CNOR Actual Exam 400 Questions and Correct
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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
c
You're loading the sterilizer with trays and wrapped towels. The
correct configuration would be:
a. The towels are on the bottom shelf and the trays on the top shelf
b. The towels are on the top shelf and the trays are on the bottom
shelf
c. The trays and towels go on the top shelf and leave the bottom shelf
empty
d. There is no specific configuration when there is a mixed load of
trays and wrapped textiles
b
During the induction of anesthesia, the perioperative nurse may
notice fasciculation as a response to which of the following
,depolarizing muscle relaxants?
a. Tubocurarine chloride (curare)
b. Succinylcholine chloride (Anectine)
c. Atracurium besylate (Tracrium)
d. Pancuronium bromide (Pavulon)
b
The ER notifies you that it has an 18-yr-old patient who was in a
sledding accident and who is accompanied by his parents. The patient
is alert, oriented, in pain, has a blood pressure of 80/60, pulse of 120,
and RR of 24. The abdomen is distended and tender. After being
transferred to the OR bed, the patient is very apprehensive and
complains of being cold. The nurse should confirm the patient's name,
allergies, and operative procedure by:
a. Speaking with the patient and reading the patient's chart
b. Telephone conversation with the ER nurse
c. Use of the ER record provided
d. Telephone conversation with a parent of the patient
a
A critically injured patient requires immediate surgery, but all
unassigned personnel have limited OR experience. In this situation,
the charge nurse should:
a. Assist the available personnel in caring for the patient
b. Reassign experienced personnel to the emergency procedure
,c. Personally assume care for the critically injured patient
d. Call in additional personnel to handle the emergency
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
d. Notify the surgeon of the break in technique
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
C
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
b
The circulating nurse reports that the needle count is incorrect. The
surgeon continues to close the wound, stating, "I know it is not 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
b
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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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
c
You're loading the sterilizer with trays and wrapped towels. The
correct configuration would be:
a. The towels are on the bottom shelf and the trays on the top shelf
b. The towels are on the top shelf and the trays are on the bottom
shelf
c. The trays and towels go on the top shelf and leave the bottom shelf
empty
d. There is no specific configuration when there is a mixed load of
trays and wrapped textiles
b
During the induction of anesthesia, the perioperative nurse may
notice fasciculation as a response to which of the following
,depolarizing muscle relaxants?
a. Tubocurarine chloride (curare)
b. Succinylcholine chloride (Anectine)
c. Atracurium besylate (Tracrium)
d. Pancuronium bromide (Pavulon)
b
The ER notifies you that it has an 18-yr-old patient who was in a
sledding accident and who is accompanied by his parents. The patient
is alert, oriented, in pain, has a blood pressure of 80/60, pulse of 120,
and RR of 24. The abdomen is distended and tender. After being
transferred to the OR bed, the patient is very apprehensive and
complains of being cold. The nurse should confirm the patient's name,
allergies, and operative procedure by:
a. Speaking with the patient and reading the patient's chart
b. Telephone conversation with the ER nurse
c. Use of the ER record provided
d. Telephone conversation with a parent of the patient
a
A critically injured patient requires immediate surgery, but all
unassigned personnel have limited OR experience. In this situation,
the charge nurse should:
a. Assist the available personnel in caring for the patient
b. Reassign experienced personnel to the emergency procedure
,c. Personally assume care for the critically injured patient
d. Call in additional personnel to handle the emergency
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
d. Notify the surgeon of the break in technique
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
C
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
b
The circulating nurse reports that the needle count is incorrect. The
surgeon continues to close the wound, stating, "I know it is not 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
b
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.
