CNOR ACTUAL STUDY GUIDE EXAM
WITH COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED AND DETAILED
ANSWERS
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) - answer-b
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 - answer-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 -
answer-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 -
answer-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 -
answer-c
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.
c. Access for the surgeon, does not
compromise the neuromuscular structures, and
maintains an adequate airway for the
anesthetist.
WITH COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED AND DETAILED
ANSWERS
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) - answer-b
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 - answer-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 -
answer-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 -
answer-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 -
answer-c
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.
c. Access for the surgeon, does not
compromise the neuromuscular structures, and
maintains an adequate airway for the
anesthetist.
