BSNC 3020 MODULE 1 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉Where do pre-operative nurses work? Select all that apply.
a. PAC
b. ICU
c. Surgical daycare
d. Perioperative surgical unit. Answer: a. PAC
c. Surgical daycare
d. Perioperative surgical unit
◉What is the purpose of putting the patient as NPO prior to
surgery?
a. Improves circulation
b. Reduces the risk of aspiration
c. Optimizes oxygen-carrying capacity
d. Increases motility of the GI tract. Answer: b. Reduces the risk of
aspiration
,◉What are some of the services provided at the preoperative
admission clinic (PAC)? Select all that apply.
a. Blood work
b. Medication review
c. Stress test
d. Anesthetic consult
e. Pre-admission assessment
f. Pre-operative education. Answer: a. Blood work
b. Medication review
d. Anesthetic consult
e. Pre-admission assessment
f. Pre-operative education
◉Which of the following is not a component of a pre-admission
assessment?
a. Health history
b. Allergies
c. Physical assessment
d. Medication reconciliation. Answer: d. Medication reconciliation
,◉When does the perioperative phase begin?
a. When the decision to proceed with surgery is made
b. With the transfer to the OR
c. When the patient arrives to the pre-admission clinic
d. Upon admission to the surgical unit. Answer: a. When the decision
to proceed with surgery is made
◉When does the perioperative phase end?
a. When the decision to proceed with surgery is made
b. With the transfer to the OR
c. When the patient arrives to the pre-admission clinic
d. When the patient is discharged. Answer: b. With the transfer to
the OR
◉What are the general fasting guidelines? Select all that apply.
a. Fasting from all intake, including medications for 2 hours before
surgery
b. Clear fluids up until 2 hours before surgery
, c. Clear fluids up until 2 hours after surgery
d. No solid food 6+ hours before surgery. Answer: a. Fasting from all
intake, including medications for 2 hours before surgery
b. Clear fluids up until 2 hours before surgery
d. No solid food 6+ hours before surgery
◉Which of the following is not a disadvantage to fasting?
a. Increases surgical stress
b. Causes postoperative insulin resistance
c. Reduce risk of gastric contents
d. Delays recovery. Answer: c. Reduce risk of gastric contents
◉Clear liquids prevent the following except for:
a. Dehydration
b. Hypoglycemia
c. Hyperglycemia
d. Caffeine withdrawal. Answer: c. Hyperglycemia
◉The following are benefits of preoperative carbohydrate loading
except for:
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉Where do pre-operative nurses work? Select all that apply.
a. PAC
b. ICU
c. Surgical daycare
d. Perioperative surgical unit. Answer: a. PAC
c. Surgical daycare
d. Perioperative surgical unit
◉What is the purpose of putting the patient as NPO prior to
surgery?
a. Improves circulation
b. Reduces the risk of aspiration
c. Optimizes oxygen-carrying capacity
d. Increases motility of the GI tract. Answer: b. Reduces the risk of
aspiration
,◉What are some of the services provided at the preoperative
admission clinic (PAC)? Select all that apply.
a. Blood work
b. Medication review
c. Stress test
d. Anesthetic consult
e. Pre-admission assessment
f. Pre-operative education. Answer: a. Blood work
b. Medication review
d. Anesthetic consult
e. Pre-admission assessment
f. Pre-operative education
◉Which of the following is not a component of a pre-admission
assessment?
a. Health history
b. Allergies
c. Physical assessment
d. Medication reconciliation. Answer: d. Medication reconciliation
,◉When does the perioperative phase begin?
a. When the decision to proceed with surgery is made
b. With the transfer to the OR
c. When the patient arrives to the pre-admission clinic
d. Upon admission to the surgical unit. Answer: a. When the decision
to proceed with surgery is made
◉When does the perioperative phase end?
a. When the decision to proceed with surgery is made
b. With the transfer to the OR
c. When the patient arrives to the pre-admission clinic
d. When the patient is discharged. Answer: b. With the transfer to
the OR
◉What are the general fasting guidelines? Select all that apply.
a. Fasting from all intake, including medications for 2 hours before
surgery
b. Clear fluids up until 2 hours before surgery
, c. Clear fluids up until 2 hours after surgery
d. No solid food 6+ hours before surgery. Answer: a. Fasting from all
intake, including medications for 2 hours before surgery
b. Clear fluids up until 2 hours before surgery
d. No solid food 6+ hours before surgery
◉Which of the following is not a disadvantage to fasting?
a. Increases surgical stress
b. Causes postoperative insulin resistance
c. Reduce risk of gastric contents
d. Delays recovery. Answer: c. Reduce risk of gastric contents
◉Clear liquids prevent the following except for:
a. Dehydration
b. Hypoglycemia
c. Hyperglycemia
d. Caffeine withdrawal. Answer: c. Hyperglycemia
◉The following are benefits of preoperative carbohydrate loading
except for:
