AORN Periop 101 MODULE QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED
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AORN Periop 101 Module Questions & Answers (2025/2026)
Patient Safety and Preparation
1. What is the primary goal of the preoperative patient assessment?
A) To complete all required paperwork
B) To identify patient needs and potential risks to ensure a safe surgical
outcome
C) To assign an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical
Status classification
D) To obtain informed consent
2. The "Time Out" or pre-surgical pause is performed:
A) Before the patient enters the operating room
B) After the induction of anesthesia but before the surgical incision
C) At the end of the procedure before dressings are applied
D) Whenever the surgeon requests it
3. Which member of the surgical team is ultimately responsible for
confirming the correct site and side for surgery?
A) The Circulating Nurse
B) The Anesthesiologist
C) The entire surgical team (shared responsibility)
D) The Surgeon
4. Informed consent must include a discussion of all of the following
EXCEPT:
A) The nature of the procedure and its benefits
B) The surgeon's personal success rate for the procedure
, C) Reasonable alternatives to the procedure
D) The risks and potential complications of the procedure
5. The purpose of applying sequential compression devices (SCDs) to a
surgical patient is to prevent:
A) Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
B) Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
C) Pressure Injuries
D) Hypothermia
6. Which patient position is associated with the highest risk for nerve
injury?
A) Supine
B) Lateral Decubitus
C) Lithotomy
D) Prone
7. When positioning a patient, the perioperative nurse's primary
responsibility is to:
A) Follow the surgeon's preference card exactly
B) Ensure the patient is positioned to provide optimal exposure for the
surgeon
C) Protect the patient from injury related to positioning
D) Position the patient as quickly as possible
8. A patient's religious beliefs prohibit blood transfusion. The nurse's best
action is to:
A) Document the refusal and notify the surgeon and anesthesia provider
B) Explain the life-threatening risks of refusing a transfusion
C) Assume the patient will consent in an emergency
D) Delay the surgery until the patient consents
Asepsis and Sterile Technique
9. The primary purpose of the surgical scrub is to:
A) Sterilize the hands and arms of the surgical team
B) Remove soil and reduce transient and resident microbial flora
, C) Make the skin surgically sterile
D) Provide prolonged residual antimicrobial activity
10.Which of the following is considered part of the sterile field?
A) The top of the back table
B) The anesthesia machine
C) The circulator's computer station
D) Both A and the top of the mayo stand
11.If you are unsure if an item is sterile, you should:
A) Ask the surgeon for their opinion
B) Consider it unsterile
C) Use it only if it is critically needed
D) Check the integrity of the packaging
12.When opening a sterile pack, the first flap opened should be:
A) The flap closest to the person opening the pack
B) The right side flap
C) The left side flap
D) The flap farthest away
13.Sterile team members should pass each other:
A) Back to back
B) Face to face
C) Side by side
D) There is no specific rule
14.A sterile gown is considered sterile only in which areas?
A) The sleeves from the axilla to the cuff
B) The front from the waist to the shoulders
C) The front from the waist to the shoulders and the sleeves from two inches
above the elbow to the cuff
D) The entire front of the gown
15.The edge of a sterile wrapper is considered:
A) Sterile
B) Contaminated
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | LATEST
VERSION
AORN Periop 101 Module Questions & Answers (2025/2026)
Patient Safety and Preparation
1. What is the primary goal of the preoperative patient assessment?
A) To complete all required paperwork
B) To identify patient needs and potential risks to ensure a safe surgical
outcome
C) To assign an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical
Status classification
D) To obtain informed consent
2. The "Time Out" or pre-surgical pause is performed:
A) Before the patient enters the operating room
B) After the induction of anesthesia but before the surgical incision
C) At the end of the procedure before dressings are applied
D) Whenever the surgeon requests it
3. Which member of the surgical team is ultimately responsible for
confirming the correct site and side for surgery?
A) The Circulating Nurse
B) The Anesthesiologist
C) The entire surgical team (shared responsibility)
D) The Surgeon
4. Informed consent must include a discussion of all of the following
EXCEPT:
A) The nature of the procedure and its benefits
B) The surgeon's personal success rate for the procedure
, C) Reasonable alternatives to the procedure
D) The risks and potential complications of the procedure
5. The purpose of applying sequential compression devices (SCDs) to a
surgical patient is to prevent:
A) Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
B) Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
C) Pressure Injuries
D) Hypothermia
6. Which patient position is associated with the highest risk for nerve
injury?
A) Supine
B) Lateral Decubitus
C) Lithotomy
D) Prone
7. When positioning a patient, the perioperative nurse's primary
responsibility is to:
A) Follow the surgeon's preference card exactly
B) Ensure the patient is positioned to provide optimal exposure for the
surgeon
C) Protect the patient from injury related to positioning
D) Position the patient as quickly as possible
8. A patient's religious beliefs prohibit blood transfusion. The nurse's best
action is to:
A) Document the refusal and notify the surgeon and anesthesia provider
B) Explain the life-threatening risks of refusing a transfusion
C) Assume the patient will consent in an emergency
D) Delay the surgery until the patient consents
Asepsis and Sterile Technique
9. The primary purpose of the surgical scrub is to:
A) Sterilize the hands and arms of the surgical team
B) Remove soil and reduce transient and resident microbial flora
, C) Make the skin surgically sterile
D) Provide prolonged residual antimicrobial activity
10.Which of the following is considered part of the sterile field?
A) The top of the back table
B) The anesthesia machine
C) The circulator's computer station
D) Both A and the top of the mayo stand
11.If you are unsure if an item is sterile, you should:
A) Ask the surgeon for their opinion
B) Consider it unsterile
C) Use it only if it is critically needed
D) Check the integrity of the packaging
12.When opening a sterile pack, the first flap opened should be:
A) The flap closest to the person opening the pack
B) The right side flap
C) The left side flap
D) The flap farthest away
13.Sterile team members should pass each other:
A) Back to back
B) Face to face
C) Side by side
D) There is no specific rule
14.A sterile gown is considered sterile only in which areas?
A) The sleeves from the axilla to the cuff
B) The front from the waist to the shoulders
C) The front from the waist to the shoulders and the sleeves from two inches
above the elbow to the cuff
D) The entire front of the gown
15.The edge of a sterile wrapper is considered:
A) Sterile
B) Contaminated
