CNOR EXAM LATEST 2024 EXAM TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY A+
GRADED
b - ANSWER-During a procedure under local anesthesia, the patient
complains of circumoral numbness, blurred vision, and dizziness. What
should be the immediate action of the perioperative nurse monitoring
this patient?
a. Recheck the dose of local anesthesia given
b. Ensure an airway
c. Set the IV line to full flow
d. Call for 20% lipid emulsion to be brought to the room
b - ANSWER-The circulating nurse reports that the needle count is
incorrect. The surgeon continues to close the wound, stating, "I know it
is not in the wound and I am not going to stop to look for it." The best
plan of action is to:
a. Accept the surgeon's response without comment and fill out an
incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of hospital policy and document subsequent
actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of the surgeon's wishes
,d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask for advice
d - ANSWER-A new employee unknowingly dispensed an unsterile
solution to the sterile field. The following day, the supervisor learns of
the incident. The supervisor's first action would be to:
a. Initiate an incident report
b. Instruct the employee on the technique of reading labels
c. Counsel the employee verbally
d. Notify the surgeon of the break in technique
c - ANSWER-Due to an emergency, the perioperative nurse is unable to
conduct the sponge, sharps, and instrument counts. At the conclusion
of the surgery, the nurse should:
a. Ask the surgeon to sign the count
b. Immediately notify the OR supervisor
c. Document the absence of counts
d. Refuse to sign the sponge count record
a - ANSWER-The optimum patient position provides:
,a. Access and exposure, maintains circulatory and respiratory functions,
and does not compromise neuromuscular structures.
b. Optimum access and exposure to surgical site, with no permanent
compromise to neuromuscular structures.
c. Access for the surgeon, does not compromise the neuromuscular
structures, and maintains an adequate airway for the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory and respiratory functions, does not
compromise neuromuscular structures, and maintains body alignment.
c - ANSWER-A patient who is 8 months pregnant is to undergo an
emergency laparotomy. In planning nursing care for this patient, the
perioperative nurse should have available a wedge cushion or pillow to
place under the patient's:
a. Knees
b. Left side
c. Right side
d. Shoulders
b - ANSWER-You're loading the sterilizer with trays and wrapped
towels. The correct configuration would be:
a. The towels are on the bottom shelf and the trays on the top shelf
b. The towels are on the top shelf and the trays are on the bottom shelf
c. The trays and towels go on the top shelf and leave the bottom shelf
empty
, d. There is no specific configuration when there is a mixed load of trays
and wrapped textiles
b - ANSWER-During the induction of anesthesia, the perioperative
nurse may notice fasciculation as a response to which of the following
depolarizing muscle relaxants?
a. Tubocurarine chloride (curare)
b. Succinylcholine chloride (Anectine)
c. Atracurium besylate (Tracrium)
d. Pancuronium bromide (Pavulon)
a - ANSWER-The ER notifies you that it has an 18-yr-old patient who
was in a sledding accident and who is accompanied by his parents. The
patient is alert, oriented, in pain, has a blood pressure of 80/60, pulse
of 120, and RR of 24. The abdomen is distended and tender. After being
transferred to the OR bed, the patient is very apprehensive and
complains of being cold. The nurse should confirm the patient's name,
allergies, and operative procedure by:
a. Speaking with the patient and reading the patient's chart
b. Telephone conversation with the ER nurse
c. Use of the ER record provided
d. Telephone conversation with a parent of the patient
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY A+
GRADED
b - ANSWER-During a procedure under local anesthesia, the patient
complains of circumoral numbness, blurred vision, and dizziness. What
should be the immediate action of the perioperative nurse monitoring
this patient?
a. Recheck the dose of local anesthesia given
b. Ensure an airway
c. Set the IV line to full flow
d. Call for 20% lipid emulsion to be brought to the room
b - ANSWER-The circulating nurse reports that the needle count is
incorrect. The surgeon continues to close the wound, stating, "I know it
is not in the wound and I am not going to stop to look for it." The best
plan of action is to:
a. Accept the surgeon's response without comment and fill out an
incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of hospital policy and document subsequent
actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of the surgeon's wishes
,d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask for advice
d - ANSWER-A new employee unknowingly dispensed an unsterile
solution to the sterile field. The following day, the supervisor learns of
the incident. The supervisor's first action would be to:
a. Initiate an incident report
b. Instruct the employee on the technique of reading labels
c. Counsel the employee verbally
d. Notify the surgeon of the break in technique
c - ANSWER-Due to an emergency, the perioperative nurse is unable to
conduct the sponge, sharps, and instrument counts. At the conclusion
of the surgery, the nurse should:
a. Ask the surgeon to sign the count
b. Immediately notify the OR supervisor
c. Document the absence of counts
d. Refuse to sign the sponge count record
a - ANSWER-The optimum patient position provides:
,a. Access and exposure, maintains circulatory and respiratory functions,
and does not compromise neuromuscular structures.
b. Optimum access and exposure to surgical site, with no permanent
compromise to neuromuscular structures.
c. Access for the surgeon, does not compromise the neuromuscular
structures, and maintains an adequate airway for the anesthetist.
d. Sustained circulatory and respiratory functions, does not
compromise neuromuscular structures, and maintains body alignment.
c - ANSWER-A patient who is 8 months pregnant is to undergo an
emergency laparotomy. In planning nursing care for this patient, the
perioperative nurse should have available a wedge cushion or pillow to
place under the patient's:
a. Knees
b. Left side
c. Right side
d. Shoulders
b - ANSWER-You're loading the sterilizer with trays and wrapped
towels. The correct configuration would be:
a. The towels are on the bottom shelf and the trays on the top shelf
b. The towels are on the top shelf and the trays are on the bottom shelf
c. The trays and towels go on the top shelf and leave the bottom shelf
empty
, d. There is no specific configuration when there is a mixed load of trays
and wrapped textiles
b - ANSWER-During the induction of anesthesia, the perioperative
nurse may notice fasciculation as a response to which of the following
depolarizing muscle relaxants?
a. Tubocurarine chloride (curare)
b. Succinylcholine chloride (Anectine)
c. Atracurium besylate (Tracrium)
d. Pancuronium bromide (Pavulon)
a - ANSWER-The ER notifies you that it has an 18-yr-old patient who
was in a sledding accident and who is accompanied by his parents. The
patient is alert, oriented, in pain, has a blood pressure of 80/60, pulse
of 120, and RR of 24. The abdomen is distended and tender. After being
transferred to the OR bed, the patient is very apprehensive and
complains of being cold. The nurse should confirm the patient's name,
allergies, and operative procedure by:
a. Speaking with the patient and reading the patient's chart
b. Telephone conversation with the ER nurse
c. Use of the ER record provided
d. Telephone conversation with a parent of the patient
