AORN Period 101 Final Exam Study Guide
Questions And Answers
1.This type of needle point is what you would expect to be needed for suturing friable tissue such as
the liver. Correct Answers: What is a Blunt needle point?
2.These particular wound closing items are available in a wide variety of instrument sizes. Correct
Answers: What are disposable stapler sets?
3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols. Correct
Answers: What is cc?
5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal hysterectomy. Correct Answers: What is
Clean contaminated?
4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the circulating nurse would anticipate the need to have
available this type of drain Correct Answers: What is a Jackson-Pratt?
6.This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory and respiratory compromise due to
pressure on the abdomen. Correct Answers: What is Lithotomy Position?
7.To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate padding is a recommended practice for this:
Correct Answers: 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 Correct Answers: What is personal protective equipment?
9.It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for insulation defects to prevent this from
occurring during MIS Correct Answers: 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 Correct Answers: 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. Correct Answers: What is skin clips?
12.An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-resuscitate decision violates a patient's ethical
right to... Correct Answers: 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 Correct Answers: What is situational-based error?
, 14.Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient, environment, equipment, and supplies is the
definition of.... Correct Answers: 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 Correct Answers: 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. Correct Answers: 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 Correct
Answers: 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. Correct Answers: 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) Correct Answers: What
is fuel source?
20. The safest way to pass a cutting instrument to a surgeon is: Correct Answers: 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. Correct Answers: 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 Correct Answers: 2. To permit aseptic delivery of
contents to the sterile field
23. Silicone catheters should be stocked on this particular cart in the surgical suite. Correct Answers:
What is a Latex-safe cart?
24. Open this package carefully over a small basin to prevent splashing of the packaging solution.
Correct Answers: What is handling natural absorbable sutures (plain, chromic)
25. An example of administrative controls to assure safe use of lasers, is the appointment of a person
in this role: Correct Answers: What is a laser safety officer?
26. This statement about the perioperative nurse's role in bioethical decision making is most
justifiable. The perioperative nurse should... WHAT IS...
Questions And Answers
1.This type of needle point is what you would expect to be needed for suturing friable tissue such as
the liver. Correct Answers: What is a Blunt needle point?
2.These particular wound closing items are available in a wide variety of instrument sizes. Correct
Answers: What are disposable stapler sets?
3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols. Correct
Answers: What is cc?
5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal hysterectomy. Correct Answers: What is
Clean contaminated?
4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the circulating nurse would anticipate the need to have
available this type of drain Correct Answers: What is a Jackson-Pratt?
6.This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory and respiratory compromise due to
pressure on the abdomen. Correct Answers: What is Lithotomy Position?
7.To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate padding is a recommended practice for this:
Correct Answers: 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 Correct Answers: What is personal protective equipment?
9.It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for insulation defects to prevent this from
occurring during MIS Correct Answers: 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 Correct Answers: 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. Correct Answers: What is skin clips?
12.An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-resuscitate decision violates a patient's ethical
right to... Correct Answers: 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 Correct Answers: What is situational-based error?
, 14.Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient, environment, equipment, and supplies is the
definition of.... Correct Answers: 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 Correct Answers: 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. Correct Answers: 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 Correct
Answers: 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. Correct Answers: 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) Correct Answers: What
is fuel source?
20. The safest way to pass a cutting instrument to a surgeon is: Correct Answers: 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. Correct Answers: 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 Correct Answers: 2. To permit aseptic delivery of
contents to the sterile field
23. Silicone catheters should be stocked on this particular cart in the surgical suite. Correct Answers:
What is a Latex-safe cart?
24. Open this package carefully over a small basin to prevent splashing of the packaging solution.
Correct Answers: What is handling natural absorbable sutures (plain, chromic)
25. An example of administrative controls to assure safe use of lasers, is the appointment of a person
in this role: Correct Answers: What is a laser safety officer?
26. This statement about the perioperative nurse's role in bioethical decision making is most
justifiable. The perioperative nurse should... WHAT IS...
