AORN PERIOP 101 FINAL EXAM TEST BANK
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
2025-2026 EXAM UPDATE
Part of the AORN standards of Professional Practice mandate that nurses
evaluate the quality of their nursing practice. Four ways to ensure
professional practice related to the AORN practice include: maintaining
competency, the use of evidence-based practice, certification, and:
a) Mentoring student nurses
b) Pursuit of lifelong learning
c) Achieving a minimum of an associate's degree
d) Achievement of an advanced practice nurse degree - Answer-b
After transferring a male patient into the Phase I PACU, the
perioperative RN could reasonably expect the PACU RN to FIRST:
a) Administer medication to the patient for nausea and vomiting
b) Ask the patient is he has any pain
c) Assess the patient's airway and respirations
d) Care for this patient and two other patients as assigned - Answer-c
During a handover report to the PACU RN, the perioperative RN may
use a communication method identified by the acronym "SBAR." What
does SBAR stand for?
a) Safety, Background, Actions, Recovery expectations
b) Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
,c) Safety concerns, Background, Assessment, Responsibility
d) Surgeon, Background, Assessment, Recovery time - Answer-b
A 40-year-old male patient is awake and alert in the post anesthesia care
unit after right shoulder surgery. What is the BEST measure to assess the
patient's pain?
a) Discuss the patient's pain with a close family member
b) Observe facial expressions and behaviors
c) Ask patient to describe his pain or use a standardized pain scale
d) Monitor vital sign changes - Answer-c
What would be the MOST important information for a nurse in
Preadmission Testing (PAT) to collect on an insulin dependent diabetic
patient?
a) How long the patient has been diabetic
b) If there is someone to drive them home
c) The last time the patient ate or drank
d) The type of insulin the patient takes - Answer-d
The Perianesthesia nurse has ASPAN to guide their practice. What does
ASPAN stand for?
a) American Sterilization of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
b) Association of Specialized PeriAnesthesia Nursing
c) American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
d) Association of Surgical Post Anesthesia Nursing - Answer-c
,You have completed your case and must now transport your patient to
PACU. To give report to the PACU nurse, your facility requires that you
provide report in SBAR, which stands for:
a) Safety, Background, Actions, Recovery, Expectations
b) Safety concerns, Background, Assessment, Responsibilities
c) Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations
d) Surgeon, Background, Assessment, Recovery time - Answer-c
You have just transferred your patient into the Phase I PACU. Which
activities would you expect to observe FIRST?
a) Administering medication for nausea and vomiting
b) Asking patients if they have any pain
c) Assessing patient airway and respirations
d) Caring for patients in 1:3 ratio - Answer-c
A hand-over communication report is given by the anesthesia
professional and the _________________?
a) Surgical resident
b) Medical student
c) OR nurse
d) Inpatient nurse - Answer-c
What should be included as part of the psychological nursing
assessment?
, a) Anxiety, temperature, and religious beliefs
b) Anxiety, temperature, and cultural practices
c) Cultural beliefs, perception of surgery, and religious beliefs
d) Cultural practice, religious beliefs, and age - Answer-c
During a preoperative interview, a patient reports that a surgical prep
solution made him breakout in hives after a previous surgical procedure.
What action should the perioperative RN take?
a) Alert the surgeon and discuss the selection of preoperative skin
antiseptic.
b) Ask the surgeon for an antihistamine to be administered
preoperatively
c) Monitor the patient more closely after administrating preoperative
sedation
d) Notify the anesthesia professional of a potential interaction with
anesthetic agents - Answer-a
During the preoperative interview, the perioperative RN should ask the
patient's about their use of:
a) Alcohol
b) Herbal preparations
c) Recreational Drugs
d) Tobacco products
e) All of the above - Answer-e
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
2025-2026 EXAM UPDATE
Part of the AORN standards of Professional Practice mandate that nurses
evaluate the quality of their nursing practice. Four ways to ensure
professional practice related to the AORN practice include: maintaining
competency, the use of evidence-based practice, certification, and:
a) Mentoring student nurses
b) Pursuit of lifelong learning
c) Achieving a minimum of an associate's degree
d) Achievement of an advanced practice nurse degree - Answer-b
After transferring a male patient into the Phase I PACU, the
perioperative RN could reasonably expect the PACU RN to FIRST:
a) Administer medication to the patient for nausea and vomiting
b) Ask the patient is he has any pain
c) Assess the patient's airway and respirations
d) Care for this patient and two other patients as assigned - Answer-c
During a handover report to the PACU RN, the perioperative RN may
use a communication method identified by the acronym "SBAR." What
does SBAR stand for?
a) Safety, Background, Actions, Recovery expectations
b) Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
,c) Safety concerns, Background, Assessment, Responsibility
d) Surgeon, Background, Assessment, Recovery time - Answer-b
A 40-year-old male patient is awake and alert in the post anesthesia care
unit after right shoulder surgery. What is the BEST measure to assess the
patient's pain?
a) Discuss the patient's pain with a close family member
b) Observe facial expressions and behaviors
c) Ask patient to describe his pain or use a standardized pain scale
d) Monitor vital sign changes - Answer-c
What would be the MOST important information for a nurse in
Preadmission Testing (PAT) to collect on an insulin dependent diabetic
patient?
a) How long the patient has been diabetic
b) If there is someone to drive them home
c) The last time the patient ate or drank
d) The type of insulin the patient takes - Answer-d
The Perianesthesia nurse has ASPAN to guide their practice. What does
ASPAN stand for?
a) American Sterilization of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
b) Association of Specialized PeriAnesthesia Nursing
c) American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
d) Association of Surgical Post Anesthesia Nursing - Answer-c
,You have completed your case and must now transport your patient to
PACU. To give report to the PACU nurse, your facility requires that you
provide report in SBAR, which stands for:
a) Safety, Background, Actions, Recovery, Expectations
b) Safety concerns, Background, Assessment, Responsibilities
c) Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations
d) Surgeon, Background, Assessment, Recovery time - Answer-c
You have just transferred your patient into the Phase I PACU. Which
activities would you expect to observe FIRST?
a) Administering medication for nausea and vomiting
b) Asking patients if they have any pain
c) Assessing patient airway and respirations
d) Caring for patients in 1:3 ratio - Answer-c
A hand-over communication report is given by the anesthesia
professional and the _________________?
a) Surgical resident
b) Medical student
c) OR nurse
d) Inpatient nurse - Answer-c
What should be included as part of the psychological nursing
assessment?
, a) Anxiety, temperature, and religious beliefs
b) Anxiety, temperature, and cultural practices
c) Cultural beliefs, perception of surgery, and religious beliefs
d) Cultural practice, religious beliefs, and age - Answer-c
During a preoperative interview, a patient reports that a surgical prep
solution made him breakout in hives after a previous surgical procedure.
What action should the perioperative RN take?
a) Alert the surgeon and discuss the selection of preoperative skin
antiseptic.
b) Ask the surgeon for an antihistamine to be administered
preoperatively
c) Monitor the patient more closely after administrating preoperative
sedation
d) Notify the anesthesia professional of a potential interaction with
anesthetic agents - Answer-a
During the preoperative interview, the perioperative RN should ask the
patient's about their use of:
a) Alcohol
b) Herbal preparations
c) Recreational Drugs
d) Tobacco products
e) All of the above - Answer-e
