Page 1 of 48
PERIOP FINAL EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
1. The RN prepares the medications and solutions after receiving orders from:
select all that apply.
a. Advanced practice RNs
b. Anesthesiologists
c. First assistants
d. Surgeons
ABD
128. After verifying the "8rights of medication administration" and before
administering heparin and insulin, the RN should also verify the medication
orders and dosages with:
a. A non-licensed technician
b. Another RN or other licensed person
c. Patient
d. Patient's spouse
Another RN or other licensed person
1. The RN notices a partially full heparin vial and a syringe with solution in it
on a shelf in the OR.
a. Draw up the remaining heparin and use it for the next surgery
b. Place the heparin vial on the anesthesia cart and discard the syringe
c. Discard the heparin vial and syringe
d. Leave the heparin vial and syringe on the shelf
Discard the heparin vial and syringe
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135. An organization with a culture of safety:
a. Focuses on errors
b. Changes care delivery as a result of an error
c. Encourages health care providers to report another providers near miss
d. All of the above
Changes care delivery as a result of an error
136. AORN advocates for patient and worker safety through the Guidelines for
Perioperative Practice and:
a. Position statements
b. Tool kits
c. Mission, vision, and values statements
d. All the above
All the above
138. The surgical safety checklist was an initiative of:
a. WHO
b. AORN
c. CDC
d. TJC
WHO
1. Which of the following published regulatory requirements to which facilities
and health care workers must adhere?
a. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
b. The Joint Commission
c. Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
d. All of the above
Centers for Medicare and Medicare services
141. Organizational elements of a culture of safety include:
a. A commitment of resources that focus on accidents
b. Teams and disciplines that operate in silos
c. Consistent and safe delivery of services
d. An environment that emphasizes individual recriminations
Consistent and safe delivery of services
1. In November 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now the National
Academy of Medicine (NAMI), published the landmark report to Err is Human:
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Building a safer Health System" and reported:
a. To prevent errors a safter system needs to be designed
b. When an error occurs, the system needs to be examined
c. Standardization of process
d. All of the above
All the above
1. Which of the following is NOT a skill-based behavior error?
a. The nurse forgets to retrieve a unit of blood when called to do a sponge
count
b. The nurse fails to respond to a device alarm
c. The nurse hits the wrong button instead of the correct button beside it
d. The nurse programs a new electrosurgical unit based on the machine she
has used in the past.
Nurse fails to respond to a device alarm
1. A situational factor error can occur because:
a. An assumption concerning a medication dosage
b. A mistake in judgement
c. Alarm fatigue
d. A lack of attention
Lack of attention
147. What are key components of ERAS? Check all that apply
a. Patient optimization prior to surgery
b. Minimal fasting
c. Multimodal analgesia
d. Patient and family education
e. all of the above
All of the above
148. Identify the purposes of ERAS: check all that apply
a. Increase fasting time
b. Optimize the patient's physiological function
c. Improved nutritional status prior to surgery
d. Increase the patient's surgical stress response
B and C
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1. A goal of patient-and family-centered care is to:
a. Make the patient aware of their reliance on medical personnel
b. Improve the patient's knowledge regarding their care
c. Focus on one point person for all communication
d. Achieve short-term behavioral changes
Improve the patient's knowledge regarding their care
1. Identify a goal of ERAS:
a. Opioids prescribed every 4 hours for 48 hours
b. Muscle strengthening exercise 2 days prior to surgery
c. Reduce the patient's stress response
d. Limit activity for 48 hours
Reduce the patient's stress response
1. What is a hallmark of an accountable care organization?
a. Duplication of services
b. Physician-controlled care
c. Increased costs
d. Decrease in errors
Decrease in errors
160. What is one hallmark of patient-centered care?
a. Families have specific visiting hours
b. New information is delivered within 48 hours
c. Physical comfort and emotional well-being are priorities
d. Decisions are made and shared with the patient and family
Physical comfort and emotional well-being are priorities
161. Who is responsible for positioning the patient?
a. Anesthesia professional
b. Surgical support personnel
c. RN
d. Entire surgical team
Entire surgical team
1. Which position is a modification of the prone position?
a. Supine
b. Trendelenburg
PERIOP FINAL EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
1. The RN prepares the medications and solutions after receiving orders from:
select all that apply.
