CERTIFIED TRANSPLANT
PRESERVATIONIST ADVANCED ACTUAL
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 DETAILED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECT GRADED
A+ MOST RECENT
⩥ A potential organ donor should be transported to the OR when the.
Answer: Recovering surgeon is present.
⩥ What area of the heat-sealed pack is considered the line between
sterile and non-sterile?. Answer: The inner edge of the pack.
⩥ Shortly after the liver was recovered, a preservationist notices the
surgeon packaging the organ and stating they are ready to leave. The
surgeon advises that his fellow will conduct the vessel recovery and will
bring them to the recipient OR later. What is the MOST important
process in this situation according to OPTN?. Answer: Include an
additional set of required documentation to accompany vessels. * If
extra vessels are not shipped in the same external transport container as
other organs, then the separate extra vessels external transport container
must include the same complete donor documentation, thus requiring an
additional set of documentation.
, ⩥ When the donor arrives to the OR, the preservationist notes an
absence of the TransNet ID band, although the hospital ID band is in
place. Which of the following should the preservationists do NEXT?.
Answer: Print and attach the TransNet ID band after verifying the donor.
* The host OPO must complete labeling and packaging using the OPTN
organ tracking system. It is important to have appropriate ID that can be
seen, scanned, and tracked through the donor process.
⩥ Who is responsible for overseeing anesthesia support during the organ
recovery process?. Answer: OPO staff *The OPO is responsible for
coordinating anesthesia support for the organ recovery process. The
OPO shall document the provision of information/guidelines to
anesthesia for the intra-operative procedure.
⩥ The surgeon has stepped outside the suite to view the biopsy slide in
the lab. The surgeon returns gowned and requests new gloves. The
BEST response is to ask the surgeon:. Answer: To scrub and gown
before re-gloving. *The surgeon has left the surgical suite and is thus
contaminated. The surgeon will need to scrub and gown again, in
addition to re-gloving.
⩥ A liver team would like to package their own organ since the
preservationist is still scrubbed in at the back table. The preservationist's
response should be to:. Answer: Step away from the table to
appropriately scan and package each item before boxing it. *The host
OPO's perfusionist is trained in the process and should step away from
the table to assist with the process as soon as possible.
PRESERVATIONIST ADVANCED ACTUAL
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 DETAILED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECT GRADED
A+ MOST RECENT
⩥ A potential organ donor should be transported to the OR when the.
Answer: Recovering surgeon is present.
⩥ What area of the heat-sealed pack is considered the line between
sterile and non-sterile?. Answer: The inner edge of the pack.
⩥ Shortly after the liver was recovered, a preservationist notices the
surgeon packaging the organ and stating they are ready to leave. The
surgeon advises that his fellow will conduct the vessel recovery and will
bring them to the recipient OR later. What is the MOST important
process in this situation according to OPTN?. Answer: Include an
additional set of required documentation to accompany vessels. * If
extra vessels are not shipped in the same external transport container as
other organs, then the separate extra vessels external transport container
must include the same complete donor documentation, thus requiring an
additional set of documentation.
, ⩥ When the donor arrives to the OR, the preservationist notes an
absence of the TransNet ID band, although the hospital ID band is in
place. Which of the following should the preservationists do NEXT?.
Answer: Print and attach the TransNet ID band after verifying the donor.
* The host OPO must complete labeling and packaging using the OPTN
organ tracking system. It is important to have appropriate ID that can be
seen, scanned, and tracked through the donor process.
⩥ Who is responsible for overseeing anesthesia support during the organ
recovery process?. Answer: OPO staff *The OPO is responsible for
coordinating anesthesia support for the organ recovery process. The
OPO shall document the provision of information/guidelines to
anesthesia for the intra-operative procedure.
⩥ The surgeon has stepped outside the suite to view the biopsy slide in
the lab. The surgeon returns gowned and requests new gloves. The
BEST response is to ask the surgeon:. Answer: To scrub and gown
before re-gloving. *The surgeon has left the surgical suite and is thus
contaminated. The surgeon will need to scrub and gown again, in
addition to re-gloving.
⩥ A liver team would like to package their own organ since the
preservationist is still scrubbed in at the back table. The preservationist's
response should be to:. Answer: Step away from the table to
appropriately scan and package each item before boxing it. *The host
OPO's perfusionist is trained in the process and should step away from
the table to assist with the process as soon as possible.
