NURS 356 2026 LATEST EXAM Q&A
GRADED A+
⚫perioperative nursing care documentation must include a description of
the pt care delivered and the pt response to that care
a. True
b. False. Answer: A
⚫What is the perioperative RN's responsibility regarding informed
consent?
a. Ensure that the consent is correct, signed and witnessed
b. Obtain verbal consent if there is no written consent
c. Provide the pt a list of alternative treatments to the proposed surgery
d. Review the procedure and expected outcome with the pt. Answer: A
⚫The pat's privacy is guaranteed under the HIPPA. What other resource
should the nurse review before sharing a pt's healthcare information?
a. The facility's policy and procedure
b. Department protocol
c. Physician's notes
d. None of the above. Answer: A
⚫Which of the following must be noted during the preoperative nurse's
assessment?
a. Financial and insurance info
b. Length of illness and physical therapy arrangements
c. Detailed religious beliefs and expectations of the surgical outcome
d. Family of personal reactions to anesthesia. Answer: D
⚫Many national organizations are focusing on ways to improve pt care.
Match the organization with their associated safety activity.
A. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS)
B. Institute of medicine IOM
c. The Joint Commision
d. WHO
1. HIPPA
, 2. National patient safety goals
3. Safe surgery saves lives
4. To err is human: Building a safer health system. Answer: A. 1, b. 4, c. 2,
d. 3
⚫Which characteristic promotes a culture of safety within a health care
organization?
a. Commitment to safety as the first priority in providing care
b. Ongoing education of staff members about pt safety
c. Trust among healthcare team members
d. All of the above. Answer: D
⚫What type of human factor error occurs when a perioperative rn is trying
to juggle several tasks at once?
a. Device user error
b. Knowledge based
c. Situational
d. Skill based. Answer: C
⚫What is included in the Universal Protocol for preventing wrong site,
wrong procedure and wrong person surgery?
a. Briefing and time out
B. preoperative verification and handover report
c. Preoperative verification, surgical site marking and time out
d. Surgical site marking and time out. Answer: C
⚫Individuals within the periop team play the biggest role in fostering and
maintaining safety. Identify the element that is not the responsibility of the
individual staff member
a. Know the facility's emergency outage plan
b. Monitor area for safety hazards
c. Identify and report safety hazards
D. Updating safety policies and procedure. Answer: D
⚫Positioning the patient has critical safety implications. What must the RN
circulator and periop team do to ensure that the pt does not suffer an injury
or permanent damage?
a. Use positioning devices that are sized for all pt types
b. Positions the geriatric pt according to the preference card
c. Repositions extremities when possible during long surgeries
GRADED A+
⚫perioperative nursing care documentation must include a description of
the pt care delivered and the pt response to that care
a. True
b. False. Answer: A
⚫What is the perioperative RN's responsibility regarding informed
consent?
a. Ensure that the consent is correct, signed and witnessed
b. Obtain verbal consent if there is no written consent
c. Provide the pt a list of alternative treatments to the proposed surgery
d. Review the procedure and expected outcome with the pt. Answer: A
⚫The pat's privacy is guaranteed under the HIPPA. What other resource
should the nurse review before sharing a pt's healthcare information?
a. The facility's policy and procedure
b. Department protocol
c. Physician's notes
d. None of the above. Answer: A
⚫Which of the following must be noted during the preoperative nurse's
assessment?
a. Financial and insurance info
b. Length of illness and physical therapy arrangements
c. Detailed religious beliefs and expectations of the surgical outcome
d. Family of personal reactions to anesthesia. Answer: D
⚫Many national organizations are focusing on ways to improve pt care.
Match the organization with their associated safety activity.
A. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS)
B. Institute of medicine IOM
c. The Joint Commision
d. WHO
1. HIPPA
, 2. National patient safety goals
3. Safe surgery saves lives
4. To err is human: Building a safer health system. Answer: A. 1, b. 4, c. 2,
d. 3
⚫Which characteristic promotes a culture of safety within a health care
organization?
a. Commitment to safety as the first priority in providing care
b. Ongoing education of staff members about pt safety
c. Trust among healthcare team members
d. All of the above. Answer: D
⚫What type of human factor error occurs when a perioperative rn is trying
to juggle several tasks at once?
a. Device user error
b. Knowledge based
c. Situational
d. Skill based. Answer: C
⚫What is included in the Universal Protocol for preventing wrong site,
wrong procedure and wrong person surgery?
a. Briefing and time out
B. preoperative verification and handover report
c. Preoperative verification, surgical site marking and time out
d. Surgical site marking and time out. Answer: C
⚫Individuals within the periop team play the biggest role in fostering and
maintaining safety. Identify the element that is not the responsibility of the
individual staff member
a. Know the facility's emergency outage plan
b. Monitor area for safety hazards
c. Identify and report safety hazards
D. Updating safety policies and procedure. Answer: D
⚫Positioning the patient has critical safety implications. What must the RN
circulator and periop team do to ensure that the pt does not suffer an injury
or permanent damage?
a. Use positioning devices that are sized for all pt types
b. Positions the geriatric pt according to the preference card
c. Repositions extremities when possible during long surgeries
