AORN Periop 101 Module Questions
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1. In addition to the surgeon which surgical team mem- C & D: Scrub and Surgical
bers wear sterile gowns and gloves during the proce- assistant
dure? SATA
a. anesthesia
b. circulating nurse
c. scrub
d. surgical assistant
2. The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually Unrestricted area
situated in which of the following areas?
3. Defining nursing goals and intervention strategies is Outcome Identification
a part of which phase in the nursing process?
4. The goals of perioperative nursing interventions are B, C, D, E
to deliver optimal patient care.... SATA
A. conveniently
B. effectively
C. efficiently
D. safely
E. skillfully
5. Which of the following is considered a critical periop- D
erative nursing diagnosis within the PNDS?
A. Impaired tissue integrity
B. Pain
C. Risk for fluid volume deficit
D. Risk for perioperative positioning injury
6. Which items of attire are required when entering the A & B
sterile processing area? SATA
a. scrub suit
b. head cover
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c. shoe covers
d. surgical mask
7. What phases of the nursing process does the periop A, C, E, F
nurse practice during the preop phase of the surgical
experience? SATA
a. assessment
b. eval
c. identification of desired outcomes
d. implementation
e. nursing dx
f. planning
8. Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing Assessment
process?
9. Competency statements: D
a. direct a nurse's activity in the periop arena
b. provide a basic model to eval the quality of nursing
practice
c. ascertain a level of skills and abilities necessary to
fulfill the processional role
d. all of the above.
10. True or False: True
it is important for perioperative nurses to practice
within the context of professional standards and to
maintain current knowledge of nursing practice?
11. Professional nurses seek to support and encourage Through precepting,
peers by... mentoring, and role mod-
eling, and providing feed-
back, the professional
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nurse is a daily example of
excellence in the periop-
erative setting
12. Perioperative nurses can enhance their professional- A nurse can improve pro-
ism by... fessionally by making use
of the various online
and independent study
resources developed by
AORN and by participat-
ing in continuing the fa-
cility's education activities
and accessing periopera-
tive textbooks
13. When using the forum for public commenting on clin- A, B, & C:
ical guidelines and offering a suggested change in the suggest alternate phras-
comment field, it is very important that you: SATA ing, cite evidence to sup-
a. suggest alternate phrasing port your change, provide
b. cite evidence to support your change rationale for your sugges-
c. provide rationale for your suggestion tion
d. call the consult line to clarify the content with the
guideline author
14. based on what you have learned about various The different ways in
sources of information, identify the ways in which the which a perioperative
periop nurse can improve professionally? nurse can improve pro-
fessionally are: AORN con-
tinuing education confer-
ences, attending chap-
ter meetings, reading
, AORN Periop 101 Module Questions
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AORN Journals, and visit-
ing AORN websites.
15. True or False: AORN guidelines can replace depart- False
mental and institutional policies?
16. non-research parts of evidence ratings include the Everything except C
following: SATA
a. summaries of the evidence
b. organizational experience
c. consensus on appraisal scores
d. community standards
e. clinician experience and expert opinion
f. consumer preferences
17. Key business metrics over which you can have control A, B, D, E
to affect the bottom line are: SATA
a. length of procedures
b. on time starts
c. physician satisfaction
d. turnover time
e. volume of procedures
18. Based on knowledge you have gained about ethics A, B, D, E
and ethical decision making, identify the situations
where a decision would be made on ethical grounds
A. Using new technology
B. Implementing or suspending the DNR order on a
patient
C. After the patient gives consent to surgery: refusing
to proceed until all involved personnel discuss the
situation
D. Participating in human experiments that are con-
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1. In addition to the surgeon which surgical team mem- C & D: Scrub and Surgical
bers wear sterile gowns and gloves during the proce- assistant
dure? SATA
a. anesthesia
b. circulating nurse
c. scrub
d. surgical assistant
2. The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually Unrestricted area
situated in which of the following areas?
3. Defining nursing goals and intervention strategies is Outcome Identification
a part of which phase in the nursing process?
4. The goals of perioperative nursing interventions are B, C, D, E
to deliver optimal patient care.... SATA
A. conveniently
B. effectively
C. efficiently
D. safely
E. skillfully
5. Which of the following is considered a critical periop- D
erative nursing diagnosis within the PNDS?
A. Impaired tissue integrity
B. Pain
C. Risk for fluid volume deficit
D. Risk for perioperative positioning injury
6. Which items of attire are required when entering the A & B
sterile processing area? SATA
a. scrub suit
b. head cover
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c. shoe covers
d. surgical mask
7. What phases of the nursing process does the periop A, C, E, F
nurse practice during the preop phase of the surgical
experience? SATA
a. assessment
b. eval
c. identification of desired outcomes
d. implementation
e. nursing dx
f. planning
8. Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing Assessment
process?
9. Competency statements: D
a. direct a nurse's activity in the periop arena
b. provide a basic model to eval the quality of nursing
practice
c. ascertain a level of skills and abilities necessary to
fulfill the processional role
d. all of the above.
10. True or False: True
it is important for perioperative nurses to practice
within the context of professional standards and to
maintain current knowledge of nursing practice?
11. Professional nurses seek to support and encourage Through precepting,
peers by... mentoring, and role mod-
eling, and providing feed-
back, the professional
, AORN Periop 101 Module Questions
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5oatfc
nurse is a daily example of
excellence in the periop-
erative setting
12. Perioperative nurses can enhance their professional- A nurse can improve pro-
ism by... fessionally by making use
of the various online
and independent study
resources developed by
AORN and by participat-
ing in continuing the fa-
cility's education activities
and accessing periopera-
tive textbooks
13. When using the forum for public commenting on clin- A, B, & C:
ical guidelines and offering a suggested change in the suggest alternate phras-
comment field, it is very important that you: SATA ing, cite evidence to sup-
a. suggest alternate phrasing port your change, provide
b. cite evidence to support your change rationale for your sugges-
c. provide rationale for your suggestion tion
d. call the consult line to clarify the content with the
guideline author
14. based on what you have learned about various The different ways in
sources of information, identify the ways in which the which a perioperative
periop nurse can improve professionally? nurse can improve pro-
fessionally are: AORN con-
tinuing education confer-
ences, attending chap-
ter meetings, reading
, AORN Periop 101 Module Questions
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5oatfc
AORN Journals, and visit-
ing AORN websites.
15. True or False: AORN guidelines can replace depart- False
mental and institutional policies?
16. non-research parts of evidence ratings include the Everything except C
following: SATA
a. summaries of the evidence
b. organizational experience
c. consensus on appraisal scores
d. community standards
e. clinician experience and expert opinion
f. consumer preferences
17. Key business metrics over which you can have control A, B, D, E
to affect the bottom line are: SATA
a. length of procedures
b. on time starts
c. physician satisfaction
d. turnover time
e. volume of procedures
18. Based on knowledge you have gained about ethics A, B, D, E
and ethical decision making, identify the situations
where a decision would be made on ethical grounds
A. Using new technology
B. Implementing or suspending the DNR order on a
patient
C. After the patient gives consent to surgery: refusing
to proceed until all involved personnel discuss the
situation
D. Participating in human experiments that are con-
