Trivia Flashcards
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How long must a perioperative RN practice before being eligible to sit for the CNOR exam?
Answer: 2 years with 2,400 hours in perioperative nursing
CNOR eligibility requires an RN with 2 years (24 months) of perioperative nursing practice and a minimum of 2,400 hours in the specialty.
Which ethical principle obligates perioperative nurses to act in the patient's best interest?
Answer: Beneficence
Beneficence is the ethical principle that requires nurses to act in ways that promote the patient's well-being and best interests.
When a circulating nurse opens a sterile package onto the sterile field, the CORRECT technique is to:
Answer: Open the package away from the body, peeling flaps to the side without reaching over the field
The circulator opens sterile packages by peeling back the flaps away from the sterile field and presenting the item to the scrub person without crossing over the sterile field.
Which type of hemostasis involves using high-frequency electrical current to coagulate or cut tissue?
Answer: Thermal (electrosurgical) hemostasis
Electrosurgery uses high-frequency electrical current to produce thermal energy that coagulates blood vessels or cuts tissue.
A dispersive electrode (grounding pad) used during monopolar electrosurgery should be placed:
Answer: On a well-vascularized muscle mass, close to the surgical site
The dispersive electrode should be placed over a well-vascularized, large muscle mass close to the surgical site to ensure safe current return and prevent burns.
The perioperative 'hand-off' communication between the OR nurse and PACU nurse should include:
Answer: Patient history, procedure performed, anesthesia used, medications given, and any complications
A complete perioperative hand-off includes patient assessment data, the procedure performed, anesthesia type and agents, intraoperative medications, fluids, complications, and immediate postoperative needs.
Which body structure is at greatest risk for injury when a patient is placed in the lithotomy position?
Answer: Femoral nerve and peroneal nerve
The lithotomy position places the femoral nerve and common peroneal nerve at risk due to compression and stretch from hip flexion and stirrup placement.