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CNOR Exam 2025/ 2026|| ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||LATEST UPDATE!!!
Which of the following is a common root cause of sentinel
events
A. Failure to use written communication tools
B. Breakdown in communication
C. Absence of or failure to follow policies and procedures
D. Fear of reprisal for speaking up - ANSWER-B.
Breakdown in communication
When communicating patient information to other team
members, perioperative RNs should
A. speak loudly and slowly
B. Avoid using body language
C. use the read-back method
D. provide the information in writing - ANSWER-C. use the
read-back method
What is the greatest value of a standardized process for
transferring patient information
A. Improves accuracy, reliability, and quality of info
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B. shortens the time it takes to transfer info from one
caregiver to another
C. Ensures that the same information is transferred for
every patient
D. Ensures that the transfer process adheres to facility
policy - ANSWER-A. Improves accuracy, reliability, and
quality of info
Structure and processes for transfer of patient information
should be developed by whom? - ANSWER-a
multidisciplinary team comprising caregivers who
participated in the transfer of pt info
During a hand off between scrubs before a change in
personnel using the SBAR, the information under Situation
includes pertinent procedural information, name of the
procedure and
A. Patient allergies
B. Name of the Patient
C. Names of the surgical team
D. Medication on the back table - ANSWER-B. Name of
the Patient
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Post-op teaching for a male patient after inguinal hernia
repair should include the application of ice packs 3-4 times
per day to the scrotal area to prevent edema for the first
A. 2 days
B. 4 days
C. 6 days
D. 7 days - ANSWER-A. 2 days
There should be a process in place to ________ the
efficacy of standardized formats
A. identify
B. determine
C. evaluate
D. share - ANSWER-C. evaluate
Effective communication skills are best demonstrated
when the caregivers body language is
A. consistent with the spoken word
B. viewed as more important than the spoken word
C. kept to a minimum of avoided
D. animated - ANSWER-A. consistent with the spoken
word
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If corrections are made to the medical record, the
correction should
A. be initialed
B. start over on a new page
C. be covered with correction fluid
D. Include date, time, and initials - ANSWER-D. Include
date, time, and initials
The Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical (HITECH) Act
A. guarantees the privacy of individuals receiving health
services and the confidentiality of identifiable health
information
B. addresses the use of electronic health information
technology to improve health care quality
C. Enhances the ability of the US government to monitor
and detect activities that indicate support for terrorism
D. gives citizens some control over the information
collected about them by the federal govt and its agencies -
ANSWER-B. addresses the use of electronic health
information technology to improve health care quality
CNOR Exam 2025/ 2026|| ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||LATEST UPDATE!!!
Which of the following is a common root cause of sentinel
events
A. Failure to use written communication tools
B. Breakdown in communication
C. Absence of or failure to follow policies and procedures
D. Fear of reprisal for speaking up - ANSWER-B.
Breakdown in communication
When communicating patient information to other team
members, perioperative RNs should
A. speak loudly and slowly
B. Avoid using body language
C. use the read-back method
D. provide the information in writing - ANSWER-C. use the
read-back method
What is the greatest value of a standardized process for
transferring patient information
A. Improves accuracy, reliability, and quality of info
,2|Page
B. shortens the time it takes to transfer info from one
caregiver to another
C. Ensures that the same information is transferred for
every patient
D. Ensures that the transfer process adheres to facility
policy - ANSWER-A. Improves accuracy, reliability, and
quality of info
Structure and processes for transfer of patient information
should be developed by whom? - ANSWER-a
multidisciplinary team comprising caregivers who
participated in the transfer of pt info
During a hand off between scrubs before a change in
personnel using the SBAR, the information under Situation
includes pertinent procedural information, name of the
procedure and
A. Patient allergies
B. Name of the Patient
C. Names of the surgical team
D. Medication on the back table - ANSWER-B. Name of
the Patient
,3|Page
Post-op teaching for a male patient after inguinal hernia
repair should include the application of ice packs 3-4 times
per day to the scrotal area to prevent edema for the first
A. 2 days
B. 4 days
C. 6 days
D. 7 days - ANSWER-A. 2 days
There should be a process in place to ________ the
efficacy of standardized formats
A. identify
B. determine
C. evaluate
D. share - ANSWER-C. evaluate
Effective communication skills are best demonstrated
when the caregivers body language is
A. consistent with the spoken word
B. viewed as more important than the spoken word
C. kept to a minimum of avoided
D. animated - ANSWER-A. consistent with the spoken
word
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If corrections are made to the medical record, the
correction should
A. be initialed
B. start over on a new page
C. be covered with correction fluid
D. Include date, time, and initials - ANSWER-D. Include
date, time, and initials
The Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical (HITECH) Act
A. guarantees the privacy of individuals receiving health
services and the confidentiality of identifiable health
information
B. addresses the use of electronic health information
technology to improve health care quality
C. Enhances the ability of the US government to monitor
and detect activities that indicate support for terrorism
D. gives citizens some control over the information
collected about them by the federal govt and its agencies -
ANSWER-B. addresses the use of electronic health
information technology to improve health care quality
