CNOR EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
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Informed consent means that:
a. The form is accurate, signed, and witnessed
b. Potential risks and consequences of the intended procedure
have been explained
c. Preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative phases of the
intended procedure have been explained
d. The surgeon and patient have the same understanding of the
intended procedure, alternatives available, and risks involved
Correct Answer d
A patient requiring emergency surgery for a life-threatening
condition arrives in the OR without a signed consent form. In this
situation, the perioperative nurse should:
a. Atempt to contact the patient's next of kin
b. Proceed with setup for the procedure
c. Call the nurse manager on duty
d. Ask the physician to sign the consent form Correct Answer b
The perioperative nurse confirms with the chart and the parents of
a 1-year-old boy that a right inguinal herniorrhaphy is to be
performed. After the surgeon discovers bilateral inguinal defects
and indicates that he will do bilateral inguinal hernia repairs. In
,response to the surgeons decision, the nurse's first consideration
should be to :
a. Request that the surgeon talk with the parents and obtain a
second consent
b. Notify the operating room manager of the change in schedule
and obtain the manager's advice
c. Alert the parents to the surgeon's decision and obtain a second
consent
d. Document the surgeon's decision on the operative nurse's
notes and prepare an incident report Correct Answer a
A patient is scheduled for a hysterectomy. She informs you that
she wants to receive no blood products because of religious
preferences. What ethical principle is the patient demonstrating?
a. Justice
b. Autonomy
c. Fidelity
d. Beneficence Correct Answer b
You overhear a coworker making rude comments about their
patient's beliefs. What do you do?
a. Offer to switch assignments with your coworker so she doesn't
have to care for a patient she doesn't like
b. Let it go. Confronting the coworker can lead to conflict and poor
morale
c. Report this unacceptable behavior to the manager
d. Tell the coworker that they have the right to their own beliefs
but we are supposed to remain unbiased Correct Answer d
Failing to perform a surgical skin prep with an approved solution
is an example of what? This act of omission can contribute to
injury of the patient. This can result in a civil tort action lawsuit?
,a. Battery
b. Negligence
c. Assault
d. A Sentinel event Correct Answer b
Malpractice has four required elements to bring a successful suit.
What are they?
a. Duty, Dereliction of duty, Direct Causation, Damages
b. Duty, Deviation from standards, Direct causation,
Complications
c. Obligation, Deflection of Obligation, Motive, Harm
d. Transgression, Misdeed, Negligence, Offence Correct Answer
a
Obligation to prevent harm to patients is the ethical principle of:
a. Autonomy
b. Nonmaleficence
c. Beneficence
d. Justice Correct Answer b
Emily Jones, 94 years old, is scheduled for a left
hemiarthroplasty. She arrives to the holding area accompanied by
her daughter. The patient is disoriented. Her daughter states her
mother is always like this. Which statement concerning informed
consent is applicable to this situation?
a. Only the patient may give consent
b. The patient must be competent to give consent
c. No consent is necessary because this is an emergency
situation
d. The patient cannot sign the consent because she received
sedation Correct Answer b
, Doing surgery without a signed consent form is an example of
a. Negligence
b. A 'never event'
c. Quasi intentional tort
d. Battery Correct Answer d
During a procedure under local anesthesia, the patient complains
of circumoral numbness, blurred vision, and dizziness. What
should be the immediate action of the perioperative nurse
monitoring this patient?
a. Recheck the dose of local anesthesia given
b. Ensure an airway
c. Set the IV line to full flow
d. Call for 20% lipid emulsion to be brought to the room Correct
Answer b
The circulating nurse reports that the needle count is incorrect.
The surgeon continues to close the wound, stating, "I know it is
not in the wound and I am not going to stop to look for it." The
best plan of action is to:
a. Accept the surgeon's response without comment and fill out an
incident report
b. Inform the surgeon of hospital policy and document subsequent
actions
c. Order X-rays regardless of the surgeon's wishes
d. Notify the OR supervisor and ask for advice Correct Answer b
A new employee unknowingly dispensed an unsterile solution to
the sterile field. The following day, the supervisor learns of the
incident. The supervisor's first action would be to:
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