Test-taking Strategies for CNOR Certification

Abstract

•A PERIOPERATIVE NURSE who desires to advance his or her career may want to consider becoming CNOR certified.

•TEST QUESTIONS on the CNOR examination are designed to measure a nurse's knowledge of basic facts about perioperative nursing or the application of that knowledge.

•This article provides suggestions for studying and preparing for the CNOR examination with sample test questions and test-taking strategies. AORN J 85 (February 2007) 315–332. © AORN, Inc, 2007.

The author dedicates this article to Bea Coleman, RN, long-term member of the AORN Chapter of New York City, for her encouragement and dedication to the professional education of perioperative nurses.

1 Mary Kobel Lamonte, RN, BSN, MPH, CRCST, CNOR, is an OR staff nurse at Stamford Surgical Center, Stamford, Conn.

PII: S0001-2092(07)60042-8

doi:10.1016/S0001-2092(07)60042-8

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