CNOR Exam Subject Areas

The CNOR exam covers the following subject areas. For a complete breakdown of the number of items on the test, see the page Get Ready for the CNOR Exam.

1. Preoperative Patient Assessment and Diagnosis
2. Develop Individualized Plan of Care and Identify Expected Outcomes
3. Intraoperative Activities
4. Communication
5. Transfer of Care
6. Cleaning, Disinfecting, Packaging, Sterilization, Transporting, and Storing Instrumentation and Supplies
7. Emergency Situations
8. Management of Personnel, Services, and Materials
9. Professional Accountability

CNOR Exam Outline 
To learn more about each of these subject areas please download the detailed CNOR Exam Content Outline.