AORN Periop 101 Final Exam Study Guide 2022

AORN Periop 101 Final Exam Study Guide 2022 1.answer>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?

2.answer>These particular wound closing items are available in a wide

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

3.answer>Give one example from TJC list of Do-Not-Use Abbreviations,

Acronyms, and Symbols.: What is cc?

4.answer>The surgical wound classification for a total abdominal

hysterectomy.: -

What is Clean contaminated?

5.answer>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?

6.answer>This position can cause physiological effects of circulatory

and res- piratory compromise due to pressure on the abdomen.: What

is Lithotomy Position?

7.answer>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.

8.answer>An environmental sanitation practice that is required to limit the trans- mission of microorganisms to personnel when handling body 1 / 3

fluid spills: - What is personal protective equipment?

9.answer>It is recommended to inspect the active electrode for insulation

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

coupling?

10.1answer>According to AORN RP for positioning the patient, the

perioperative nurse should:

What is...a.Use a consistent method of procedure-specific position for each patient b.Rely on the surgeon's and anesthesia provider's assessments to guide positioning c.use additional precautions as appropriate based on unique patient consid- erations d.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 11.1answer>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? 2 / 3

12.1answer>An automatic intraoperative suspension of a do-not-

resuscitate deci- sion violates a patient's ethical right to...: What is Self-

determination?

13.1answer>This type of human factor error is responsible when a

perioperative nurse is trying to attend to several tasks at once: What is

situational-based error?

14.1answer>Restricting pathogenic organisms from the patient,

environment, equipment, and supplies is the definition of....: What is

aseptic technique?

15.The most important consideration when selecting these materials is to prevent risk of contaminating patients with endogenous and exogenous microorganisms; and risk of exposing healthcare workers to patient's

blood and body fluids: What are draping materials?

16.1answer>Patient and caregiver education for continuing post-op care at

home is the primary focus of this Phase of post anesthesia care.: What is

Phase II?

17.1answer>According to the Institute of medicine recommendations for improving patient safety, this organization has the greatest potential

impact to make changes on improving pt safety: What are Healthcare

organizations?

18.1answer>This statement about gloving technique is true What is...a.When gloving another person, always glove the left hand first.b.The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning gloves c.Open glove technique is used for initial donning of the sterile gown and gloves.

d.Closed glove technique is used to glove the surgeon or assistant.: b.

The scrub gown should be fastened in the back before donning gloves

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