CNOR Practice Exam Prep by CCI Latest 2024
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Which patient population is more sensitive to dosage errors
A. Male patients 25-40
B. Bariatric patients
C. A patient with a history of polypharmacy
D. Pediatric patients - Correct Answer - D. Pediatric patients
Actively warming surgical patients with forced air to prevent hypothermia should begin
A. as soon as the patient enters the OR or procedure room
B. In the recovery room
C. in the preoperative holding area
D. just before the surgeon makes the incision - Correct Answer - C. in the preoperative
holding area
Which of the following indicators demonstrates a patient who is at increased risk of
developing a pressure ulcer during a surgical procedure
A. Aged 50 or older
B. Hx of recent gallbladder surgery
C. Female
D. Poor preoperative nutritional status - Correct Answer - D. Poor preoperative
nutritional status
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Based on data collected during the patient assessment, the perioperative RN
A. identifies an outcome
B. Formulates a nursing diagnosis
C. develops a plan of care
D. performs nursing interventions - Correct Answer - B. formulates a nursing diagnosis
Liquid peracetic acid low-temperature sterilant is used for devices that meet all of the
following criteria except:
A. Device must be approved for this process
B. Device must be heat sensitive
C. Device must be aerated
D. Device must be immersed - Correct Answer - C. Device must be aerated
During surgery the patients respirations become increasingly shallow, and the pupils
become smaller and smaller until they are pinpoint. How should this situation be
managed?
A. The patient should be extubated and bagged with 100% oxygen
B. This is normal and is not cause for alarm
C. The anesthetic should be discontinued, and a narcotic antagonist such as naloxone
(Narcan) should be administered
D. Oxygen should be increased while anesthetic is decreased - Correct Answer - C. The
anesthetic should be discontinued, and a narcotic antagonist such as naloxone
(Narcan) should be administered
There should be a process in place to ________ the efficacy of standardized formats
A. identify
B. determine
C. evaluate
D. share - Correct Answer - C. evaluate
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Effective communication skills are best demonstrated when the caregivers body
language is
A. consistent with the spoken word
B. viewed as more important than the spoken word
C. kept to a minimum of avoided
D. animated - Correct Answer - A. consistent with the spoken word
If corrections are made to the medical record, the correction should
A. be initialed
B. start over on a new page
C. be covered with correction fluid
D. Include date, time, and initials - Correct Answer - D. Include date, time, and initials
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical (HITECH) Act
A. guarantees the privacy of individuals receiving health services and the confidentiality
of identifiable health information
B. addresses the use of electronic health information technology to improve health care
quality
C. Enhances the ability of the US government to monitor and detect activities that
indicate support for terrorism
D. gives citizens some control over the information collected about them by the federal
govt and its agencies - Correct Answer - B. addresses the use of electronic health
information technology to improve health care quality
A multidisciplinary team has been convened to review several recent incidents where
the wrong patient has been brought from the med-surg unit to the pre-op holding area.
Which of the following actions would prevent this incident from occurring in the future.
A. Requiring an RN to accompany the patient to the pre-op area
B. Reviewing with transport the process for confirming the correct pt's identity.
C. Ensuring that the OR charge calls the unit before transport of the patient
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