
a) Alcohol
b) Herbal preparations
c) Recreational Drugs
d) Tobacco products
e) All of the above - ✔️✔️Correct-During the preoperative interview, the perioperative RN
should ask the patient's about their use of:
a) Define the patient's risk factors and develop a plan of care - ✔️✔️Correct-The
PRIMARY purpose of conducting a preoperative assessment is to:
a) Decrease in vision including color and depth perception - ✔️✔️Correct-Which of the
following sensory assessment findings is common among elderly patients?
c) 3 to 6 years - ✔️✔️Correct-A child in which of the following age groups can be
described as "likes to socialize and can interpret terms"?
d) Lung capacity decreases with increasing age - ✔️✔️Correct-Which of the following
statements is true?
a) Decrease in subcutaneous fat - ✔️✔️Correct-Which of the following factors make
geriatric patients more sensitive to injury and cold?
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