Relias OPERATING ROOM RN A V2
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● You are the circulating nurse confirming consent with a patient
scheduled for an exploratory laparotomy with colostomy. The patient
states they do not want a colostomy. What should you do?. Answer: Do
not take the patient to the operating room and consult the surgeon
immediately
● What equipment is most important for a patient undergoing an
emergency trauma surgery who declines a donated blood transfusion.
Answer: Cell Saver
● You have been asked to take a specimen from an OR during a
bronchoscopy and immediately take it to the lab. What must you do first.
Answer: Confirm the specimen label and patient name
● You suspect long-term substance abuse during the pre-op interview
with your patient. Which of the following assessment findings would
support this suspicion. Answer: nasal irritation and frequent sniffing,
needle tracks on arms, and burns on fingers and lips
, ● After applying an alcohol-based skin preparations for a laser
procedure, what should you do next. Answer: assess for pooling or
moisture from the prep
● What medication should be administered to a patient who has received
moderate sedation with midazolam who has unexpected respiratory
depression. Answer: romazicon (flumazenil)
● After starting a blood transfusion, you observe that a patient
undergoing moderate sedation has a temperature increase from 98.2 to
101.3 and coarse breath sounds. What is the first thing you should do.
Answer: Stop the transfusion and notify the surgeon
● What is the minimum distance unscrubbed personnel should remain
from the sterile field. Answer: 12 inches
● You are preparing a patient for a laparotomy. What instrument do you
anticipate seeing on the back table. Answer: malleable
● Which of the following medications is contraindicated for a patient
with a family history of malignant hyperthermia. Answer: Quelicin
(succinylcholine)
● You are caring for a patient who is infected with Methicillin- Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). What infection control practice must
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● You are the circulating nurse confirming consent with a patient
scheduled for an exploratory laparotomy with colostomy. The patient
states they do not want a colostomy. What should you do?. Answer: Do
not take the patient to the operating room and consult the surgeon
immediately
● What equipment is most important for a patient undergoing an
emergency trauma surgery who declines a donated blood transfusion.
Answer: Cell Saver
● You have been asked to take a specimen from an OR during a
bronchoscopy and immediately take it to the lab. What must you do first.
Answer: Confirm the specimen label and patient name
● You suspect long-term substance abuse during the pre-op interview
with your patient. Which of the following assessment findings would
support this suspicion. Answer: nasal irritation and frequent sniffing,
needle tracks on arms, and burns on fingers and lips
, ● After applying an alcohol-based skin preparations for a laser
procedure, what should you do next. Answer: assess for pooling or
moisture from the prep
● What medication should be administered to a patient who has received
moderate sedation with midazolam who has unexpected respiratory
depression. Answer: romazicon (flumazenil)
● After starting a blood transfusion, you observe that a patient
undergoing moderate sedation has a temperature increase from 98.2 to
101.3 and coarse breath sounds. What is the first thing you should do.
Answer: Stop the transfusion and notify the surgeon
● What is the minimum distance unscrubbed personnel should remain
from the sterile field. Answer: 12 inches
● You are preparing a patient for a laparotomy. What instrument do you
anticipate seeing on the back table. Answer: malleable
● Which of the following medications is contraindicated for a patient
with a family history of malignant hyperthermia. Answer: Quelicin
(succinylcholine)
● You are caring for a patient who is infected with Methicillin- Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). What infection control practice must
