AORN STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
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Which of the following is NOT an appropriate action for specimen handling on the sterile field? -
ANS Ensuring that the specimen stays dry until transfer of the sterile field
The surgical site marking must - ANS Be consistent throughout the organization
An example of a superficial incisional surgical site infection is an infection that occurs -
ANS Within 30 days after surgery and is located in the epidermal layer
Which option is not a radiation exposure safety measure - ANS Exposure
Skin antisepsis products can be flammable. Which of the following measures is NOT a
recommended action? - ANS Warming the product before use
Which of the following is not one of the three key steps of the universal protocol? -
ANS Clipping the surgical site
An accountable care organization - ANS is a voluntary coordinated effort across health care
specialties
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, Of the following which is not a type of closed drainage system? - ANS T-tube
A brachial plexus injury is most likely to occur when shoulder braces are used - ANS When
the patient is positioned in the lateral position with an axillary roll
Instrument names help with - ANS The count process
Which of the following statements regarding hand hygiene is incorrect? - ANS Personal hand
lotion should be used to help maintain skin integrity
Of the following which is not a characteristic of the patient and family centered care? -
ANS Healthcare decisions provided for he the patient and family
An area of painful skin that is abraded, blistered, or had shallow craters would be classified as
which stage of ulcer? - ANS Stage 2
When a count discrepancy occurs: - ANS A recount of that item is conducted after the missing
item is found
Which option describes a critical patient safety step that the scrub person takes prior to
laparoscopic surgery? - ANS Checks the surface of insulated instruments for tears and cracks
Considerations for the patient and the prone position include: - ANS All of the above
Which example describes the situational based error the RN: - ANS is juggling several patient
care activites
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AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate action for specimen handling on the sterile field? -
ANS Ensuring that the specimen stays dry until transfer of the sterile field
The surgical site marking must - ANS Be consistent throughout the organization
An example of a superficial incisional surgical site infection is an infection that occurs -
ANS Within 30 days after surgery and is located in the epidermal layer
Which option is not a radiation exposure safety measure - ANS Exposure
Skin antisepsis products can be flammable. Which of the following measures is NOT a
recommended action? - ANS Warming the product before use
Which of the following is not one of the three key steps of the universal protocol? -
ANS Clipping the surgical site
An accountable care organization - ANS is a voluntary coordinated effort across health care
specialties
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, Of the following which is not a type of closed drainage system? - ANS T-tube
A brachial plexus injury is most likely to occur when shoulder braces are used - ANS When
the patient is positioned in the lateral position with an axillary roll
Instrument names help with - ANS The count process
Which of the following statements regarding hand hygiene is incorrect? - ANS Personal hand
lotion should be used to help maintain skin integrity
Of the following which is not a characteristic of the patient and family centered care? -
ANS Healthcare decisions provided for he the patient and family
An area of painful skin that is abraded, blistered, or had shallow craters would be classified as
which stage of ulcer? - ANS Stage 2
When a count discrepancy occurs: - ANS A recount of that item is conducted after the missing
item is found
Which option describes a critical patient safety step that the scrub person takes prior to
laparoscopic surgery? - ANS Checks the surface of insulated instruments for tears and cracks
Considerations for the patient and the prone position include: - ANS All of the above
Which example describes the situational based error the RN: - ANS is juggling several patient
care activites
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