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CNOR Exam prep 2026-2027 BANK QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS EXAM QUESTIONS WILL
COME FROM HERE (100% CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADED
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 - ANSWERS--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
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d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask for advice - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--c
The optimum patient position provides:
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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.
c. Access for the surgeon, does not compromise the neuromuscular
structures, and maintains an adequate airway for the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory and respiratory functions, does not
compromise neuromuscular structures, and maintains body alignment.
- ANSWERS--a
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 - ANSWERS--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
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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 - ANSWERS--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) - ANSWERS--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
CNOR Exam prep 2026-2027 BANK QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS EXAM QUESTIONS WILL
COME FROM HERE (100% CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADED
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 - ANSWERS--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
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d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask for advice - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--c
The optimum patient position provides:
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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.
c. Access for the surgeon, does not compromise the neuromuscular
structures, and maintains an adequate airway for the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory and respiratory functions, does not
compromise neuromuscular structures, and maintains body alignment.
- ANSWERS--a
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 - ANSWERS--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
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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 - ANSWERS--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) - ANSWERS--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
