AORN PERIOP 101 EXAM
Questions and Answers
1. In addition to the surgeon, which surgical team members wear
sterile gowns and gloves during the procedure?
Answer Scrub Person AND Surgical assistant
2. The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in
which of the following areas?
Answer Unrestricted area
3. What phases of the nursing process does the periopeartive nurse
practice during the preoperative phase of the surgical experience?
Answer Assessment, Identification of desired outcome, Nursing diagnosis, Planning
4. Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process
Answer Assessment
5. Which of the following is considered a critical perioperative nursing
diagnosis within the PNDS?
Answer Risk for perioperative positioning injury
6. Competency statements
Answer Direct a nurse's activity in the perioperative arena; Provide a basic model to evaluate
,the quality of nursing practice; Ascertain a level of skills and abilities necessary to fulfill the professional
role (All of the above)
7. Defining nursing goals and intervention strategies is a part of
which phase in the nursing process
Answer Outcome identification
8. Match each staff member with the appropriate responsibility
Answer Scrub person- Moni-tors aseptic technique; RN circulator- Creates and maintains a
safe environment; Housekeeping- Cleans the furniture at the end of the OR day; Nurse anesthetist-
administers anesthesia to the patient
9. Creating cultures that supports patient safety through which of the
following mechanisms?
Answer Convene and communicate with members about safety; Incorporate attention to patient
safety into training programs; Collaborate across disciplines.
10. The IOM report
describes the importance of setting standards and expec-tations for
patient safety. Setting standards can
Answer Set expectations for the health professionals; Establish consistency across individuals and
organizations; Help set expectations of consumers and purchases.
11. Which of the following AORN Position Statement on Correct
site of surgery is true?
,Answer The statt member should verbally verify the correct site with each member of the surgical
team
12. Maintaining a safe OR environment, staff members are
required to
Answer Monitor, identify, and reports safety hazards; Understand and comply with the
emergency power outage plan; Practice sound, basic and OR specific electrical and fire safety.
13. The elements required to create a cultures of safety include
Answer A sense of trust among team members; A sincere commitment of aflrming safety as the
first priority; Development and support of a proactive approach rather than a reactive blaming
approach; Dissemination of receipt of information to all levels of statt.
14. Which of the following practices should be used ti implement
the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol for preventing Wrong Site,
Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery?
Answer Using a time-out procedure before beginning the procedure
15. The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to
Answer Promote specific improvements in patient safety; Highlight problematic areas in
health care; Describe evidence and expert-based system-wide solutions to the problems
16. AORN's Guidelines for Perioperative Practice provides
, Answer Information on administrative topics; Information that can be used to develop
institution-specific policies; Scientific evidence for clinical practices.
17. Which of the following are true about AORN's Guidelines for
Perioperative Practice?
Answer They are based on what nurses do in ideal situations; They may be fulfilled to varying degrees
in ditterent situations.
18. Why is it important for perioperative nurses to have a basic
understanding of business principles?
Answer To enable them to plan safe and ettective care that is also cost-ettective; To facilitate
competition for patient volume; To manage and allocate resources wisely
19. Match the type of budget with its description
Answer Gross revenue- All monies received by the facility for goods and services; Fixed
expenses- Medical records and administration; Net revenue- gross revenue minus expenses; Variable
costs- Costs directly related to patient volume
20. Which of the following definitions are correct?
Answer Liable means to bind or to be responsible to or to be under obligation to;
Negligence means the failure to exercise care that a prudent person would perform under the same
circumstances.
21. Professionalism in nursing means
Answer Showing personal accountability in understanding the Nurse Practice Act;
Questions and Answers
1. In addition to the surgeon, which surgical team members wear
sterile gowns and gloves during the procedure?
Answer Scrub Person AND Surgical assistant
2. The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in
which of the following areas?
Answer Unrestricted area
3. What phases of the nursing process does the periopeartive nurse
practice during the preoperative phase of the surgical experience?
Answer Assessment, Identification of desired outcome, Nursing diagnosis, Planning
4. Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process
Answer Assessment
5. Which of the following is considered a critical perioperative nursing
diagnosis within the PNDS?
Answer Risk for perioperative positioning injury
6. Competency statements
Answer Direct a nurse's activity in the perioperative arena; Provide a basic model to evaluate
,the quality of nursing practice; Ascertain a level of skills and abilities necessary to fulfill the professional
role (All of the above)
7. Defining nursing goals and intervention strategies is a part of
which phase in the nursing process
Answer Outcome identification
8. Match each staff member with the appropriate responsibility
Answer Scrub person- Moni-tors aseptic technique; RN circulator- Creates and maintains a
safe environment; Housekeeping- Cleans the furniture at the end of the OR day; Nurse anesthetist-
administers anesthesia to the patient
9. Creating cultures that supports patient safety through which of the
following mechanisms?
Answer Convene and communicate with members about safety; Incorporate attention to patient
safety into training programs; Collaborate across disciplines.
10. The IOM report
describes the importance of setting standards and expec-tations for
patient safety. Setting standards can
Answer Set expectations for the health professionals; Establish consistency across individuals and
organizations; Help set expectations of consumers and purchases.
11. Which of the following AORN Position Statement on Correct
site of surgery is true?
,Answer The statt member should verbally verify the correct site with each member of the surgical
team
12. Maintaining a safe OR environment, staff members are
required to
Answer Monitor, identify, and reports safety hazards; Understand and comply with the
emergency power outage plan; Practice sound, basic and OR specific electrical and fire safety.
13. The elements required to create a cultures of safety include
Answer A sense of trust among team members; A sincere commitment of aflrming safety as the
first priority; Development and support of a proactive approach rather than a reactive blaming
approach; Dissemination of receipt of information to all levels of statt.
14. Which of the following practices should be used ti implement
the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol for preventing Wrong Site,
Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery?
Answer Using a time-out procedure before beginning the procedure
15. The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to
Answer Promote specific improvements in patient safety; Highlight problematic areas in
health care; Describe evidence and expert-based system-wide solutions to the problems
16. AORN's Guidelines for Perioperative Practice provides
, Answer Information on administrative topics; Information that can be used to develop
institution-specific policies; Scientific evidence for clinical practices.
17. Which of the following are true about AORN's Guidelines for
Perioperative Practice?
Answer They are based on what nurses do in ideal situations; They may be fulfilled to varying degrees
in ditterent situations.
18. Why is it important for perioperative nurses to have a basic
understanding of business principles?
Answer To enable them to plan safe and ettective care that is also cost-ettective; To facilitate
competition for patient volume; To manage and allocate resources wisely
19. Match the type of budget with its description
Answer Gross revenue- All monies received by the facility for goods and services; Fixed
expenses- Medical records and administration; Net revenue- gross revenue minus expenses; Variable
costs- Costs directly related to patient volume
20. Which of the following definitions are correct?
Answer Liable means to bind or to be responsible to or to be under obligation to;
Negligence means the failure to exercise care that a prudent person would perform under the same
circumstances.
21. Professionalism in nursing means
Answer Showing personal accountability in understanding the Nurse Practice Act;
