AORN Periop 101 Final Exam Study
Guide
1.This type of needle point is what you would expect to be needed for suturing friable
tissue such as the liver. - Answer What is a Blunt needle point?
2.These particular wound closing items are available in a wide variety of instrument
sizes. - Answer What are disposable stapler sets?
3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations, Acronyms, and
Symbols. - Answer What is cc?
5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal hysterectomy. - Answer What
is Clean contaminated?
4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the circulating nurse would anticipate the need
to have available this type of drain - Answer What is a Jackson-Pratt?
6.This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory and respiratory
compromise due to pressure on the abdomen. - Answer What is Lithotomy Position?
7.To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate padding is a recommended
practice for this: - Answer What is to reduce the patient's risk of intraoperative skin
injury.
8.An environmental sanitation practice that is required to limit the transmission of
microorganisms to personnel when handling body fluid spills - Answer What is personal
protective equipment?
9.It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for insulation defects to prevent this
from occurring during MIS - Answer What is capacitive coupling?
10. According to AORN RP for positioning the patient, the perioperative nurse should:
What is...
a. Use a consistent method of procedure-specific position for each patient
b. Rely on the surgeon's and anesthesia provider's assessments to guide positioning
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique patient considerations
d. Depend on the patient's natural defense mechanisms to indicate the need for
positioning alterations - Answer c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on
unique patient considerations
11.The disadvantage of using this type of wound closure is because they often cause
more scarring than other skin closure methods. - Answer What is skin clips?
, 12.An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-resuscitate decision violates a
patient's ethical right to... - Answer What is Self-determination?
13. This type of human factor error is responsible when a perioperative nurse is trying to
attend to several tasks at once - Answer What is situational-based error?
14.Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient, environment, equipment, and
supplies is the definition of.... - Answer What is aseptic technique?
The most important consideration when selecting these materials is to prevent risk of
contaminating patients with endogenous and exogenous microorganisms; and risk of
exposing healthcare workers to patient's blood and body fluids - Answer What are
draping materials?
16.Patient and caregiver education for continuing post-op care at home is the primary
focus of this Phase of post anesthesia care. - Answer What is Phase II?
17.According to the Institute of medicine recommendations for improving patient safety,
this organization has the greatest potential impact to make changes on improving pt
safety - Answer What are Healthcare organizations?
18. This statement about gloving technique is true
What is...
a. When gloving another person, always glove the left hand first.
b. The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning gloves
c. Open glove technique is used for initial donning of the sterile gown and gloves.
d. Closed glove technique is used to glove the surgeon or assistant. - Answer b. The
scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning gloves
19. Draping material is this source in the fire triangle? (fuel, ignition, oxidizer) - Answer
What is fuel source?
20. The safest way to pass a cutting instrument to a surgeon is: - Answer What is place
it in a designated neutral zone with a verbal cue
21. To place a patient safely in this particular position the knees are over the break in
the procedure bed to allow for knee flexion. - Answer What is Trendelenberg?
22. A packaging system for items undergoing sterilization should possess this
characteristic:
What is....
1. Made of only disposable materials
2. to permit aseptic delivery of contents to the sterile field
3. Maintain sterility of the items for a specified length of time.
4. Compatible with all sterilization processes - Answer 2. to permit aseptic delivery of
contents to the sterile field
Guide
1.This type of needle point is what you would expect to be needed for suturing friable
tissue such as the liver. - Answer What is a Blunt needle point?
2.These particular wound closing items are available in a wide variety of instrument
sizes. - Answer What are disposable stapler sets?
3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations, Acronyms, and
Symbols. - Answer What is cc?
5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal hysterectomy. - Answer What
is Clean contaminated?
4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the circulating nurse would anticipate the need
to have available this type of drain - Answer What is a Jackson-Pratt?
6.This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory and respiratory
compromise due to pressure on the abdomen. - Answer What is Lithotomy Position?
7.To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate padding is a recommended
practice for this: - Answer What is to reduce the patient's risk of intraoperative skin
injury.
8.An environmental sanitation practice that is required to limit the transmission of
microorganisms to personnel when handling body fluid spills - Answer What is personal
protective equipment?
9.It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for insulation defects to prevent this
from occurring during MIS - Answer What is capacitive coupling?
10. According to AORN RP for positioning the patient, the perioperative nurse should:
What is...
a. Use a consistent method of procedure-specific position for each patient
b. Rely on the surgeon's and anesthesia provider's assessments to guide positioning
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique patient considerations
d. Depend on the patient's natural defense mechanisms to indicate the need for
positioning alterations - Answer c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on
unique patient considerations
11.The disadvantage of using this type of wound closure is because they often cause
more scarring than other skin closure methods. - Answer What is skin clips?
, 12.An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-resuscitate decision violates a
patient's ethical right to... - Answer What is Self-determination?
13. This type of human factor error is responsible when a perioperative nurse is trying to
attend to several tasks at once - Answer What is situational-based error?
14.Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient, environment, equipment, and
supplies is the definition of.... - Answer What is aseptic technique?
The most important consideration when selecting these materials is to prevent risk of
contaminating patients with endogenous and exogenous microorganisms; and risk of
exposing healthcare workers to patient's blood and body fluids - Answer What are
draping materials?
16.Patient and caregiver education for continuing post-op care at home is the primary
focus of this Phase of post anesthesia care. - Answer What is Phase II?
17.According to the Institute of medicine recommendations for improving patient safety,
this organization has the greatest potential impact to make changes on improving pt
safety - Answer What are Healthcare organizations?
18. This statement about gloving technique is true
What is...
a. When gloving another person, always glove the left hand first.
b. The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning gloves
c. Open glove technique is used for initial donning of the sterile gown and gloves.
d. Closed glove technique is used to glove the surgeon or assistant. - Answer b. The
scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning gloves
19. Draping material is this source in the fire triangle? (fuel, ignition, oxidizer) - Answer
What is fuel source?
20. The safest way to pass a cutting instrument to a surgeon is: - Answer What is place
it in a designated neutral zone with a verbal cue
21. To place a patient safely in this particular position the knees are over the break in
the procedure bed to allow for knee flexion. - Answer What is Trendelenberg?
22. A packaging system for items undergoing sterilization should possess this
characteristic:
What is....
1. Made of only disposable materials
2. to permit aseptic delivery of contents to the sterile field
3. Maintain sterility of the items for a specified length of time.
4. Compatible with all sterilization processes - Answer 2. to permit aseptic delivery of
contents to the sterile field
