AORN Periop 101 Final Exam Study Guide Updated Version 2024 With 100+ Questions and Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed Success
- A critical perioperative nursing diagnosis within the PNDS is: - CORRECT ANSWER:
What is risk for perioperative positioning injury?
1.This type of needle point is what you would expect to be needed for suturing friable
tissue such as the liver. - CORRECT ANSWER: What is a Blunt needle point?
- Characteristics included in the elements of a culture of safety within a healthcare
- Trust among healthcare team members*
organization: - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Commitment to safety as the first priority in providing care*
2.These particular wound closing items are available in a wide variety of instrument
sizes. - CORRECT ANSWER: What are disposable stapler sets?
3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations, Acronyms, and
Symbols. - CORRECT ANSWER: What is cc?
4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the circulating nurse would anticipate the need
to have available this type of drain - CORRECT ANSWER: What is a Jackson-Pratt?
5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal hysterectomy. - CORRECT
ANSWER: What is Clean contaminated?
6.This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory and respiratory
compromise due to pressure on the abdomen. - CORRECT ANSWER: What is
Lithotomy Position?
7.To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate padding is a recommended practice for this: - CORRECT ANSWER: What is to reduce the patient's risk of intraoperative skin injury.
8.An environmental sanitation practice that is required to limit the transmission of
microorganisms to personnel when handling body fluid spills - CORRECT ANSWER:
What is personal protective equipment?
9.It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for insulation defects to prevent this
from occurring during MIS - CORRECT ANSWER: What is capacitive coupling?
- According to AORN RP for positioning the patient, the perioperative nurse should:
- Use a consistent method of procedure-specific position for each patient 1 / 2
What is...
- Rely on the surgeon's and anesthesia provider's assessments to guide positioning
- use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique patient considerations
- Depend on the patient's natural defense mechanisms to indicate the need for
positioning alterations - CORRECT ANSWER: c. use additional precautions as
appropriate based on unique patient considerations
11.The disadvantage of using this type of wound closure is because they often cause
more scarring than other skin closure methods. - CORRECT ANSWER: What is skin
clips?
12.An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-resuscitate decision violates a
patient's ethical right to... - CORRECT ANSWER: What is Self-determination?
- This type of human factor error is responsible when a perioperative nurse is trying
to attend to several tasks at once - CORRECT ANSWER: What is situational-based
error?
14.Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient, environment, equipment, and
supplies is the definition of.... - CORRECT ANSWER: What is aseptic technique?
16.Patient and caregiver education for continuing post-op care at home is the primary focus of this Phase of post anesthesia care. - CORRECT ANSWER: What is Phase II?
17.According to the Institute of medicine recommendations for improving patient safety, this organization has the greatest potential impact to make changes on improving pt
safety - CORRECT ANSWER: What are Healthcare organizations?
- This statement about gloving technique is true
- When gloving another person, always glove the left hand first.
- The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning gloves
- Open glove technique is used for initial donning of the sterile gown and gloves.
- Closed glove technique is used to glove the surgeon or assistant. - CORRECT
What is...
ANSWER: b. The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning gloves
- Draping material is this source in the fire triangle? (fuel, ignition, oxidizer) -
CORRECT ANSWER: What is fuel source?
20. The safest way to pass a cutting instrument to a surgeon is: - CORRECT
ANSWER: What is place it in a designated neutral zone with a verbal cue
- To place a patient safely in this particular position the knees are over the break in
the procedure bed to allow for knee flexion. - CORRECT ANSWER: What is
Trendelenberg?
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