AORN Review for Final Exam Latest 2022
Update;consists of the actual exam questions with all
the correct answers
Which of the following statements are true about objective data?
a. Data that consists of the patient's own feelings and perceptions.
b. Age, religion, or culture are examples of objective data.
c. Data that is the information written in the patient's record and nursing notes.
d. History, physical, and laboratory data are examples of objective data.
c. Data that is the information written in the patient's record and nursing notes.
d. History, physical, and laboratory data are examples of objective data.
Match the age groups with their ability for learning and understanding.
1. Birth to one month
2. 1-12 months
3. 1-3 years
4. 3-6 years
a. The baby will smile, babble, and gurgle.
b. The baby is able to understand and respond to simple commands.
c. The child is able to literally interpret terms.
d. The child is able to express only through crying.
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
Patients in which of the following age-groups have the greatest blood volume per unit of
body weight.
a. children
b. elderly adults
c. middle adults
d. young adults
a. children
During the preoperative interview, why should the perioperative nurse ask patients
about their use of herbal preparations, alcohol, tobacco products, and recreational
drugs? (select all that apply)
a. herbal supplements may affect the metabolism of drugs administered
b. patients who use alcohol heavily are unable to tolerate general anesthesia
c. recreational drug use may affect the choice of preoperative sedation.
d. smoking may affect circulatory and respiratory system assessment results.
a. herbal supplements may affect the metabolism of drugs administered
c. recreational drug use may affect the choice of preoperative sedation
d. smoking may affect circulatory and respiratory system assessment results.
Which items below are included in a psychosocial assessment? (select all that apply)
a. coping styles
,b. cultural beliefs and practices
c. expectations of perioperative care
d. sensory impairment
e. spiritual or religious beliefs
a. coping styles
b. cultural beliefs and practices
c. expectations of perioperative care
e. spiritual or religious beliefs
Which of the following statements is true?
a. blood pressure remains constant with age.
b. body temperature increases with increasing age.
c. heart rate increases with increasing age
d. lung capacity decreases with increasing age
d. lung capacity decreases with increasing age
Which of the following factors make geriatric patients more sensitive to injury and cold?
a. decrease in subcutaneous fat
b. lung capacity decreases with age
c. bilirubin and hemoglobin shift
d. rage of medication absorption is decreased
a. decrease in subcutaneous fat
Why is it important to assess the use of herbal supplements or recreational drugs before
surgery?
a. herbal preparations can decrease the toxicity of other drugs administered during
anesthesia.
b. herbal preparations can affect bleeding times.
c. herbal preparations can interfere with drug metabolism.
d. recreational drug use can result in withdrawal symptoms.
e. recreational drug users may require higher doses of anesthetic medications.
b. herbal preparations can affect bleeding times.
c. herbal preparations can interfere with drug metabolism.
d. recreational drug use can result in withdrawal symptoms.
e. recreational drug users may require higher doses of anesthetic medications.
What interventions can the perioperative nurse perform to protect elderly patients?
a. employ deep vein thrombosis prophylactic devices.
b. position the patient for effective air exchange.
c. slide patient onto the OR bed without use of assistive device.
d. use warming devices to maintain the normothermia.
a. employ deep vein thrombosis prophylactic devices.
c. slide patient onto the OR bed without use of assistive device.
d. use warming devices to maintain the normothermia.
A child in which of the following age groups can be described as "likes to socialize and
can interpret terms?"
a. 1-12 months
b. 1-3 years
c. 3-6 years
d. 6-12 years
, c. 3-6 years
After the preoperative assessment has been conducted on a patient, the perioperative
nurse should document:
a. cuts and abrasions
b. preoperative hair removal, if ordered
c. skin condition
d. financial arrangements
e. the patient's verbal consents for preoperative orders
a. cuts and abrasions
b. preoperative hair removal, if ordered
c. skin condition
e. the patient's verbal consents for preoperative orders
Based on the knowledge you have gained about preoperative orders, identify the
preoperative orders that should be recorded.
a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
c. DNR orders
d. patient's mental state of alertness
e. medication orders
a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
e. medication orders
Based on the knowledge you have gained about preoperative orders, identify the
preoperative orders that should be recorded.
a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
c. DNR orders
d. patient's mental state of alertness
e. medication orders
a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
e. medication orders
Which of the following statements are accurate regarding the documentation required
for equipment used during operative procedures?
