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Periop 101 Exam 2 – 2025/ 2026 AORN Test Bank with
Verified Questions & Answers (PDF Study
Guide)||Latest Exam!!!
Evidence-based practice questions are typically formatted
as PICO questions. What does PICO stand for? - Answer-
a) Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome
Every member of the healthcare team has a role to play in
cost containment. Which of the following is an example of
how the perioperative RN can participate in cost
containment in the OR? - Answer-d) Verify with surgeon
before opening suture
An RN who attends continuing nursing education and has
verified skills, knowledge, and attitudes about
perioperative nursing is demonstrating accountability in
his/her: - Answer-c) Professional growth and maintenance
of competency
Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning use
of the AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice? -
Answer-d) Work setting and situation variations may
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determine the extent to which AORN Guidelines can be
applied
Which of the following is NOT an example of an ethical
dilemma that perioperative nurses may encounter? -
Answer-c) Family disagreement about a below the knee
amputation on an 18 year old who has already given
consent
The phrase "At least one individual failed to do what a
similarly situated, reasonable, and prudent professional
would have done under similar circumstances" is the
definition of: - Answer-b) Negligence
All of the following are accurate descriptions of
"professional accountability" EXCEPT: - Answer-d) Relying
ONLY on peer evaluations
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: -
Answer-b) Pursuit of lifelong learning
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After transferring a male patient into the Phase I PACU,
the perioperative RN could reasonably expect the PACU
RN to FIRST: - Answer-c) Assess the patient's airway and
respirations
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? - Answer-b) Situation, Background, Assessment,
Recommendation
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? - Answer-
c) Ask patient to describe his pain or use a standardized
pain scale
What would be the MOST important information for a
nurse in Preadmission Testing (PAT) to collect on an
insulin dependent diabetic patient? - Answer-d) The type
of insulin the patient takes
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The Perianesthesia nurse has ASPAN to guide their
practice. What does ASPAN stand for? - Answer-c)
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
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: - Answer-c) Situation, Background,
Assessment, Recommendations
You have just transferred your patient into the Phase I
PACU. Which activities would you expect to observe
FIRST? - Answer-c) Assessing patient airway and
respirations
A hand-over communication report is given by the
anesthesia professional and the _________________? -
Answer-c) OR nurse
What should be included as part of the psychological
nursing assessment? - Answer-c) Cultural beliefs,
perception of surgery, and religious beliefs
Periop 101 Exam 2 – 2025/ 2026 AORN Test Bank with
Verified Questions & Answers (PDF Study
Guide)||Latest Exam!!!
Evidence-based practice questions are typically formatted
as PICO questions. What does PICO stand for? - Answer-
a) Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome
Every member of the healthcare team has a role to play in
cost containment. Which of the following is an example of
how the perioperative RN can participate in cost
containment in the OR? - Answer-d) Verify with surgeon
before opening suture
An RN who attends continuing nursing education and has
verified skills, knowledge, and attitudes about
perioperative nursing is demonstrating accountability in
his/her: - Answer-c) Professional growth and maintenance
of competency
Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning use
of the AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice? -
Answer-d) Work setting and situation variations may
,2|Page
determine the extent to which AORN Guidelines can be
applied
Which of the following is NOT an example of an ethical
dilemma that perioperative nurses may encounter? -
Answer-c) Family disagreement about a below the knee
amputation on an 18 year old who has already given
consent
The phrase "At least one individual failed to do what a
similarly situated, reasonable, and prudent professional
would have done under similar circumstances" is the
definition of: - Answer-b) Negligence
All of the following are accurate descriptions of
"professional accountability" EXCEPT: - Answer-d) Relying
ONLY on peer evaluations
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: -
Answer-b) Pursuit of lifelong learning
,3|Page
After transferring a male patient into the Phase I PACU,
the perioperative RN could reasonably expect the PACU
RN to FIRST: - Answer-c) Assess the patient's airway and
respirations
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? - Answer-b) Situation, Background, Assessment,
Recommendation
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? - Answer-
c) Ask patient to describe his pain or use a standardized
pain scale
What would be the MOST important information for a
nurse in Preadmission Testing (PAT) to collect on an
insulin dependent diabetic patient? - Answer-d) The type
of insulin the patient takes
, 4|Page
The Perianesthesia nurse has ASPAN to guide their
practice. What does ASPAN stand for? - Answer-c)
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
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: - Answer-c) Situation, Background,
Assessment, Recommendations
You have just transferred your patient into the Phase I
PACU. Which activities would you expect to observe
FIRST? - Answer-c) Assessing patient airway and
respirations
A hand-over communication report is given by the
anesthesia professional and the _________________? -
Answer-c) OR nurse
What should be included as part of the psychological
nursing assessment? - Answer-c) Cultural beliefs,
perception of surgery, and religious beliefs
