AORN PERIOP 101 PRACTICE EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/2026)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
In addition to the surgeon, which surgical team members wear sterile
gowns and gloves during the procedure?
Scrub Person AND Surgical assistant
The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in
which of the following areas?
Unrestricted area
What phases of the nursing process does the periopeartive nurse
practice during the preoperative phase of the surgical experience?
Assessment, Identification of desired outcome, Nursing diagnosis,
Planning
Correct statements about spray bottles
Spray bottles can aerosolize potentially infectious materials;
Spray bottles are not used to apply disinfectant
The proper device for the disposal of blades, needles, stapling
devices, pins, and cautery tips should be
,A sharps disposal container
The goals of performing post procedure cleaning of the OR/procedure
room include the following
It renders the environment safe for the patient following in that room
to prevent cross contamination;
It breaks the cycle of contamination from the patient to the
environment and from the environment to OR personnel and then to
subsequent patients;
It is the patient's right to have a clean and safe environment.
Terminal cleaning must be done
Once during each 24 hour period
During post procedure cleaning
All kick buckets, hampers, and similar receptacles must be inspected
and disinfected as needed;
Transport vehicles are to be considered contaminated after patient
contact;
All horizontal surfaces of tables and equipment, including the
anesthesia machine, should be wiped down with a lint free cloth
moistened with a hospital approved disinfectant.
,Identify the pathogens that can be commonly found in the OR
environement
Escherichia coli;
Methicilin resistant STaph aureus;
Serratia marcescens.
In which surgical wound category should a total abdominal
hysterectomy be classified?
Clean contaminated wound
Match terms
Disinfection- A chemical or physical process of destroying all
pathogenic microorganisms, except spores, on inanimate objects.
Decontamination- The use of physical or chemical means to remove,
inactivate, or destroy bloodborne or other pathogens on a surface or
item.
Sterilization- The process of destroying all microorganisms on a
substance by exposure to physical and chemical agents; the complete
elimination of all forms of microorganisms.
High level disinfection- A process that destroys all microorganisms
with the exception of high numbers of bacterial spores.
Immediate use steam sterilization can be used
In urgent situations
, A packing system for items undergoing sterilization should
Permit aseptic delivery of contents to the sterile field
Complete sterilization in ethylene oxide is dependent upon four
primary variables: proper time, gas concentration, temperature, and
Chamber humidity
Which of the following is true about ethylene oxide sterilization
EO exposure is potentially carcinogenic and mutagenic to personnel
and patients
Which of the following is true about the use of peracetic acid on
surgical items
Items must be immersible
An integrator is a multiparameter indicator designed to measure
which of the following parameters
Temperature, time, and presence of steam
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
In addition to the surgeon, which surgical team members wear sterile
gowns and gloves during the procedure?
Scrub Person AND Surgical assistant
The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in
which of the following areas?
Unrestricted area
What phases of the nursing process does the periopeartive nurse
practice during the preoperative phase of the surgical experience?
Assessment, Identification of desired outcome, Nursing diagnosis,
Planning
Correct statements about spray bottles
Spray bottles can aerosolize potentially infectious materials;
Spray bottles are not used to apply disinfectant
The proper device for the disposal of blades, needles, stapling
devices, pins, and cautery tips should be
,A sharps disposal container
The goals of performing post procedure cleaning of the OR/procedure
room include the following
It renders the environment safe for the patient following in that room
to prevent cross contamination;
It breaks the cycle of contamination from the patient to the
environment and from the environment to OR personnel and then to
subsequent patients;
It is the patient's right to have a clean and safe environment.
Terminal cleaning must be done
Once during each 24 hour period
During post procedure cleaning
All kick buckets, hampers, and similar receptacles must be inspected
and disinfected as needed;
Transport vehicles are to be considered contaminated after patient
contact;
All horizontal surfaces of tables and equipment, including the
anesthesia machine, should be wiped down with a lint free cloth
moistened with a hospital approved disinfectant.
,Identify the pathogens that can be commonly found in the OR
environement
Escherichia coli;
Methicilin resistant STaph aureus;
Serratia marcescens.
In which surgical wound category should a total abdominal
hysterectomy be classified?
Clean contaminated wound
Match terms
Disinfection- A chemical or physical process of destroying all
pathogenic microorganisms, except spores, on inanimate objects.
Decontamination- The use of physical or chemical means to remove,
inactivate, or destroy bloodborne or other pathogens on a surface or
item.
Sterilization- The process of destroying all microorganisms on a
substance by exposure to physical and chemical agents; the complete
elimination of all forms of microorganisms.
High level disinfection- A process that destroys all microorganisms
with the exception of high numbers of bacterial spores.
Immediate use steam sterilization can be used
In urgent situations
, A packing system for items undergoing sterilization should
Permit aseptic delivery of contents to the sterile field
Complete sterilization in ethylene oxide is dependent upon four
primary variables: proper time, gas concentration, temperature, and
Chamber humidity
Which of the following is true about ethylene oxide sterilization
EO exposure is potentially carcinogenic and mutagenic to personnel
and patients
Which of the following is true about the use of peracetic acid on
surgical items
Items must be immersible
An integrator is a multiparameter indicator designed to measure
which of the following parameters
Temperature, time, and presence of steam
