AORN Periop 101 Exam | Questions
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Perioperative RNs primarily use checklists to ensure that:
A. Lawsuits from the patient and their family are avoided
B. Surgical supplies are not wasted before or after surgery
C. Team members begin shifts on schedule
D. The plan of care is implemented correctly before, during, and after
surgery - Correct Answer - D. The plan of care is implemented correctly
before, during, and after surgery
The TIME OUT should be performed by which member(s) of the
perioperative team?
A. All perioperative team members
B. RN circulator
C. Scrub person
D. Surgeon - Correct Answer - A. All perioperative team members
This perioperative RN coordinates the patient's care in the OR, prepares
the OR, and assists the anesthesia professional if requested.
A. PACU RN
,B. Pre-admission RN
C. RN circulator
D. RN first assistant - Correct Answer - C. RN circulator
Which of the following best describes the semirestricted area?
A. Has work areas for processing and storing instruments
B. Includes an operating room
C. Permits wearing of street clothes
D. Requires that all patients wear masks - Correct Answer - A. Has work
areas for processing and storing instruments
What statements below are TRUE related to creating and maintaining a
sterile field?
A. A sterile field should be prepared as near as possible to the start time
of the surgery
B. Movement of personnel around the sterile field should be minimized
C. The scrub person is a part of the sterile field
D. All of the above
E. A and B only - Correct Answer - D. All of the above
Approximately what percentage of serious medical errors are thought to
be associated with miscommunication during patient hand-offs?
A. < 1%
,B. 10%
C. 50%
D. 80%
E. 100% - Correct Answer - D. 80%
Examples of allied healthcare providers include:
A. Anesthesia technicians
B. Surgical residents
C. Surgical technologists
D. All of the above
E. A and C only - Correct Answer - E. A and C only
Patients who are "fast-tracked" from the OR to the PACU Phase II due to
the administration of rapidonset, fast-emergence, general anesthetics
may require an increased use of which prophylactic medications?
A. Antiemetics
B. Antihypertensives
C. Pain medications
D. All of the above
E. A and C only - Correct Answer - E. A and C only
, The PACU RN observes his patient is more alert and functional and no
longer requires intensive nursing care. The PACU RN focuses on
preparing the patient for self-care and care by support persons. Select
this patient's phase in recovery.
A. Phase I
B. Phase II
C. Phase III
D. Phase IV
E. Not possible to state based on this information - Correct Answer - B.
Phase II
All of the following are safety precautions common to all energy-
generating devices EXCEPT:
A. Alcohol-soaked pads should not be allowed on the surgical field when
energy-generating devices are used
B. Foot pedals should be enclosed in a fluid resistant cover whenever
there is potential for a fluid spill
C. Oxygen delivery to the patient should be stopped or reduced to the
lowest possible level when energy-generating devices are used around
the head, face, or neck
D. The RN circulator should activate the foot pedal at the direction of the
surgeon using the hand piece
and Verified Answers Rated A+ |
2024/2025 Guide
Perioperative RNs primarily use checklists to ensure that:
A. Lawsuits from the patient and their family are avoided
B. Surgical supplies are not wasted before or after surgery
C. Team members begin shifts on schedule
D. The plan of care is implemented correctly before, during, and after
surgery - Correct Answer - D. The plan of care is implemented correctly
before, during, and after surgery
The TIME OUT should be performed by which member(s) of the
perioperative team?
A. All perioperative team members
B. RN circulator
C. Scrub person
D. Surgeon - Correct Answer - A. All perioperative team members
This perioperative RN coordinates the patient's care in the OR, prepares
the OR, and assists the anesthesia professional if requested.
A. PACU RN
,B. Pre-admission RN
C. RN circulator
D. RN first assistant - Correct Answer - C. RN circulator
Which of the following best describes the semirestricted area?
A. Has work areas for processing and storing instruments
B. Includes an operating room
C. Permits wearing of street clothes
D. Requires that all patients wear masks - Correct Answer - A. Has work
areas for processing and storing instruments
What statements below are TRUE related to creating and maintaining a
sterile field?
A. A sterile field should be prepared as near as possible to the start time
of the surgery
B. Movement of personnel around the sterile field should be minimized
C. The scrub person is a part of the sterile field
D. All of the above
E. A and B only - Correct Answer - D. All of the above
Approximately what percentage of serious medical errors are thought to
be associated with miscommunication during patient hand-offs?
A. < 1%
,B. 10%
C. 50%
D. 80%
E. 100% - Correct Answer - D. 80%
Examples of allied healthcare providers include:
A. Anesthesia technicians
B. Surgical residents
C. Surgical technologists
D. All of the above
E. A and C only - Correct Answer - E. A and C only
Patients who are "fast-tracked" from the OR to the PACU Phase II due to
the administration of rapidonset, fast-emergence, general anesthetics
may require an increased use of which prophylactic medications?
A. Antiemetics
B. Antihypertensives
C. Pain medications
D. All of the above
E. A and C only - Correct Answer - E. A and C only
, The PACU RN observes his patient is more alert and functional and no
longer requires intensive nursing care. The PACU RN focuses on
preparing the patient for self-care and care by support persons. Select
this patient's phase in recovery.
A. Phase I
B. Phase II
C. Phase III
D. Phase IV
E. Not possible to state based on this information - Correct Answer - B.
Phase II
All of the following are safety precautions common to all energy-
generating devices EXCEPT:
A. Alcohol-soaked pads should not be allowed on the surgical field when
energy-generating devices are used
B. Foot pedals should be enclosed in a fluid resistant cover whenever
there is potential for a fluid spill
C. Oxygen delivery to the patient should be stopped or reduced to the
lowest possible level when energy-generating devices are used around
the head, face, or neck
D. The RN circulator should activate the foot pedal at the direction of the
surgeon using the hand piece
