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Periop 101 Exam 2 – 2025/ 2026 AORN Test Bank with
Verified Questions & Answers (PDF Study
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evidence based practice questions are typically formatted
as PICO questions. What does PICO stand for?
a. Patient Intervention comparison outcome
b. patient investigation comparison outlier
c. population intervention counter intervention outlier
d. problem investigation counter intervention outcome -
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 preoperative RN can participate in cost
containment in the OR?
a. ask the surgeon to use a less expensive implant
b. Begin cleaning the OR for the next case before the
patient leaves the room
c. openly supplies listed on preference card, including
"available" supplies
d. verify with surgeon before opening suture - Answer-d.
verify with surgeon before opening suture
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An RN who attend continuing nursing education and has
verified skills, knowledge, and attitudes about preoperative
nursing is demonstrating accountability in his/her
a. verification requirements for professional achievement
in perioperative nursing
b. collaboration among team members
c. professional growth and maintenance of competency
d. verification of nursing knowledge - Answer-c
which of the following statements is TRUE concerting use
of the AORN guidelines for Perioperative practice?
a. both medical and nursing licensing boards require
health care institutions to comply with AORN guidelines
b. the AORN guidelines legally supersede departmental
and institutional policies
c. The AORN guidelines reflect scientific evidence of how
nurses actually practice in the perioperative settings
d. work setting and situation variations may determine the
extent to which AORN guidelines can be applied - Answer-
d. work setting and situation variations may determine the
extent to which AORN guidelines can be applied
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after transferring a meal patient into the Phase I PACU the
perioperative RN could reasonable expect the PACU RN
to FIRST
a. administer medication to the patient for nausea and
vomiting
b. ask the patient if has has any pain
c. assess the patient's airway and respirations
d. care for this patient and two other patients as assigned -
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 it stand for?
a. safety background actions recovery expectations
b. situation, background assessment recommendation
cl safety concerns background assessment responsibility
d. surgeon background assessment recovery time -
Answer-b. situation background assessment
recommendation
a 40 year old male patient is awake and alert in the post
anesthesia care unit after a right shoulder surgery. what is
the best measure to assess the patient's pain?
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a. discuss that patients 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. ask patient to
describe his pain or use a standard pain scale
what should be included as part of the psychosocial
nursing assessment
a. anxiety, temperature and religious beliefs
b. anxiety temperature and cultural practices
c. cultural beliefs perception of surgery, and religious
beliefs
d. cuter practice, religious beliefs and age - Answer-c.
cultural beliefs, perception of surgery, and religious beliefs
during a preop interview, a patient reports that a surgical
prep solution made him break out in hives after a perilous
surgical procedure. What action should the perioperative
RN take/
a. alter the surgeon and discuss the selection of the
preoperative skin antiseptic.
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?
a. Patient Intervention comparison outcome
b. patient investigation comparison outlier
c. population intervention counter intervention outlier
d. problem investigation counter intervention outcome -
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 preoperative RN can participate in cost
containment in the OR?
a. ask the surgeon to use a less expensive implant
b. Begin cleaning the OR for the next case before the
patient leaves the room
c. openly supplies listed on preference card, including
"available" supplies
d. verify with surgeon before opening suture - Answer-d.
verify with surgeon before opening suture
,2|Page
An RN who attend continuing nursing education and has
verified skills, knowledge, and attitudes about preoperative
nursing is demonstrating accountability in his/her
a. verification requirements for professional achievement
in perioperative nursing
b. collaboration among team members
c. professional growth and maintenance of competency
d. verification of nursing knowledge - Answer-c
which of the following statements is TRUE concerting use
of the AORN guidelines for Perioperative practice?
a. both medical and nursing licensing boards require
health care institutions to comply with AORN guidelines
b. the AORN guidelines legally supersede departmental
and institutional policies
c. The AORN guidelines reflect scientific evidence of how
nurses actually practice in the perioperative settings
d. work setting and situation variations may determine the
extent to which AORN guidelines can be applied - Answer-
d. work setting and situation variations may determine the
extent to which AORN guidelines can be applied
,3|Page
after transferring a meal patient into the Phase I PACU the
perioperative RN could reasonable expect the PACU RN
to FIRST
a. administer medication to the patient for nausea and
vomiting
b. ask the patient if has has any pain
c. assess the patient's airway and respirations
d. care for this patient and two other patients as assigned -
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 it stand for?
a. safety background actions recovery expectations
b. situation, background assessment recommendation
cl safety concerns background assessment responsibility
d. surgeon background assessment recovery time -
Answer-b. situation background assessment
recommendation
a 40 year old male patient is awake and alert in the post
anesthesia care unit after a right shoulder surgery. what is
the best measure to assess the patient's pain?
, 4|Page
a. discuss that patients 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. ask patient to
describe his pain or use a standard pain scale
what should be included as part of the psychosocial
nursing assessment
a. anxiety, temperature and religious beliefs
b. anxiety temperature and cultural practices
c. cultural beliefs perception of surgery, and religious
beliefs
d. cuter practice, religious beliefs and age - Answer-c.
cultural beliefs, perception of surgery, and religious beliefs
during a preop interview, a patient reports that a surgical
prep solution made him break out in hives after a perilous
surgical procedure. What action should the perioperative
RN take/
a. alter the surgeon and discuss the selection of the
preoperative skin antiseptic.
