AORN Periop 101 Final Exam 2022
(Verified Answers by Expert)
1.✔✔✔✔ A > Evidence-based practice questions are typically
formatted as PICO ques- tions. 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
2.✔✔✔✔ D > 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?
a)Ask the surgeon to use a less expensive implant
b)Begin cleaning the OR for the next case before the patient leaves theroom
c) Open all supplies listed on preference card, including “available”
supplies
d)Verify with surgeon before opening suture
3.✔✔✔✔ C > An RN who attends continuing nursing education and
has verified skills, knowledge, and attitudes about perioperative
nursing is demonstrating account- ability in his/her:
a)Certification requirements for professional achievement in
perioperative nursing
b)Collaboration among team members
c) Professional growth and maintenance of competency
d)Verification of nursing knowledge
4.✔✔✔✔ D > Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning
use of the AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice?
a)Both medical and nursing licensing boards require health care
institutions to comply with the 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 perioperative settings
d)Work setting and situation variations may determine the extent to
which AORN Guidelines can be applied
5.✔✔✔✔ C > Which of the following is NOT an example of an ethical
dilemma that periop- erative nurses may encounter?
a) Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order for a surgical patient
b)Family disagreement regardings possible organ donation
c)Family disagreement about a below the knee amputation on an 18
year old who has already given consent
d)Human experimentation
6.✔✔✔✔ B > The phrase “At least one individual failed to do what a
similarly situated, rea- sonable, and prudent professional would have
done under similar circumstances” is the definition of:
a)Abandonment
b)Negligence
c) Unethical behavior
d)Malpractice
7.✔✔✔✔ D > All of the following are accurate descriptions of
“professional accountability” EXCEPT:
a)Becoming certified in your specialty
b)Collaborating with peers in selecting the right instruments and right
equipment for each patient
c) Pursuing a higher academic degree
d)Relying ONLY on peer evaluations
e) Staying current with changes in your specialty
8.✔✔✔✔ B > 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,
a) Mentoring student nurses
b)Pursuit of lifelong learning