Question 1

Which member of the sterile team provides exposure and hemostasis during a surgical procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anesthesia provider 
B)  Circulating nurse 
C)  Sales representative 
D)  Surgical assistant 
A)  Anesthesia provider 
B)  Circulating nurse 
C)  Sales representative 
D)  Surgical assistant D

Question 2

The role of a first assistant includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  maintaining visibility of the surgical site. 
B)  maintaining membership in the local hospital. 
C)  organization of the back table and Mayo stand. 
D)  certification by a specialty surgical board. 
A)  maintaining visibility of the surgical site. 
B)  maintaining membership in the local hospital. 
C)  organization of the back table and Mayo stand. 
D)  certification by a specialty surgical board. A

Question 3

Why does credentialing exist?

Accepted Answer

A)  To create revenue for the nursing profession 
B)  To maintain quality of the personnel's education and performance 
C)  To encourage professionals to further their education 
D)  To remain competitive with the medical profession 
A)  To create revenue for the nursing profession 
B)  To maintain quality of the personnel's education and performance 
C)  To encourage professionals to further their education 
D)  To remain competitive with the medical profession B

Question 4

What is the scrub person's responsibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Establish and maintain the sterile field. 
B)  Assist anesthesia providers with patient positioning. 
C)  Complete procedure documentation and specimen requisitions. 
D)  Maintain communication with waiting patient family members. 
A)  Establish and maintain the sterile field. 
B)  Assist anesthesia providers with patient positioning. 
C)  Complete procedure documentation and specimen requisitions. 
D)  Maintain communication with waiting patient family members.

Question 5

Directing the activities of all learners is the role of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  surgeon. 
B)  first assistant. 
C)  anesthesiologist. 
D)  circulating nurse. 
A)  surgeon. 
B)  first assistant. 
C)  anesthesiologist. 
D)  circulating nurse.

Question 6

The sterile team may include a perianesthesia nurse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An anesthesia assistant is a master's-prepared physician nonnurse anesthetist who administers anesthesia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The circulating nurse's role as the patient's ____________________ and ____________________ is critical and extends throughout the entire perioperative environment.

Accepted Answer

advocate,protector
protector,advocate
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Question 9

A perioperative nurse may initially obtain a CNOR certification:

Accepted Answer

A)  after being in clinical preoperative practice for 1 year. 
B)  after working 5 years in the intensive care unit setting. 
C)  once he or she has passed a national exam set forth by CCI. 
D)  after reading five AORN journal articles and precepting five new perioperative employees. 
A)  after being in clinical preoperative practice for 1 year. 
B)  after working 5 years in the intensive care unit setting. 
C)  once he or she has passed a national exam set forth by CCI. 
D)  after reading five AORN journal articles and precepting five new perioperative employees.

Question 10

Which is a member of the sterile perioperative team?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scrub person 
B)  Anesthesia provider 
C)  Circulating nurse 
D)  Radiograph technician 
A)  Scrub person 
B)  Anesthesia provider 
C)  Circulating nurse 
D)  Radiograph technician

Question 11

Licensure implies:

Accepted Answer

A)  a well-trained individual. 
B)  an enthusiastic employee. 
C)  a certain amount of appropriate independence in actions. 
D)  graduation from an accredited program. 
A)  a well-trained individual. 
B)  an enthusiastic employee. 
C)  a certain amount of appropriate independence in actions. 
D)  graduation from an accredited program.

Question 12

The scrub person:

Accepted Answer

A)  does not participate in the surgical "time out." 
B)  is a member of the nonsterile team. 
C)  provides hemostasis of the surgical wound. 
D)  may be a nurse or surgical technologist. 
A)  does not participate in the surgical "time out." 
B)  is a member of the nonsterile team. 
C)  provides hemostasis of the surgical wound. 
D)  may be a nurse or surgical technologist.

Question 13

Which is a member of the nonsterile perioperative team?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surgeon 
B)  Circulating nurse 
C)  Scrub person 
D)  First assistant 
A)  Surgeon 
B)  Circulating nurse 
C)  Scrub person 
D)  First assistant

Question 14

The ____ works to promote the best interests of the patient every single minute.

Accepted Answer

A)  perianesthesia team 
B)  perioperative team 
C)  scrub person 
D)  anesthesiologist 
A)  perianesthesia team 
B)  perioperative team 
C)  scrub person 
D)  anesthesiologist

Exam 4: The Perioperative Patient Care Team and Professional Credentialing

Which member of the sterile team provides exposure and hemostasis during a surgical procedure?

The role of a first assistant includes:

Why does credentialing exist?

What is the scrub person's responsibility?

Directing the activities of all learners is the role of the:

The sterile team may include a perianesthesia nurse.

An anesthesia assistant is a master's-prepared physician nonnurse anesthetist who administers anesthesia.

The circulating nurse's role as the patient's ____________________ and ____________________ is critical and extends throughout the entire perioperative environment.

A perioperative nurse may initially obtain a CNOR certification:

Which is a member of the sterile perioperative team?

Licensure implies:

The scrub person:

Which is a member of the nonsterile perioperative team?

The ____ works to promote the best interests of the patient every single minute.

Perioperative Education

Foundations of Perioperative Patient Care Standards

Legal, regulatory, and Ethical Issues

The Surgical First Assistant

Administration of Perioperative Patient Care Services

The Patient: the Reason for Your Existence

Perioperative Pediatrics

Perioperative Geriatrics

Physical Facilities

Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Alternative Surgical Locations

Care of the Perioperative Environment

Potential Sources of Injury to the Caregiver and the Patient

Surgical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Therapy

Principles of Aseptic and Sterile Techniques

Appropriate Attire, surgical Hand Hygiene, and Gowning and Gloving

Decontamination and Disinfection

Sterilization

Surgical Instrumentation

Specialized Surgical Equipment

Preoperative Preparation of the Patient

Diagnostics, specimens, and Oncologic Considerations

Surgical Pharmacology

Anesthesia: Techniques and Agents

Coordinated Roles of the Scrub Person and the Circulating Nurse

Positioning,prepping,and Draping the Patient

Physiologic Maintenance and Monitoring of the Perioperative Patient

Surgical Incisions, implants, and Wound Closure

Wound Healing and Hemostasis

Postoperative Patient Care

Potential Perioperative Complications

Endoscopy and Robotic-Assisted Surgery

General Surgery

Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery

Urologic Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery

Neurosurgery of the Brain and Peripheral Nerves

Spinal Surgery

Ophthalmic Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Otorhinolaryngologic and Head and Neck Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Cardiac Surgery

Vascular Surgery

Organ Procurement and Transplantation

Filters

The circulating nurse's role as the patient's and is critical and extends throughout the entire perioperative environment.