AORN Perioperative 101 Final Exam |
Practice Questions and Correct Answers
Rated A+ | 2025 Latest Guide
In which order do the body's defense mechanisms take place during
healing?
- Correct Answer - 1. Stop the blood loss
2. Clean up pathogens and debris in the wound
3. Seal the wound against infection
4. Regenerate the natural epidermal covering
5. Repair the deeper tissue damage.
Which process should be performed before construction begins, after
demolition, and at the end of an OR construction project?
- Correct Answer - A. Air sampling
An area of painful skin that is abraded, blistered, or had shallow craters
would be classified as which stage of ulcer?
- Correct Answer - B. Stage II
Types of powered cutting instruments include: Select all that apply.
- Correct Answer - A. Bone Reamers
,C. Saw
D. Tissue shavers
When setting up the insufflator for a robotic hysterectomy procedure, the
perioperative nurse should do all of the following except:
- Correct Answer - D. Set the initial insufflators pressure to 12mmHg
A 72 year old man is scheduled for a procedure to repair his right hip
fracture. He has a history of smoking and diabetes, and is currently
taking prednisone for his rheumatoid arthritis. You are concerned about
his wound healing post-operatively based on the following factors: Select
all that apply
- Correct Answer - B. Corticosteroids may potentially delay wound
healing
C. People with diabetes have a higher risk for infection due to the
increase in glucose levels
D. Smoking as been documented to increase the probability of nonunion
at a fracture site
When making the preoperative assessment, the nurse should take the
following into considerations. Select all that apply
- Correct Answer - A. Mobility
C. Planned duration of the procedure
D. Preexisiting healthy conditions
,E. Type of anesthesia
Barriers to effective patient and family education in perioperative settings
include: select all that apply
- Correct Answer - A. Anxiety about an uncertain outcome
B. Discomfort or pain
C. Fear of the unknown
D. Limited time for assessment and teaching
Place the four basic steps of fire safety in the correct order:
- Correct Answer - RACE:
Rescue patients and staff members in immediate danger
Notify the fire department
Confine the fire. Shut the doors
Evacuate according to the facility plan
Preoperative fluid management is important because excessive amounts
of fluid could lead to which of the following conditions? Select all that
apply.
- Correct Answer - B. Hypervolemia
C. Hyponatremia
, Performance of the "time out" for patient safety includes verbal team
agreement on which of the following items: Select all that apply.
- Correct Answer - A. Patient identification using two patient identifiers
B. Site of the procedure, including right-left distinction
D. Procedure to be performed
The principle elements required for an infection to occur are: Select all
that apply.
- Correct Answer - A. A method of transmission
B. A source or reservoir
C. A susceptible host with a portal of entry to receive an infection
Which of the following are examples of the Guidelines - A sterile field
should be maintained and monitored constantly. Select all that apply.
- Correct Answer - B. If a delay occurs after a sterile field is set up, it may
be covered with sterile drapes until the delay is resolved.
C. If a delay occurs after a sterile field is set up, personnel my leave the
room as long as someone remains in the room to maintain continuous
visual observation of the sterile field
D. The sterile field should be prepared as close as possible to the time of
use.
Practice Questions and Correct Answers
Rated A+ | 2025 Latest Guide
In which order do the body's defense mechanisms take place during
healing?
- Correct Answer - 1. Stop the blood loss
2. Clean up pathogens and debris in the wound
3. Seal the wound against infection
4. Regenerate the natural epidermal covering
5. Repair the deeper tissue damage.
Which process should be performed before construction begins, after
demolition, and at the end of an OR construction project?
- Correct Answer - A. Air sampling
An area of painful skin that is abraded, blistered, or had shallow craters
would be classified as which stage of ulcer?
- Correct Answer - B. Stage II
Types of powered cutting instruments include: Select all that apply.
- Correct Answer - A. Bone Reamers
,C. Saw
D. Tissue shavers
When setting up the insufflator for a robotic hysterectomy procedure, the
perioperative nurse should do all of the following except:
- Correct Answer - D. Set the initial insufflators pressure to 12mmHg
A 72 year old man is scheduled for a procedure to repair his right hip
fracture. He has a history of smoking and diabetes, and is currently
taking prednisone for his rheumatoid arthritis. You are concerned about
his wound healing post-operatively based on the following factors: Select
all that apply
- Correct Answer - B. Corticosteroids may potentially delay wound
healing
C. People with diabetes have a higher risk for infection due to the
increase in glucose levels
D. Smoking as been documented to increase the probability of nonunion
at a fracture site
When making the preoperative assessment, the nurse should take the
following into considerations. Select all that apply
- Correct Answer - A. Mobility
C. Planned duration of the procedure
D. Preexisiting healthy conditions
,E. Type of anesthesia
Barriers to effective patient and family education in perioperative settings
include: select all that apply
- Correct Answer - A. Anxiety about an uncertain outcome
B. Discomfort or pain
C. Fear of the unknown
D. Limited time for assessment and teaching
Place the four basic steps of fire safety in the correct order:
- Correct Answer - RACE:
Rescue patients and staff members in immediate danger
Notify the fire department
Confine the fire. Shut the doors
Evacuate according to the facility plan
Preoperative fluid management is important because excessive amounts
of fluid could lead to which of the following conditions? Select all that
apply.
- Correct Answer - B. Hypervolemia
C. Hyponatremia
, Performance of the "time out" for patient safety includes verbal team
agreement on which of the following items: Select all that apply.
- Correct Answer - A. Patient identification using two patient identifiers
B. Site of the procedure, including right-left distinction
D. Procedure to be performed
The principle elements required for an infection to occur are: Select all
that apply.
- Correct Answer - A. A method of transmission
B. A source or reservoir
C. A susceptible host with a portal of entry to receive an infection
Which of the following are examples of the Guidelines - A sterile field
should be maintained and monitored constantly. Select all that apply.
- Correct Answer - B. If a delay occurs after a sterile field is set up, it may
be covered with sterile drapes until the delay is resolved.
C. If a delay occurs after a sterile field is set up, personnel my leave the
room as long as someone remains in the room to maintain continuous
visual observation of the sterile field
D. The sterile field should be prepared as close as possible to the time of
use.
