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CNOR EXAM AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM
400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
During a procedure under local anesthesia, the
patient complains of circumoral numbness, blurred
vision, and dizziness. What should be the immediate
action of the perioperative nurse monitoring this
patient?
a. Recheck the dose of local anesthesia given
b. Ensure an airway
c. Set the IV line to full flow
d. Call for 20% lipid emulsion to be brought to the
room - >>CORRECT ANSWER>> b
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:
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a. Accept the surgeon's response without comment
and fill out an incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of hospital policy and
document subsequent actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of the surgeon's wishes
d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask for advice -
>>CORRECT ANSWER>> b
A new employee unknowingly dispensed an
unsterile solution to the sterile field. The following
day, the supervisor learns of the incident. The
supervisor's first action would be to:
a. Initiate an incident report
b. Instruct the employee on the technique of reading
labels
c. Counsel the employee verbally
d. Notify the surgeon of the break in technique -
>>CORRECT ANSWER>> d
Due to an emergency, the perioperative nurse is
unable to conduct the sponge, sharps, and instrument
counts. At the conclusion of the surgery, the nurse
should:
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a. Ask the surgeon to sign the count
b. Immediately notify the OR supervisor
c. Document the absence of counts
d. Refuse to sign the sponge count record -
>>CORRECT ANSWER>> c
The optimum patient position provides:
a. Access and exposure, maintains circulatory and
respiratory functions, and does not compromise
neuromuscular structures.
b. Optimum access and exposure to surgical site,
with no permanent compromise to neuromuscular
structures.
c. Access for the surgeon, does not compromise the
neuromuscular structures, and maintains an adequate
airway for the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory and respiratory functions,
does not compromise neuromuscular structures, and
maintains body alignment. - >>CORRECT
ANSWER>> a
A patient who is 8 months pregnant is to undergo an
emergency laparotomy. In planning nursing care for
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this patient, the perioperative nurse should have
available a wedge cushion or pillow to place under
the patient's:
a. Knees
b. Left side
c. Right side
d. Shoulders - >>CORRECT ANSWER>> c
You're loading the sterilizer with trays and wrapped
towels. The correct configuration would be:
a. The towels are on the bottom shelf and the trays
on the top shelf
b. The towels are on the top shelf and the trays are
on the bottom shelf
c. The trays and towels go on the top shelf and leave
the bottom shelf empty
d. There is no specific configuration when there is a
mixed load of trays and wrapped textiles -
>>CORRECT ANSWER>> b
During the induction of anesthesia, the perioperative
nurse may notice fasciculation as a response to
which of the following depolarizing muscle
relaxants?
CNOR EXAM AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM
400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
During a procedure under local anesthesia, the
patient complains of circumoral numbness, blurred
vision, and dizziness. What should be the immediate
action of the perioperative nurse monitoring this
patient?
a. Recheck the dose of local anesthesia given
b. Ensure an airway
c. Set the IV line to full flow
d. Call for 20% lipid emulsion to be brought to the
room - >>CORRECT ANSWER>> b
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:
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a. Accept the surgeon's response without comment
and fill out an incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of hospital policy and
document subsequent actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of the surgeon's wishes
d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask for advice -
>>CORRECT ANSWER>> b
A new employee unknowingly dispensed an
unsterile solution to the sterile field. The following
day, the supervisor learns of the incident. The
supervisor's first action would be to:
a. Initiate an incident report
b. Instruct the employee on the technique of reading
labels
c. Counsel the employee verbally
d. Notify the surgeon of the break in technique -
>>CORRECT ANSWER>> d
Due to an emergency, the perioperative nurse is
unable to conduct the sponge, sharps, and instrument
counts. At the conclusion of the surgery, the nurse
should:
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a. Ask the surgeon to sign the count
b. Immediately notify the OR supervisor
c. Document the absence of counts
d. Refuse to sign the sponge count record -
>>CORRECT ANSWER>> c
The optimum patient position provides:
a. Access and exposure, maintains circulatory and
respiratory functions, and does not compromise
neuromuscular structures.
b. Optimum access and exposure to surgical site,
with no permanent compromise to neuromuscular
structures.
c. Access for the surgeon, does not compromise the
neuromuscular structures, and maintains an adequate
airway for the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory and respiratory functions,
does not compromise neuromuscular structures, and
maintains body alignment. - >>CORRECT
ANSWER>> a
A patient who is 8 months pregnant is to undergo an
emergency laparotomy. In planning nursing care for
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this patient, the perioperative nurse should have
available a wedge cushion or pillow to place under
the patient's:
a. Knees
b. Left side
c. Right side
d. Shoulders - >>CORRECT ANSWER>> c
You're loading the sterilizer with trays and wrapped
towels. The correct configuration would be:
a. The towels are on the bottom shelf and the trays
on the top shelf
b. The towels are on the top shelf and the trays are
on the bottom shelf
c. The trays and towels go on the top shelf and leave
the bottom shelf empty
d. There is no specific configuration when there is a
mixed load of trays and wrapped textiles -
>>CORRECT ANSWER>> b
During the induction of anesthesia, the perioperative
nurse may notice fasciculation as a response to
which of the following depolarizing muscle
relaxants?
