AORN Periop 101 Practice Questions 2022

AORN Periop 101 Practice Questions 2022 1.In addition to the surgeon, which surgical team members wear sterile gowns and gloves during the procedure? (answer) Scrub Person AND Surgical assis- tant 2.The pathology laboratory and blood bank are usually situated in which of the following areas? (answer) Unrestricted area 3.What phases of the nursing process does the periopeartive nurse practice during the preoperative phase of the surgical experience?(answer) Assessment, Iden- tification of desired outcome, Nursing diagnosis, Planning 4.Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process (answer) Assessment 5.Which of the following is considered a critical perioperative nursing diag- nosis within the PNDS? (answer) Risk for perioperative positioning injury 6.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) 7.Defining nursing goals and intervention strategies is a part of which phase in the nursing process (answer) Outcome identification 8.Match each staff member with the appropriate responsibility (answer) 1 / 4

Scrub person- Monitors aseptic technique; RN circulator- Creates and maintains a safe envi- ronment; Housekeeping- Cleans the furniture at the end of the OR day; Nurse anesthetist- administers anesthesia to the patient 9.Creating cultures that supports patient safety through which of the fol- lowing mechanisms? (answer) Convene and communicate with members about safety; Incorporate attention to patient safety into training programs; Collaborate across disciplines.

10.The IOM report describes the importance of setting standards and expec- tations 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.

11.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 12.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. 2 / 4

13.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.

14.Which of the following practices should be used ti implement the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol for preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Proce- dure, Wrong Person Surgery? (answer) Using a time-out procedure before beginning the procedure 15.The purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals is to (answer) Promote specific im- provements in patient safety; Highlight problematic areas in health care; Describe evidence and expert-based system-wide solutions to the problems 16.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.

17.Which of the following are true about AORN's Guidelines for Periopera- tive Practice? (answer) They are based on what nurses do in ideal situations; They may be fulfilled to varying degrees in different situations.

18.Why is it important for perioperative nurses to have a basic understand- ing 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 3 / 4

19.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 20.Which of the following definitions are correct? (answer) Liable means to bind or to be responsible to or to be under obligation to; Negligence means the failure to exercise care that a prudent person would perform under the same circumstances.

21.Professionalism in nursing means (answer) Showing personal accountability in un- derstanding the Nurse Practice Act; Maintaining a current knowledge base; Partic- ipating in professional organizations.

22.Which of the following social media practices are important for the pro- fessional nurse to follow? (answer) Acknowledge that anything you post on the internet is there forever; Do no speak on behalf of your employer unless you have been authorized to do so; Facebook mixes your personal and professional lives and requires careful attention.

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