2026/2027 RELIAS PROPHECY
OPERATING ROOM RN A V2 NEWEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS
In the preoperative holding area, the patient's preoperative
lab values are K+2.9, Hgb 14.3, Hct 42.0 and glucose 89.
What should you do? Correct Answer Notify Anesthesia
provider
A patient is scheduled to have a total knee arthroplasty.
What lab value should you be most concerned about and
need to inform the surgeon? Correct Answer WBC 12.5
K/UL
What type of medication might be used during ophthalmic
surgery for severe allergic condition Correct Answer
Corticosteroids
When prepping a patient for general surgery with
laparoscopy, in what order should you drape them?
Correct Answer sterile towel, impervious drape, lap sheet
What is the most important action for the circulator to do to
prevent post-orthopedic surgery infection Correct Answer
place a no traffic sign of the door
,In what order should you apply a sterile drape Correct
Answer from sterile area to unsterile, draping nearest first
You are taking a patient to PACU who just had a fractured
mandible repaired. What supply do you need to transport
with your patient Correct Answer wire cutter
When should you and surgical team members perform a
surgical count for an open thoracotomy? Correct Answer
Prior to skin incision, at the beginning of closure of body
cavity or first tissue layer, and during skin closure
You are the scrub nurse on a case in which a vendor is
present. The vendor has a packaged product that they
would like to hand to the surgeon. What should you do?
Correct Answer Ask the vendor to hand the product to the
circulating nurse
You are the circulating nurse and have received 2 units of
packed red blood cells that are to be transfused
immediately. Present in the room are the surgeon, surgical
tech, CRNA and radiology technician. Who should you ask
to assist with checking the blood before the transfusion
Correct Answer CRNA
The anesthesiologist informs you that the next patient is a
difficult intubation. Which equipment will you expect to
have in the room? Correct Answer Glidescope
You are near the entrance to the operating room
department when a vendor approaches you and asks
, where to go. What should you do first? Correct Answer
walk them to the area designated by facility policy
What is an important step for the prevention of biofilm
developing on a flexible endoscope Correct Answer
Prompt initiation of device processing
You are the circulating nurse. What class of surgical
wound would you document for a patient with preoperative
fever who underwent tonsillectomy in the presence of a
large amount of purulent drainage for which the surgeon
has ordered intravenous antibiotics Correct Answer Class
IV
The scub nurse has asked you for a heavy sterile
instrument that is wrapped. After opening the package,
how should you give them the instrument Correct Answer
let the scub nurse grasp it out of the package
You are scubbed in during the middle of a procedure when
you see a blood soaked sponge on the floor 2 feet from
the sterile field. What should you do Correct Answer tell
the other team members about it and ask the circulating
nurse to remove it without touching the sterile field
Which of the following assignments can a circulator
delegate to a non licensed surgical associate Correct
Answer retrieving sterile trays
Immediately after surgery, your patient is exhibiting
symptoms of dizzyness, cyanosis, shivering, and
OPERATING ROOM RN A V2 NEWEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS
In the preoperative holding area, the patient's preoperative
lab values are K+2.9, Hgb 14.3, Hct 42.0 and glucose 89.
What should you do? Correct Answer Notify Anesthesia
provider
A patient is scheduled to have a total knee arthroplasty.
What lab value should you be most concerned about and
need to inform the surgeon? Correct Answer WBC 12.5
K/UL
What type of medication might be used during ophthalmic
surgery for severe allergic condition Correct Answer
Corticosteroids
When prepping a patient for general surgery with
laparoscopy, in what order should you drape them?
Correct Answer sterile towel, impervious drape, lap sheet
What is the most important action for the circulator to do to
prevent post-orthopedic surgery infection Correct Answer
place a no traffic sign of the door
,In what order should you apply a sterile drape Correct
Answer from sterile area to unsterile, draping nearest first
You are taking a patient to PACU who just had a fractured
mandible repaired. What supply do you need to transport
with your patient Correct Answer wire cutter
When should you and surgical team members perform a
surgical count for an open thoracotomy? Correct Answer
Prior to skin incision, at the beginning of closure of body
cavity or first tissue layer, and during skin closure
You are the scrub nurse on a case in which a vendor is
present. The vendor has a packaged product that they
would like to hand to the surgeon. What should you do?
Correct Answer Ask the vendor to hand the product to the
circulating nurse
You are the circulating nurse and have received 2 units of
packed red blood cells that are to be transfused
immediately. Present in the room are the surgeon, surgical
tech, CRNA and radiology technician. Who should you ask
to assist with checking the blood before the transfusion
Correct Answer CRNA
The anesthesiologist informs you that the next patient is a
difficult intubation. Which equipment will you expect to
have in the room? Correct Answer Glidescope
You are near the entrance to the operating room
department when a vendor approaches you and asks
, where to go. What should you do first? Correct Answer
walk them to the area designated by facility policy
What is an important step for the prevention of biofilm
developing on a flexible endoscope Correct Answer
Prompt initiation of device processing
You are the circulating nurse. What class of surgical
wound would you document for a patient with preoperative
fever who underwent tonsillectomy in the presence of a
large amount of purulent drainage for which the surgeon
has ordered intravenous antibiotics Correct Answer Class
IV
The scub nurse has asked you for a heavy sterile
instrument that is wrapped. After opening the package,
how should you give them the instrument Correct Answer
let the scub nurse grasp it out of the package
You are scubbed in during the middle of a procedure when
you see a blood soaked sponge on the floor 2 feet from
the sterile field. What should you do Correct Answer tell
the other team members about it and ask the circulating
nurse to remove it without touching the sterile field
Which of the following assignments can a circulator
delegate to a non licensed surgical associate Correct
Answer retrieving sterile trays
Immediately after surgery, your patient is exhibiting
symptoms of dizzyness, cyanosis, shivering, and
