AORN Periop 101 Final Exam Study Guide with well elaborated answers
1.This type of needle point is what you would expect to be needed for suturing friable
tissue such as the liver. - correct answer-What is a Blunt needle point?
2.These particular wound closing items are available in a wide variety of instrument sizes. -
correct answer-What are disposable stapler sets?
3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols. -
correct answer-What is cc?
5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal hysterectomy. - correct 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 - correct answer-What is a Jackson-Pratt?
6.This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory and respiratory compromise
due to pressure on the abdomen. - correct answer-What is Lithotomy Position?
7.To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate padding is a recommended
practice for this: - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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. - correct answer-What is skin clips?
, 12.An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-resuscitate decision violates a
patient's ethical right to... - correct 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 - correct answer-What is situational-based error?
14.Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient, environment, equipment, and
supplies is the definition of.... - correct 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 - correct 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. - correct 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
- correct 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. - correct 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) - correct
answer-What is fuel source?
20. The safest way to pass a cutting instrument to a surgeon is: - correct 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. - correct answer-What is Trendelenberg?
22. A packaging system for items undergoing sterilization should possess this
characteristic:
1.This type of needle point is what you would expect to be needed for suturing friable
tissue such as the liver. - correct answer-What is a Blunt needle point?
2.These particular wound closing items are available in a wide variety of instrument sizes. -
correct answer-What are disposable stapler sets?
3.Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols. -
correct answer-What is cc?
5.The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal hysterectomy. - correct 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 - correct answer-What is a Jackson-Pratt?
6.This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory and respiratory compromise
due to pressure on the abdomen. - correct answer-What is Lithotomy Position?
7.To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate padding is a recommended
practice for this: - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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. - correct answer-What is skin clips?
, 12.An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-resuscitate decision violates a
patient's ethical right to... - correct 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 - correct answer-What is situational-based error?
14.Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient, environment, equipment, and
supplies is the definition of.... - correct 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 - correct 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. - correct 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
- correct 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. - correct 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) - correct
answer-What is fuel source?
20. The safest way to pass a cutting instrument to a surgeon is: - correct 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. - correct answer-What is Trendelenberg?
22. A packaging system for items undergoing sterilization should possess this
characteristic:
