CNOR Practice Exam Prep by CCI EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100 % PASS SOLUTION A+ GRADE
The National Patient Safety Goals directed at improving staff communication review the need for
A. ensuring important test results are communicated to the right person on time
B. transferring patients to the correct next level of care
C. completing perioperative charting prior to transfer to the postanesthesia care unit
D. Conducting a daily huddle on the unit - answer>>A, ensuring important test results are
communicated to the right person on time
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 - answer>>D. Pediatric patients
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 - 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
D. Posting the surgical schedule at the nurses station on the med-surg unit - answer>>B. Reviewing with
transport the process for confirming the correct pt's identity.
The importance of educating patients and family members about prevention of wound infections post-
op is part of the
A. National patient safety Goals
B. Surgical Care Improvement Project
C. AORN
D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - answer>>A. National patient safety Goals
Documentation of transfer of care communication should be
A. done by each member of the peri-op team participating in the handover
B. presented in SBAR format to ensure the consistency of hand-over documentation
C. Approved by all personnel involved in the hand over
D. done using a standardized documentation format - answer>>D. done using a standardized
documentation form
Policies and procedures related to transfer of patient information should be
A. reviewed annually
B. Available in the practice setting
C. written by a registered nurse
D. Written using SBAR format - answer>>B. Available in the practice setting
The peri-op pts transition phase 1 to phase II level of care is based on
,A. length of time the pt has been in phase I
B. the nurses assessment of the pt
C. The pts blood pressure measurement
D. the pts oxygen saturation - answer>>B. the nurses assessment of the pt
The goal to "improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers" is proposed by
A. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
B. the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
C. the United States Department of Health and Human Services
D. The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals - answer>>D. The Joint Commission's National
Patient Safety Goals
Discharge education should include adverse effects of opioid pain medications, including constipation,
vomiting, and
A. respiratory depression
B. hypotension
C. hypertension
D. diarrhea - answer>>A. respiratory depression
The goal of performing a follow-up telephone call within 48-72 hours of the pts discharge is to
A. monitor the pts heart rhythm
B. confirm pts understanding of and compliance with instructions
C. finalize paperwork for submission to the pts ins provider
D. schedule follow-up appts. - answer>>B. confirm pts understanding of and compliance with
instructions
Which teaching method has been shown to improve communication and teamwork
, A. Role-playing
B. Case Studies
C. Online modules
D. Simulation - answer>>D. Simulation
What can compromise the accuracy of the nurses transfer of pt care
A. Interruptions
B. Pt acuity
C. Pt diagnosis
D. Paper charting - answer>>A. Interruptions
Which of the following is a potential contraindication to the use of a pneumatic tourniquet?
A. Pt has undergone prev joint replacement surgery
B. Pt is older than 80 years old
C. Pt has sickle cell anemia
D. Pt's operative extremity has been shaved - answer>>C. Sickle cell anemia
Which of the following is part of the surgical check list
A. When the pt last ate food or drank fluids
B. whether any special equipment, devices or implants will be needed
C. Whom the surgeon should talk to after surgery
D. What pharmacy the patient uses - answer>>B. Whether any special equipment, devices or implants
will be needed
A pt taking ginger preoperatively is at risk for surgical complications that include bleeding, hypotension
and
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