NursingCNOR - Certified Nurse Operating Room Exam Study Guide


The CNOR exam or the Certified Nurse Operating Room exam is administered by the Thomson Prometric at the venues through out the United States of America and Canada and internationally.

Eligibility for CNOR - Certified Nurse Operating Room Exam


To appear for the examination the candidates are required to satisfy a few eligibility criteria:

  • The candidate must have two years of experience and 2400 hours of experience as a operating room nurse.
  • The candidate must be currently employed as an operating room nurse and must be employed as a registered nurse.

Format for CNOR - Certified Nurse Operating Room Exam


The CNOR exam is a computer based exam. This examination consists of 200 multiple choice questions and out of that 15 questions are unscored that are for the future reference. The examination lasts for around four hours. There is also a thirty minutes pre exam tutorial but that is just optional. The examination content is based on two nursing platforms- patient care management and the management of the materials, personnel and services. Further these two may contain the questions based on the following subjects:

  • Preoperative patient care management
  • Intra-operative patient care management
  • Postoperative patient care management
  • Preoperative management of materials, personnel, and services
  • Intra-operative management of materials, personnel, and services
  • Postoperative management of materials, personnel, and services

Study Guide and Preparation for CNOR - Certified Nurse Operating Room


CNOR - Certified Nurse Operating Room Exam Study Guide

The CNOR examination is a rigorous examination that requires the preparation of the subject matter included in the examination. For better preparation you can refer the CNOR study guide that will allow you familiarize with the basic concepts and content of the examination and will allow you to prepare well for the test.




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How to Prepare for Multiple Choice Questions


Tips and tricks that can help you prepare for multiple choice questions and increase your mark. Prepared by professionals these tricks help you excel in Certified Nurse Operating Room Exam multiple choice exam.

 How to answer multiple choice

CNOR Multiple Choice Strategies Guide

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