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AORN PERIOP 101 MODULE STUDY GUIDE
EXAM WITH 4 DIFFERENT VERSIONS RELEASED
THIS YEAR ALL 450 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED BY EXPERTS!!
AORN PERIOP 101 MODULE EXAM 1
Question: In addition to the surgeon which surgical team members wear sterile gowns and
gloves during the procedure? SATA
a. anesthesia
b. circulating nurse
c. scrub
d. surgical assistant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C & D: Scrub and Surgical assistant
Question: The goals of perioperative nursing interventions are to deliver optimal patient care....
SATA
A. conveniently
B. effectively
C. efficiently
D. safely
E. skillfully - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B, C, D, E
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Question: Which of the following is considered a critical perioperative nursing diagnosis within
the PNDS?
A. Impaired tissue integrity
B. Pain
C. Risk for fluid volume deficit
D. Risk for perioperative positioning injury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
Question: Which items of attire are required when entering the sterile processing area? SATA
a. scrub suit
b. head cover
c. shoe covers
d. surgical mask - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A & B
Question: What phases of the nursing process does the periop nurse practice during the preop
phase of the surgical experience? SATA
a. assessment
b. eval
c. identification of desired outcomes
d. implementation
e. nursing dx
f. planning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A, C, E, F
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Question: Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Assessment
Question: Competency statements:
a. direct a nurse's activity in the periop arena
b. provide a basic model to eval the quality of nursing practice
c. ascertain a level of skills and abilities necessary to fulfill the processional role
d. all of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
Question: True or False:
it is important for perioperative nurses to practice within the context of professional standards
and to maintain current knowledge of nursing practice? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True
Question: Professional nurses seek to support and encourage peers by... - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Through precepting, mentoring, and role modeling, and providing feedback, the
professional nurse is a daily example of excellence in the perioperative setting
Question: Perioperative nurses can enhance their professionalism by... - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔A nurse can improve professionally by making use of the various online and
independent study resources developed by AORN and by participating in continuing the
facility's education activities and accessing perioperative textbooks
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SUCCESS!
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Question: When using the forum for public commenting on clinical guidelines and offering a
suggested change in the comment field, it is very important that you: SATA
a. suggest alternate phrasing
b. cite evidence to support your change
c. provide rationale for your suggestion
d. call the consult line to clarify the content with the guideline author - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A,
B, & C:
suggest alternate phrasing, cite evidence to support your change, provide rationale for your
suggestion
Question: based on what you have learned about various sources of information, identify the
ways in which the periop nurse can improve professionally? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The
different ways in which a perioperative nurse can improve professionally are: AORN continuing
education conferences, attending chapter meetings, reading AORN Journals, and visiting AORN
websites.
Question: True or False: AORN guidelines can replace departmental and institutional policies? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: non-research parts of evidence ratings include the following: SATA
a. summaries of the evidence
b. organizational experience
c. consensus on appraisal scores
d. community standards
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SUCCESS!
AORN PERIOP 101 MODULE STUDY GUIDE
EXAM WITH 4 DIFFERENT VERSIONS RELEASED
THIS YEAR ALL 450 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED BY EXPERTS!!
AORN PERIOP 101 MODULE EXAM 1
Question: In addition to the surgeon which surgical team members wear sterile gowns and
gloves during the procedure? SATA
a. anesthesia
b. circulating nurse
c. scrub
d. surgical assistant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C & D: Scrub and Surgical assistant
Question: The goals of perioperative nursing interventions are to deliver optimal patient care....
SATA
A. conveniently
B. effectively
C. efficiently
D. safely
E. skillfully - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B, C, D, E
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SUCCESS!
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Question: Which of the following is considered a critical perioperative nursing diagnosis within
the PNDS?
A. Impaired tissue integrity
B. Pain
C. Risk for fluid volume deficit
D. Risk for perioperative positioning injury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
Question: Which items of attire are required when entering the sterile processing area? SATA
a. scrub suit
b. head cover
c. shoe covers
d. surgical mask - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A & B
Question: What phases of the nursing process does the periop nurse practice during the preop
phase of the surgical experience? SATA
a. assessment
b. eval
c. identification of desired outcomes
d. implementation
e. nursing dx
f. planning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A, C, E, F
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SUCCESS!
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Question: Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Assessment
Question: Competency statements:
a. direct a nurse's activity in the periop arena
b. provide a basic model to eval the quality of nursing practice
c. ascertain a level of skills and abilities necessary to fulfill the processional role
d. all of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
Question: True or False:
it is important for perioperative nurses to practice within the context of professional standards
and to maintain current knowledge of nursing practice? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True
Question: Professional nurses seek to support and encourage peers by... - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Through precepting, mentoring, and role modeling, and providing feedback, the
professional nurse is a daily example of excellence in the perioperative setting
Question: Perioperative nurses can enhance their professionalism by... - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔A nurse can improve professionally by making use of the various online and
independent study resources developed by AORN and by participating in continuing the
facility's education activities and accessing perioperative textbooks
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SUCCESS!
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Question: When using the forum for public commenting on clinical guidelines and offering a
suggested change in the comment field, it is very important that you: SATA
a. suggest alternate phrasing
b. cite evidence to support your change
c. provide rationale for your suggestion
d. call the consult line to clarify the content with the guideline author - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A,
B, & C:
suggest alternate phrasing, cite evidence to support your change, provide rationale for your
suggestion
Question: based on what you have learned about various sources of information, identify the
ways in which the periop nurse can improve professionally? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The
different ways in which a perioperative nurse can improve professionally are: AORN continuing
education conferences, attending chapter meetings, reading AORN Journals, and visiting AORN
websites.
Question: True or False: AORN guidelines can replace departmental and institutional policies? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False
Question: non-research parts of evidence ratings include the following: SATA
a. summaries of the evidence
b. organizational experience
c. consensus on appraisal scores
d. community standards
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SUCCESS!