AORN PERIOP 101 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST PAPER FULL SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PACK
●● The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in
which of the following areas?
Answer: Unrestricted area
●● What phases of the nursing process does the periopeartive nurse
practice during the preoperative phase of the surgical experience?
Answer: Assessment, Identification of desired outcome, Nursing
diagnosis, Planning
●● Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process
Answer: Assessment
●● Which of the following is considered a critical perioperative nursing
diagnosis within the PNDS?
Answer: Risk for perioperative positioning injury
●● Competency statements
Answer: Direct a nurse's activity in the perioperative arena; Provide a
basic model to evaluate the quality of nursing practice; Ascertain a level
,of skills and abilities necessary to fulfill the professional role (All of the
above)
●● Defining nursing goals and intervention strategies is a part of which
phase in the nursing process
Answer: Outcome identification
●● Match each staff member with the appropriate responsibility
Answer: Scrub person- Monitors aseptic technique; RN circulator-
Creates and maintains a safe environment; Housekeeping- Cleans the
furniture at the end of the OR day; Nurse anesthetist- administers
anesthesia to the patient
●● Creating cultures that supports patient safety through which of the
following mechanisms?
Answer: Convene and communicate with members about safety;
Incorporate attention to patient safety into training programs;
Collaborate across disciplines.
●● The IOM report describes the importance of setting standards and
expectations for patient safety. Setting standards can_____
Answer: Set expectations for the health professionals; Establish
consistency across individuals and organizations; Help set expectations
of consumers and purchases.
,●● Which of the following AORN Position Statement on Correct site of
surgery is true?
Answer: The staff member should verbally verify the correct site with
each member of the surgical team
●● Maintaining a safe OR environment, staff members are required to
Answer: Monitor, identify, and reports safety hazards; Understand and
comply with the emergency power outage plan; Practice sound, basic
and OR specific electrical and fire safety.
●● The elements required to create a cultures of safety include
Answer: A sense of trust among team members; A sincere commitment
of affirming safety as the first priority; Development and support of a
proactive approach rather than a reactive blaming approach;
Dissemination of receipt of information to all levels of staff.
●● Which of the following practices should be used ti implement the
Joint Commission's Universal Protocol for preventing Wrong Site,
Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery?
Answer: Using a time-out procedure before beginning the procedure
●● The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to
Answer: Promote specific improvements in patient safety; Highlight
problematic areas in health care; Describe evidence and expert-based
system-wide solutions to the problems
, ●● AORN's Guidelines for Perioperative Practice provides
Answer: Information on administrative topics; Information that can be
used to develop institution-specific policies; Scientific evidence for
clinical practices.
●● Which of the following are true about AORN's Guidelines for
Perioperative Practice?
Answer: They are based on what nurses do in ideal situations; They may
be fulfilled to varying degrees in different situations.
●● Why is it important for perioperative nurses to have a basic
understanding of business principles?
Answer: To enable them to plan safe and effective care that is also cost-
effective; To facilitate competition for patient volume; To manage and
allocate resources wisely
●● Match the type of budget with its description
Answer: Gross revenue- All monies received by the facility for goods
and services; Fixed expenses- Medical records and administration; Net
revenue- gross revenue minus expenses; Variable costs- Costs directly
related to patient volume
●● Which of the following definitions are correct?
EVALUATION TEST PAPER FULL SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PACK
●● The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in
which of the following areas?
Answer: Unrestricted area
●● What phases of the nursing process does the periopeartive nurse
practice during the preoperative phase of the surgical experience?
Answer: Assessment, Identification of desired outcome, Nursing
diagnosis, Planning
●● Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process
Answer: Assessment
●● Which of the following is considered a critical perioperative nursing
diagnosis within the PNDS?
Answer: Risk for perioperative positioning injury
●● Competency statements
Answer: Direct a nurse's activity in the perioperative arena; Provide a
basic model to evaluate the quality of nursing practice; Ascertain a level
,of skills and abilities necessary to fulfill the professional role (All of the
above)
●● Defining nursing goals and intervention strategies is a part of which
phase in the nursing process
Answer: Outcome identification
●● Match each staff member with the appropriate responsibility
Answer: Scrub person- Monitors aseptic technique; RN circulator-
Creates and maintains a safe environment; Housekeeping- Cleans the
furniture at the end of the OR day; Nurse anesthetist- administers
anesthesia to the patient
●● Creating cultures that supports patient safety through which of the
following mechanisms?
Answer: Convene and communicate with members about safety;
Incorporate attention to patient safety into training programs;
Collaborate across disciplines.
●● The IOM report describes the importance of setting standards and
expectations for patient safety. Setting standards can_____
Answer: Set expectations for the health professionals; Establish
consistency across individuals and organizations; Help set expectations
of consumers and purchases.
,●● Which of the following AORN Position Statement on Correct site of
surgery is true?
Answer: The staff member should verbally verify the correct site with
each member of the surgical team
●● Maintaining a safe OR environment, staff members are required to
Answer: Monitor, identify, and reports safety hazards; Understand and
comply with the emergency power outage plan; Practice sound, basic
and OR specific electrical and fire safety.
●● The elements required to create a cultures of safety include
Answer: A sense of trust among team members; A sincere commitment
of affirming safety as the first priority; Development and support of a
proactive approach rather than a reactive blaming approach;
Dissemination of receipt of information to all levels of staff.
●● Which of the following practices should be used ti implement the
Joint Commission's Universal Protocol for preventing Wrong Site,
Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery?
Answer: Using a time-out procedure before beginning the procedure
●● The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to
Answer: Promote specific improvements in patient safety; Highlight
problematic areas in health care; Describe evidence and expert-based
system-wide solutions to the problems
, ●● AORN's Guidelines for Perioperative Practice provides
Answer: Information on administrative topics; Information that can be
used to develop institution-specific policies; Scientific evidence for
clinical practices.
●● Which of the following are true about AORN's Guidelines for
Perioperative Practice?
Answer: They are based on what nurses do in ideal situations; They may
be fulfilled to varying degrees in different situations.
●● Why is it important for perioperative nurses to have a basic
understanding of business principles?
Answer: To enable them to plan safe and effective care that is also cost-
effective; To facilitate competition for patient volume; To manage and
allocate resources wisely
●● Match the type of budget with its description
Answer: Gross revenue- All monies received by the facility for goods
and services; Fixed expenses- Medical records and administration; Net
revenue- gross revenue minus expenses; Variable costs- Costs directly
related to patient volume
●● Which of the following definitions are correct?
