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CNOR Practice Exam Prep by CCI NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 151 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
During a procedure under local anesthesia, the patient complains
of circumoral numbness, blurred vision, and dizziness. What
should be the immediate action of the perioperative nurse
monitoring this patient?
a. Recheck the dose of local anesthesia given
b. Ensure an airway
c. Set the IV line to full flow
d. Call for 20% lipid emulsion to be brought to the room
......ANSWER........b
The circulating nurse reports that the needle count is incorrect.
The surgeon continues to close the wound, stating, "I know it is not
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in the wound and I am not going to stop to look for it." The best
plan of action is to:
a. Accept the surgeon's response without comment and fill out an
incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of hospital policy and document
subsequent actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of the surgeon's wishes
d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask for advice
......ANSWER........b
A new employee unknowingly dispensed an unsterile solution to
the sterile field. The following day, the supervisor learns of the
incident. The supervisor's first action would be to:
a. Initiate an incident report
b. Instruct the employee on the technique of reading labels
c. Counsel the employee verbally
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d. Notify the surgeon of the break in technique
......ANSWER........d
Due to an emergency, the perioperative nurse is unable to
conduct the sponge, sharps, and instrument counts. At the
conclusion of the surgery, the nurse should:
a. Ask the surgeon to sign the count
b. Immediately notify the OR supervisor
c. Document the absence of counts
d. Refuse to sign the sponge count record ......ANSWER........c
The optimum patient position provides:
a. Access and exposure, maintains circulatory and respiratory
functions, and does not compromise neuromuscular structures.
b. Optimum access and exposure to surgical site, with no
permanent compromise to neuromuscular structures.
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c. Access for the surgeon, does not compromise the
neuromuscular structures, and maintains an adequate airway for
the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory and respiratory functions, does not
compromise neuromuscular structures, and maintains body
alignment. ......ANSWER........a
A patient who is 8 months pregnant is to undergo an emergency
laparotomy. In planning nursing care for this patient, the
perioperative nurse should have available a wedge cushion or
pillow to place under the patient's:
a. Knees
b. Left side
c. Right side
d. Shoulders ......ANSWER........c
You're loading the sterilizer with trays and wrapped towels. The
correct configuration would be:
CNOR Practice Exam Prep by CCI NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 151 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
During a procedure under local anesthesia, the patient complains
of circumoral numbness, blurred vision, and dizziness. What
should be the immediate action of the perioperative nurse
monitoring this patient?
a. Recheck the dose of local anesthesia given
b. Ensure an airway
c. Set the IV line to full flow
d. Call for 20% lipid emulsion to be brought to the room
......ANSWER........b
The circulating nurse reports that the needle count is incorrect.
The surgeon continues to close the wound, stating, "I know it is not
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in the wound and I am not going to stop to look for it." The best
plan of action is to:
a. Accept the surgeon's response without comment and fill out an
incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of hospital policy and document
subsequent actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of the surgeon's wishes
d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask for advice
......ANSWER........b
A new employee unknowingly dispensed an unsterile solution to
the sterile field. The following day, the supervisor learns of the
incident. The supervisor's first action would be to:
a. Initiate an incident report
b. Instruct the employee on the technique of reading labels
c. Counsel the employee verbally
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d. Notify the surgeon of the break in technique
......ANSWER........d
Due to an emergency, the perioperative nurse is unable to
conduct the sponge, sharps, and instrument counts. At the
conclusion of the surgery, the nurse should:
a. Ask the surgeon to sign the count
b. Immediately notify the OR supervisor
c. Document the absence of counts
d. Refuse to sign the sponge count record ......ANSWER........c
The optimum patient position provides:
a. Access and exposure, maintains circulatory and respiratory
functions, and does not compromise neuromuscular structures.
b. Optimum access and exposure to surgical site, with no
permanent compromise to neuromuscular structures.
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c. Access for the surgeon, does not compromise the
neuromuscular structures, and maintains an adequate airway for
the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory and respiratory functions, does not
compromise neuromuscular structures, and maintains body
alignment. ......ANSWER........a
A patient who is 8 months pregnant is to undergo an emergency
laparotomy. In planning nursing care for this patient, the
perioperative nurse should have available a wedge cushion or
pillow to place under the patient's:
a. Knees
b. Left side
c. Right side
d. Shoulders ......ANSWER........c
You're loading the sterilizer with trays and wrapped towels. The
correct configuration would be:
