AORN 2025 Complete Perioperative Nursing Review / Verified Study Set with
Comprehensive Guide | Walden University
what outlines the professional RN's legal scope of practice?
a. practice acts
b. evidence-based standards
c. AORN guidelines
d. departmental and institutional policies-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔practice acts
the overall goal of QSEN addresses the challenge of preparing future RNs with the _______ needed to
continuously improve the quality and safety of the health care systems in which they work
a. guidelines, professionalism, and knowledge
b. education, attitudes, and professionals
c. education, evaluation, and skill
d. knowledge, skills, and attitudes-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔knowledge, skills, and attitudes
being dependable in all situations, taking responsibility for your actions, and making decisions using the BEST
input available at the time are examples of what type of accountability?
a. patient
b. personal
c. professional
d. developmental-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔b. personal
which QSEN competency recognizes the pt or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing
compassionate, coordinated care based on respect for pt's preferences, values, and needs?
a. teamwork and collaboration
b. evidence-based practice
c. patient-centered care
d. safety-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. patient-centered care
,QSEN defines which competency as minimizing risk of harm to pts through both system effectiveness and
individual performance:
a. teamwork and collaboration
b. evidence-based practice
c. safety
d. informatics-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. safety
which of the following are ways in which perioperative RNs can improve professionally?
a. attending AORN chapter meetings
b. attending continued education conferences
c. reading perioperative journals
d. all of the above-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔d. all of the above
which function does NOT describe a requirement of the baccaleureate degree for the nursing profession?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔prepares the nurse's practice as focused solely on illness, not prevention
State Practice Acts outline a nurse's legal scope of practice. which is CORRECT?
a. state practice acts are the same for all states
b. it is not the responsibility of the nurse's employer to know the regulation and licensing of nurses that work at
their hospital
c. a hospital's policies can override guidelines from a state's practice act
d. maintaining state licensure is a requirement for employment as well as all speciality certification and
credentialing-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔d. maintaining state licensure is a requirement for employment as well
as all speciality certification and credentialing
AORN's value of communication is defined as follows:
a. supporting growth and excellence
b. adovcating for pt and staff through exemplary practice in all phases of perioperative nursing
c. honoring the contribution of all individuals
d. respecting collaborative, open, and honest dialogue-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔d. respecting collaborative,
open, and honest dialogue
, AORN Guideline Essentials are based on all of the following except:
a. required practice for state nursing board license
b. everyone is responsible for pt safety
c. support the individual and periop team's goal in staying compliant and Joint Commission Survey Ready
d. a standardized approach to educating and maintaining clinical skills-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a. required
practice for state nursing board license
a goal of patient- and family-centered care is to:
a. improve the pt's knowledge regarding their care
b. focus on one point person for all communication
c. make the pt aware of their reliance on medical personnel
d. achieve short-term behavioral changes-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a. improve the pt's knowledge regarding
their care
for pt- and family-centered care to succeed, which of the following must occur?
a. decreased likelihood of medical errors
b. improvement in the nurse-pt relationship
c. active pt engagement in the education process
d. physician-provided pt education-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. active pt engagement in the education process
identify a goal of ERAS
a. reduce the patient's stress response
b. muscle strengthening exercise 2 days prior to surgery
c. limit activity for 48 hours
d. opioids prescribed every 4 hours for 48 hours-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a. reduce the patient's stress
response
___ are the conditions where people are born, where they grow up, where they work, and where they live
a. health equity
b. social determinants of health
Comprehensive Guide | Walden University
what outlines the professional RN's legal scope of practice?
a. practice acts
b. evidence-based standards
c. AORN guidelines
d. departmental and institutional policies-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔practice acts
the overall goal of QSEN addresses the challenge of preparing future RNs with the _______ needed to
continuously improve the quality and safety of the health care systems in which they work
a. guidelines, professionalism, and knowledge
b. education, attitudes, and professionals
c. education, evaluation, and skill
d. knowledge, skills, and attitudes-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔knowledge, skills, and attitudes
being dependable in all situations, taking responsibility for your actions, and making decisions using the BEST
input available at the time are examples of what type of accountability?
a. patient
b. personal
c. professional
d. developmental-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔b. personal
which QSEN competency recognizes the pt or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing
compassionate, coordinated care based on respect for pt's preferences, values, and needs?
a. teamwork and collaboration
b. evidence-based practice
c. patient-centered care
d. safety-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. patient-centered care
,QSEN defines which competency as minimizing risk of harm to pts through both system effectiveness and
individual performance:
a. teamwork and collaboration
b. evidence-based practice
c. safety
d. informatics-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. safety
which of the following are ways in which perioperative RNs can improve professionally?
a. attending AORN chapter meetings
b. attending continued education conferences
c. reading perioperative journals
d. all of the above-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔d. all of the above
which function does NOT describe a requirement of the baccaleureate degree for the nursing profession?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔prepares the nurse's practice as focused solely on illness, not prevention
State Practice Acts outline a nurse's legal scope of practice. which is CORRECT?
a. state practice acts are the same for all states
b. it is not the responsibility of the nurse's employer to know the regulation and licensing of nurses that work at
their hospital
c. a hospital's policies can override guidelines from a state's practice act
d. maintaining state licensure is a requirement for employment as well as all speciality certification and
credentialing-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔d. maintaining state licensure is a requirement for employment as well
as all speciality certification and credentialing
AORN's value of communication is defined as follows:
a. supporting growth and excellence
b. adovcating for pt and staff through exemplary practice in all phases of perioperative nursing
c. honoring the contribution of all individuals
d. respecting collaborative, open, and honest dialogue-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔d. respecting collaborative,
open, and honest dialogue
, AORN Guideline Essentials are based on all of the following except:
a. required practice for state nursing board license
b. everyone is responsible for pt safety
c. support the individual and periop team's goal in staying compliant and Joint Commission Survey Ready
d. a standardized approach to educating and maintaining clinical skills-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a. required
practice for state nursing board license
a goal of patient- and family-centered care is to:
a. improve the pt's knowledge regarding their care
b. focus on one point person for all communication
c. make the pt aware of their reliance on medical personnel
d. achieve short-term behavioral changes-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a. improve the pt's knowledge regarding
their care
for pt- and family-centered care to succeed, which of the following must occur?
a. decreased likelihood of medical errors
b. improvement in the nurse-pt relationship
c. active pt engagement in the education process
d. physician-provided pt education-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. active pt engagement in the education process
identify a goal of ERAS
a. reduce the patient's stress response
b. muscle strengthening exercise 2 days prior to surgery
c. limit activity for 48 hours
d. opioids prescribed every 4 hours for 48 hours-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a. reduce the patient's stress
response
___ are the conditions where people are born, where they grow up, where they work, and where they live
a. health equity
b. social determinants of health
