AORN Periop 101 Final Exam Study Guide

AORN Periop 101 Final Exam Study Guide

• .This type of needle point is what you would expect to be

needed for suturing friable tissue such as the liver.: What is a

Blunt needle point?

• .These particular wound closing items are available in a wide

variety of instrument sizes.: What are disposable stapler sets?

• .Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations,

Acronyms, and Symbols.: What is cc?

4. .The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal hysterectomy.: -

What is Clean contaminated?

• .Following an excisional breast biopsy, the circulating nurse would

antic- ipate the need to have available this type of drain: What is a

Jackson-Pratt?

• .This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory

and res- piratory compromise due to pressure on the abdomen.: 1 / 3

What is Lithotomy Position?

• .To protect sensitive areas of the skin with appropriate padding is

a rec- ommended practice for this:: What is to reduce the patient's risk of intraoperative skin injury.

• .An environmental sanitation practice that is required to limit the

trans- mission of microorganisms to personnel when handling body

fluid spills: - What is personal protective equipment?

• .It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for insulation

defects to prevent this from occurring during MIS: What is capacitive

coupling?

• 1.According to AORN RP for positioning the patient, the

perioperative nurse should:

What is...

• Use a consistent method of procedure-specific position for each patient
• Rely on the surgeon's and anesthesia provider's assessments to guide

positioning

• use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique patient consid- 2 / 3

erations

• Depend on the patient's natural defense mechanisms to indicate the need

for positioning alterations: c. use additional precautions as appropriate based

on unique patient considerations

• 1.The disadvantage of using this type of wound closure is

because they often cause more scarring than other skin closure

methods.: What is skin clips?

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