CNOR EXAM Latest Exam Questions and
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• Cholecystectomy incision needed -✓✓Krocher's incision
• Gallbladder, Liver incision name -✓✓Midline incision
• Appendicitis incsion -✓✓Mc Burney's Pont incision
• Incision for GYN Pelvic Surgery and Prostatic Surgery -✓✓Pfannenstiel incision
• Normal Hemoglobin levels for men -✓✓13.5-17.5
• Normal Hemoglobin for women -✓✓12-16
• Na+ normal level -✓✓135-145
• Normal Potassium Level -✓✓3.5-5.0
• Normal Ph level -✓✓7.35-7.45
• PaCO2 normal level -✓✓35-45
• PaO2 normal level -✓✓80-100
• HCO3 normal level -✓✓22-28
• Ammonia normal level -✓✓9.5-49mcg/dl
• ALT liver function normal level -✓✓0-35
• Albumin normal level -✓✓4-6
• Hct normal level for male -✓✓39-49
,• Hct normal level for female -✓✓35-45
• What piece of equipment do you need for a vasvagotomy? -✓✓microscope
• During a procedure under local anesthesia, the patient complains of circumoral
numbness, blurred vision and dizziness. What should be the immediate action of
the preoperative nurse monitoring this patient? -✓✓Ensure an airway
• 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 : -✓✓inform the surgeon
of the hospital policy and document subsequent actions
• A new employee unknowingly dispensed an unsterile solution to the sterile field.
The following day the supervisor learns of the incident. The supervisors first action
would be to: -✓✓Notify surgeon of the break in technique
• Where does decontamination begin? -✓✓Starts at the field, with wiping the
instruments to keep the bioburden down
• How many air exchanges does Decontamination area have? -✓✓6 air exchanges
per hour
• What temperature does decontamination area need to be set at? -✓✓68-73
degrees
• What is the humidity setting for decontamination area? -✓✓30%-60%
• What is TASS? -✓✓Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome-from contaminates left
on eye instruments
• What is the temperature kept at in the packaging area? -✓✓64-73 degrees
• What is the humidity settings kept at in the packaging area? -✓✓35-70%
• How do you reverse the effects of FFP? -✓✓Coumadin (Warfin)
, • Assault is defined as? -✓✓Threat to do harm
• Which sterilizer forces air from the sterilizer chamber? -✓✓Gravity displacement
• What must you have before putting in an A-Line? -✓✓Allen's Test
• Which facial lines would a surgeon use to remove a lesion? -✓✓Langer Lines
• Kraske Position is also known as? -✓✓Jack Knife
• What is hematopoiesis? -✓✓The body making new blood cells
• Causes of metabolic
Alkalosis? -✓✓-Anything that causes loss of acid loss in GI Tract-N/V
-Self induced by TUMS
• What is FFP made up of? -✓✓-Clotting factors
-Plasma
• What is Cryo used for? -✓✓To control bleeding
• Where is a Swan Ganz catheter placed? -✓✓Internal Jugular
• What 5 risks are pediatric patients in the OR at risk for? -✓✓-Displacing ET tube
(short trachea)
-Hypothermia
-Hypovolemia (weigh sponges)
-Peter Panning off table (moving around during induction)
-(+) Resp Rate causes (+) Heart Rate
• Voluntary reporting that encourages self reporting without fear of retaliation? -
✓✓Culture of Safety from the
Patient Saftey and Quality Improvement Act 2005
• S/S of Hypontremia (below 135) -✓✓-N/V
-Irritability
-Muscle cramping
-Muscle twitching
Answers | Professional Verified Study
Guide
• Cholecystectomy incision needed -✓✓Krocher's incision
• Gallbladder, Liver incision name -✓✓Midline incision
• Appendicitis incsion -✓✓Mc Burney's Pont incision
• Incision for GYN Pelvic Surgery and Prostatic Surgery -✓✓Pfannenstiel incision
• Normal Hemoglobin levels for men -✓✓13.5-17.5
• Normal Hemoglobin for women -✓✓12-16
• Na+ normal level -✓✓135-145
• Normal Potassium Level -✓✓3.5-5.0
• Normal Ph level -✓✓7.35-7.45
• PaCO2 normal level -✓✓35-45
• PaO2 normal level -✓✓80-100
• HCO3 normal level -✓✓22-28
• Ammonia normal level -✓✓9.5-49mcg/dl
• ALT liver function normal level -✓✓0-35
• Albumin normal level -✓✓4-6
• Hct normal level for male -✓✓39-49
,• Hct normal level for female -✓✓35-45
• What piece of equipment do you need for a vasvagotomy? -✓✓microscope
• During a procedure under local anesthesia, the patient complains of circumoral
numbness, blurred vision and dizziness. What should be the immediate action of
the preoperative nurse monitoring this patient? -✓✓Ensure an airway
• 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 : -✓✓inform the surgeon
of the hospital policy and document subsequent actions
• A new employee unknowingly dispensed an unsterile solution to the sterile field.
The following day the supervisor learns of the incident. The supervisors first action
would be to: -✓✓Notify surgeon of the break in technique
• Where does decontamination begin? -✓✓Starts at the field, with wiping the
instruments to keep the bioburden down
• How many air exchanges does Decontamination area have? -✓✓6 air exchanges
per hour
• What temperature does decontamination area need to be set at? -✓✓68-73
degrees
• What is the humidity setting for decontamination area? -✓✓30%-60%
• What is TASS? -✓✓Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome-from contaminates left
on eye instruments
• What is the temperature kept at in the packaging area? -✓✓64-73 degrees
• What is the humidity settings kept at in the packaging area? -✓✓35-70%
• How do you reverse the effects of FFP? -✓✓Coumadin (Warfin)
, • Assault is defined as? -✓✓Threat to do harm
• Which sterilizer forces air from the sterilizer chamber? -✓✓Gravity displacement
• What must you have before putting in an A-Line? -✓✓Allen's Test
• Which facial lines would a surgeon use to remove a lesion? -✓✓Langer Lines
• Kraske Position is also known as? -✓✓Jack Knife
• What is hematopoiesis? -✓✓The body making new blood cells
• Causes of metabolic
Alkalosis? -✓✓-Anything that causes loss of acid loss in GI Tract-N/V
-Self induced by TUMS
• What is FFP made up of? -✓✓-Clotting factors
-Plasma
• What is Cryo used for? -✓✓To control bleeding
• Where is a Swan Ganz catheter placed? -✓✓Internal Jugular
• What 5 risks are pediatric patients in the OR at risk for? -✓✓-Displacing ET tube
(short trachea)
-Hypothermia
-Hypovolemia (weigh sponges)
-Peter Panning off table (moving around during induction)
-(+) Resp Rate causes (+) Heart Rate
• Voluntary reporting that encourages self reporting without fear of retaliation? -
✓✓Culture of Safety from the
Patient Saftey and Quality Improvement Act 2005
• S/S of Hypontremia (below 135) -✓✓-N/V
-Irritability
-Muscle cramping
-Muscle twitching