1. location of the dispersive electrode pad
2. the use of any warming/cooling blankets
3. the identification number on the laser
4. identification of the person that applied the tourniquet
a. 2 & 4
b. 1, 3, & 4
c. 1, 2, & 4
d. 1, 2, 3,& 4
d. 1, 2, 3, & 4
Based on the knowledge you have gained about documenting requirements, identify the
true statements.
a. You may be required to write out the physician's verbal orders for medications
Update;consists of the actual exam questions with all
the correct answers
Which of the following statements are true about objective data?
a. Data that consists of the patient's own feelings and perceptions.
b. Age, religion, or culture are examples of objective data.
c. Data that is the information written in the patient's record and nursing notes.
d. History, physical, and laboratory data are examples of objective data.
c. Data that is the information written in the patient's record and nursing notes.
d. History, physical, and laboratory data are examples of objective data.
Match the age groups with their ability for learning and understanding.
1. Birth to one month
2. 1-12 months
3. 1-3 years
4. 3-6 years
a. The baby will smile, babble, and gurgle.
b. The baby is able to understand and respond to simple commands.
c. The child is able to literally interpret terms.
d. The child is able to express only through crying.
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
Patients in which of the following age-groups have the greatest blood volume per unit of
body weight.
a. children
b. elderly adults
c. middle adults
d. young adults
a. children
During the preoperative interview, why should the perioperative nurse ask patients
about their use of herbal preparations, alcohol, tobacco products, and recreational
drugs? (select all that apply)
a. herbal supplements may affect the metabolism of drugs administered
b. patients who use alcohol heavily are unable to tolerate general anesthesia
c. recreational drug use may affect the choice of preoperative sedation.
d. smoking may affect circulatory and respiratory system assessment results.
a. herbal supplements may affect the metabolism of drugs administered
c. recreational drug use may affect the choice of preoperative sedation
d. smoking may affect circulatory and respiratory system assessment results.
Which items below are included in a psychosocial assessment? (select all that apply)
a. coping styles
,b. cultural beliefs and practices
c. expectations of perioperative care
d. sensory impairment
e. spiritual or religious beliefs
a. coping styles
b. cultural beliefs and practices
c. expectations of perioperative care
e. spiritual or religious beliefs
Which of the following statements is true?
a. blood pressure remains constant with age.
b. body temperature increases with increasing age.
c. heart rate increases with increasing age
d. lung capacity decreases with increasing age
d. lung capacity decreases with increasing age
Which of the following factors make geriatric patients more sensitive to injury and cold?
a. decrease in subcutaneous fat
b. lung capacity decreases with age
c. bilirubin and hemoglobin shift
d. rage of medication absorption is decreased
a. decrease in subcutaneous fat
Why is it important to assess the use of herbal supplements or recreational drugs before
surgery?
a. herbal preparations can decrease the toxicity of other drugs administered during
anesthesia.
b. herbal preparations can affect bleeding times.
c. herbal preparations can interfere with drug metabolism.
d. recreational drug use can result in withdrawal symptoms.
e. recreational drug users may require higher doses of anesthetic medications.
b. herbal preparations can affect bleeding times.
c. herbal preparations can interfere with drug metabolism.
d. recreational drug use can result in withdrawal symptoms.
e. recreational drug users may require higher doses of anesthetic medications.
What interventions can the perioperative nurse perform to protect elderly patients?
a. employ deep vein thrombosis prophylactic devices.
b. position the patient for effective air exchange.
c. slide patient onto the OR bed without use of assistive device.
d. use warming devices to maintain the normothermia.
a. employ deep vein thrombosis prophylactic devices.
c. slide patient onto the OR bed without use of assistive device.
d. use warming devices to maintain the normothermia.
A child in which of the following age groups can be described as "likes to socialize and
can interpret terms?"
a. 1-12 months
b. 1-3 years
c. 3-6 years
d. 6-12 years
, c. 3-6 years
After the preoperative assessment has been conducted on a patient, the perioperative
nurse should document:
a. cuts and abrasions
b. preoperative hair removal, if ordered
c. skin condition
d. financial arrangements
e. the patient's verbal consents for preoperative orders
a. cuts and abrasions
b. preoperative hair removal, if ordered
c. skin condition
e. the patient's verbal consents for preoperative orders
Based on the knowledge you have gained about preoperative orders, identify the
preoperative orders that should be recorded.
a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
c. DNR orders
d. patient's mental state of alertness
e. medication orders
a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
e. medication orders
Based on the knowledge you have gained about preoperative orders, identify the
preoperative orders that should be recorded.
a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
c. DNR orders
d. patient's mental state of alertness
e. medication orders
a. NPO orders
b. skin preparation orders
e. medication orders
Which of the following statements are accurate regarding the documentation required
for equipment used during operative procedures?
1. location of the dispersive electrode pad
2. the use of any warming/cooling blankets
3. the identification number on the laser
4. identification of the person that applied the tourniquet
a. 2 & 4
b. 1, 3, & 4
c. 1, 2, & 4
d. 1, 2, 3,& 4
d. 1, 2, 3, & 4
Based on the knowledge you have gained about documenting requirements, identify the
true statements.
a. You may be required to write out the physician's verbal orders for medications
