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# ALEXANDER'S CARE OF THE PATIENT IN SURGERY
– COMPLETE TEST BANK## 250+ PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS & DETAILED
RATIONALES**BASED ON ALEXANDER'S CARE OF
THE PATIENT IN SURGERY, 17TH EDITION BY JANE
C. ROTHROCK, PHD, RN, CNOR, FAAN • UPDATED
2025/2026 • ALIGNED WITH AORN STANDARDS &
PERIOPERATIVE NURSING DATA SET (PNDS)**
# UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE
## SECTION 1: CONCEPTS BASIC TO PERIOPERATIVE NURSING
(Questions 1–25)
**Q1. The Perioperative Patient Focused Model presents key
components of nursing influence that guide patient care. Select the
statement that best describes the dynamic relationship within the
model.**
A) The patient experience and the nursing presence are in continuous
interaction.
B) Structure, process, and outcome are the foundation domains of the
model.
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C) The perioperative nurse is the central dynamic core of the model.
D) The interrelated nursing process rings bind the patient to the model.
**Answer: A**
*Rationale:* The Perioperative Patient Focused Model consists of
domains or areas of nursing concern: nursing diagnoses, nursing
interventions, and patient outcomes. These domains are in continuous
interaction with the health system that encircles the focus of
perioperative nursing practice—the patient .
**Q2. The Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses’ (AORN)
Standards of Perioperative Nursing describes nursing interactions,
interventions, and activities with patients. This is based on which
standards category?**
A) Evidence-based
B) Process
C) Outcome
D) Structural
**Answer: B**
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*Rationale:* Process standards relate to nursing activities, interventions,
and interactions. They are used to explicate clinical, professional, and
quality objectives in perioperative nursing .
**Q3. Which order best describes the process used to implement
evidence-based professional nursing?**
A) Literature search, theory review, data analysis, policy development
B) Regional survey, literature search, meta-analysis, practice change
C) Identify problem, scientific evidence, develop policy, evaluate
outcome
D) Identify issue, analyze scientific evidence, implement change,
evaluate process
**Answer: D**
*Rationale:* Evidence-based practice is a systematic, thorough process
by which to identify an issue, to collect and evaluate the best evidence to
design and implement a practice change, and to evaluate the process .
**Q4. The ambulatory surgery unit is planning to develop a standardized
skin preparation practice for their unit. The best process to gather
scientific information is to:**
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A) Conduct a survey of skin prep policies at the next AORN chapter
meeting.
B) Review their surgical site infection data from the last 6 months.
C) Conduct a literature search on antimicrobial agents and infection
prevention.
D) Review the scientific literature from the leading manufacturers of
prep solutions.
**Answer: C**
*Rationale:* Perioperative caregivers have an ethical responsibility to
review practices and to modify them based on the best available
scientific evidence. Using research to guide practice is called evidence-
based practice (EBP). A comprehensive literature search is the most
rigorous method to gather scientific information .
**Q5. The cardiac team is developing a standardized sterile back table
setup and is unable to find sufficient research evidence for their project.
Where might they look for information on best practices?**
A) Survey regional surgical technology programs for their back table
models.
B) Review case studies and expert opinions on sterile back table setups.
C) Review AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice on
sterilization and disinfection.
# ALEXANDER'S CARE OF THE PATIENT IN SURGERY
– COMPLETE TEST BANK## 250+ PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS & DETAILED
RATIONALES**BASED ON ALEXANDER'S CARE OF
THE PATIENT IN SURGERY, 17TH EDITION BY JANE
C. ROTHROCK, PHD, RN, CNOR, FAAN • UPDATED
2025/2026 • ALIGNED WITH AORN STANDARDS &
PERIOPERATIVE NURSING DATA SET (PNDS)**
# UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE
## SECTION 1: CONCEPTS BASIC TO PERIOPERATIVE NURSING
(Questions 1–25)
**Q1. The Perioperative Patient Focused Model presents key
components of nursing influence that guide patient care. Select the
statement that best describes the dynamic relationship within the
model.**
A) The patient experience and the nursing presence are in continuous
interaction.
B) Structure, process, and outcome are the foundation domains of the
model.
,2|Page
C) The perioperative nurse is the central dynamic core of the model.
D) The interrelated nursing process rings bind the patient to the model.
**Answer: A**
*Rationale:* The Perioperative Patient Focused Model consists of
domains or areas of nursing concern: nursing diagnoses, nursing
interventions, and patient outcomes. These domains are in continuous
interaction with the health system that encircles the focus of
perioperative nursing practice—the patient .
**Q2. The Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses’ (AORN)
Standards of Perioperative Nursing describes nursing interactions,
interventions, and activities with patients. This is based on which
standards category?**
A) Evidence-based
B) Process
C) Outcome
D) Structural
**Answer: B**
,3|Page
*Rationale:* Process standards relate to nursing activities, interventions,
and interactions. They are used to explicate clinical, professional, and
quality objectives in perioperative nursing .
**Q3. Which order best describes the process used to implement
evidence-based professional nursing?**
A) Literature search, theory review, data analysis, policy development
B) Regional survey, literature search, meta-analysis, practice change
C) Identify problem, scientific evidence, develop policy, evaluate
outcome
D) Identify issue, analyze scientific evidence, implement change,
evaluate process
**Answer: D**
*Rationale:* Evidence-based practice is a systematic, thorough process
by which to identify an issue, to collect and evaluate the best evidence to
design and implement a practice change, and to evaluate the process .
**Q4. The ambulatory surgery unit is planning to develop a standardized
skin preparation practice for their unit. The best process to gather
scientific information is to:**
, 4|Page
A) Conduct a survey of skin prep policies at the next AORN chapter
meeting.
B) Review their surgical site infection data from the last 6 months.
C) Conduct a literature search on antimicrobial agents and infection
prevention.
D) Review the scientific literature from the leading manufacturers of
prep solutions.
**Answer: C**
*Rationale:* Perioperative caregivers have an ethical responsibility to
review practices and to modify them based on the best available
scientific evidence. Using research to guide practice is called evidence-
based practice (EBP). A comprehensive literature search is the most
rigorous method to gather scientific information .
**Q5. The cardiac team is developing a standardized sterile back table
setup and is unable to find sufficient research evidence for their project.
Where might they look for information on best practices?**
A) Survey regional surgical technology programs for their back table
models.
B) Review case studies and expert opinions on sterile back table setups.
C) Review AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice on
sterilization and disinfection.
