AORN Periop 101 Final Exam Study
Guide
What is a Blunt needle point? - Answer 1.This type of needle point is what you would
expect to be needed for suturing friable tissue such as the liver.
What are disposable stapler sets? - Answer 2.These particular wound closing items are
available in a wide variety of instrument sizes.
What is cc? - Answer 3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations,
Acronyms, and Symbols.
What is Clean contaminated? - Answer 5.The surgical wound classification for a total
abdominal hysterectomy.
What is a Jackson-Pratt? - Answer 4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the
circulating nurse would anticipate the need to have available this type of drain
What is Lithotomy Position? - Answer 6.This position can cause physiological effects of
circulatory and respiratory compromise due to pressure on the abdomen.
What is to reduce the patient's risk of intraoperative skin injury. - Answer 7.To protect
sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate padding is a recommended practice for this:
What is personal protective equipment? - Answer 8.An environmental sanitation
practice that is required to limit the transmission of microorganisms to personnel when
handling body fluid spills
What is capacitive coupling? - Answer 9.It is recommended to inspect the active
electrode for insulation defects to prevent this from occurring during MIS
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique patient considerations -
Answer 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
What is skin clips? - Answer 11.The disadvantage of using this type of wound closure is
because they often cause more scarring than other skin closure methods.
, What is Self-determination? - Answer 12.An automatic intraoperative suspension of a
do-not-resuscitate decision violates a patient's ethical right to...
What is situational-based error? - Answer 13. This type of human factor error is
responsible when a perioperative nurse is trying to attend to several tasks at once
What is aseptic technique? - Answer 14.Restricting pathogenic organisms from the
patient, environment, equipment, and supplies is the definition of....
What are draping materials? - Answer 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
What is Phase II? - Answer 16.Patient and caregiver education for continuing post-op
care at home is the primary focus of this Phase of post anesthesia care.
What are Healthcare organizations? - Answer 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
b. The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning gloves - Answer 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.
What is fuel source? - Answer 19. Draping material is this source in the fire triangle?
(fuel, ignition, oxidizer)
What is place it in a designated neutral zone with a verbal cue - Answer 20. The safest
way to pass a cutting instrument to a surgeon is:
What is Trendelenberg? - Answer 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.
2. to permit aseptic delivery of contents to the sterile field - Answer 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
Guide
What is a Blunt needle point? - Answer 1.This type of needle point is what you would
expect to be needed for suturing friable tissue such as the liver.
What are disposable stapler sets? - Answer 2.These particular wound closing items are
available in a wide variety of instrument sizes.
What is cc? - Answer 3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations,
Acronyms, and Symbols.
What is Clean contaminated? - Answer 5.The surgical wound classification for a total
abdominal hysterectomy.
What is a Jackson-Pratt? - Answer 4.Following an excisional breast biopsy, the
circulating nurse would anticipate the need to have available this type of drain
What is Lithotomy Position? - Answer 6.This position can cause physiological effects of
circulatory and respiratory compromise due to pressure on the abdomen.
What is to reduce the patient's risk of intraoperative skin injury. - Answer 7.To protect
sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate padding is a recommended practice for this:
What is personal protective equipment? - Answer 8.An environmental sanitation
practice that is required to limit the transmission of microorganisms to personnel when
handling body fluid spills
What is capacitive coupling? - Answer 9.It is recommended to inspect the active
electrode for insulation defects to prevent this from occurring during MIS
c. use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique patient considerations -
Answer 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
What is skin clips? - Answer 11.The disadvantage of using this type of wound closure is
because they often cause more scarring than other skin closure methods.
, What is Self-determination? - Answer 12.An automatic intraoperative suspension of a
do-not-resuscitate decision violates a patient's ethical right to...
What is situational-based error? - Answer 13. This type of human factor error is
responsible when a perioperative nurse is trying to attend to several tasks at once
What is aseptic technique? - Answer 14.Restricting pathogenic organisms from the
patient, environment, equipment, and supplies is the definition of....
What are draping materials? - Answer 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
What is Phase II? - Answer 16.Patient and caregiver education for continuing post-op
care at home is the primary focus of this Phase of post anesthesia care.
What are Healthcare organizations? - Answer 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
b. The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning gloves - Answer 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.
What is fuel source? - Answer 19. Draping material is this source in the fire triangle?
(fuel, ignition, oxidizer)
What is place it in a designated neutral zone with a verbal cue - Answer 20. The safest
way to pass a cutting instrument to a surgeon is:
What is Trendelenberg? - Answer 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.
2. to permit aseptic delivery of contents to the sterile field - Answer 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