a. Advanced practice RNs
b. Anesthesiologists
c. First assistants
d. Surgeons
ABD
128. After verifying the "8rights of medication administration" and before
administering heparin and insulin, the RN should also verify the medication
orders and dosages with:
a. A non-licensed technician
b. Another RN or other licensed person
c. Patient
d. Patient's spouse
Another RN or other licensed person
1. The RN notices a partially full heparin vial and a syringe with solution in it
on a shelf in the OR.
a. Draw up the remaining heparin and use it for the next surgery
b. Place the heparin vial on the anesthesia cart and discard the syringe
c. Discard the heparin vial and syringe
d. Leave the heparin vial and syringe on the shelf
Discard the heparin vial and syringe
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135. An organization with a culture of safety:
a. Focuses on errors
b. Changes care delivery as a result of an error
c. Encourages health care providers to report another providers near miss
d. All of the above
Changes care delivery as a result of an error
136. AORN advocates for patient and worker safety through the Guidelines for
Perioperative Practice and:
a. Position statements
b. Tool kits
c. Mission, vision, and values statements
d. All the above
All the above
138. The surgical safety checklist was an initiative of:
a. WHO
b. AORN
c. CDC
d. TJC
WHO
1. Which of the following published regulatory requirements to which facilities
and health care workers must adhere?
a. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
b. The Joint Commission
c. Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
d. All of the above
Centers for Medicare and Medicare services
141. Organizational elements of a culture of safety include:
a. A commitment of resources that focus on accidents
b. Teams and disciplines that operate in silos
c. Consistent and safe delivery of services
d. An environment that emphasizes individual recriminations
Consistent and safe delivery of services
1. In November 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now the National
Academy of Medicine (NAMI), published the landmark report to Err is Human:
, Page 3 of 48
Building a safer Health System" and reported:
a. To prevent errors a safter system needs to be designed
b. When an error occurs, the system needs to be examined
c. Standardization of process
d. All of the above
All the above
1. Which of the following is NOT a skill-based behavior error?
a. The nurse forgets to retrieve a unit of blood when called to do a sponge
count
b. The nurse fails to respond to a device alarm
c. The nurse hits the wrong button instead of the correct button beside it
d. The nurse programs a new electrosurgical unit based on the machine she
has used in the past.
Nurse fails to respond to a device alarm
1. A situational factor error can occur because:
a. An assumption concerning a medication dosage
b. A mistake in judgement
c. Alarm fatigue
d. A lack of attention
Lack of attention
147. What are key components of ERAS? Check all that apply
a. Patient optimization prior to surgery
b. Minimal fasting
c. Multimodal analgesia
d. Patient and family education
e. all of the above
All of the above
148. Identify the purposes of ERAS: check all that apply
a. Increase fasting time
b. Optimize the patient's physiological function
c. Improved nutritional status prior to surgery
d. Increase the patient's surgical stress response
B and C
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1. A goal of patient-and family-centered care is to:
a. Make the patient aware of their reliance on medical personnel
b. Improve the patient's knowledge regarding their care
c. Focus on one point person for all communication
d. Achieve short-term behavioral changes
Improve the patient's knowledge regarding their care
1. Identify a goal of ERAS:
a. Opioids prescribed every 4 hours for 48 hours
b. Muscle strengthening exercise 2 days prior to surgery
c. Reduce the patient's stress response
d. Limit activity for 48 hours
Reduce the patient's stress response
1. What is a hallmark of an accountable care organization?
a. Duplication of services
b. Physician-controlled care
c. Increased costs
d. Decrease in errors
Decrease in errors
160. What is one hallmark of patient-centered care?
a. Families have specific visiting hours
b. New information is delivered within 48 hours
c. Physical comfort and emotional well-being are priorities
d. Decisions are made and shared with the patient and family
Physical comfort and emotional well-being are priorities
161. Who is responsible for positioning the patient?
a. Anesthesia professional
b. Surgical support personnel
c. RN
d. Entire surgical team
Entire surgical team
1. Which position is a modification of the prone position?
a. Supine
b. Trendelenburg
