diff --git a/source/crud/query/count.txt b/source/crud/query/count.txt
index 9885211c3..b1b849e6c 100644
--- a/source/crud/query/count.txt
+++ b/source/crud/query/count.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ documentation for each method for more information.
 
    .. code-block:: javascript
 
-      collection.countDocuments({}, { hint: "_id_" });
+      collection.countDocuments({}).hint("_id");
 
 Example
 -------
diff --git a/source/crud/query/retrieve.txt b/source/crud/query/retrieve.txt
index 585d920b6..aa68575db 100644
--- a/source/crud/query/retrieve.txt
+++ b/source/crud/query/retrieve.txt
@@ -91,18 +91,16 @@ see the :ref:`node-fundamentals-query-document` guide.
    to the ``findOne()`` method, the operation returns a single
    document from a collection.
 
-   You can specify options in a find operation even when you pass an
+   You can chain cursor methods to a find operation even when you pass an
    empty query. For example, the following code shows how you can
-   specify a projection as an option while executing a find operation
+   specify a projection while performing a find operation
    that receives an empty query parameter:
 
    .. code-block:: javascript
 
-      const options = {
-        projection: { _id: 0, field1: 1 },
-      };
+      const projection = { _id: 0, field1: 1 };
 
-      const findResult = await myColl.findOne({}, options);
+      const findResult = await myColl.findOne().project(projection);
 
    For more information about projecting document fields, see the
    :ref:`node-fundamentals-project` guide.
diff --git a/source/crud/query/specify-documents-to-return.txt b/source/crud/query/specify-documents-to-return.txt
index b1f225c15..08dca2fe2 100644
--- a/source/crud/query/specify-documents-to-return.txt
+++ b/source/crud/query/specify-documents-to-return.txt
@@ -27,15 +27,6 @@ operation by using the following methods:
 - ``limit()``: Specifies the maximum number of documents to return from a query.
 - ``skip()``: Specifies the number of documents to skip before returning query results.
 
-You can use these methods either by chaining them to your read operation or by specifying them in an
-``options`` object in your call to your read operation. 
-
-.. note::
-
-   If you chain ``sort()``, ``limit()``, or ``skip()`` to a read operation, you must
-   specify all methods before iterating the cursor. If you specify a method after
-   iterating the cursor, the method you specified does not apply to the operation. 
-
 Sample Data for Examples
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -56,6 +47,13 @@ that describe books into the ``myDB.books`` collection:
      { "_id": 6, "name": "A Dance With Dragons", "author": "Martin", "length": 1104 },
    ]);
 
+.. note::
+
+   You must chain ``FindCursor`` methods such as ``sort()``, ``limit()``, or 
+   ``skip()`` to a read operation before iterating the cursor. If you specify 
+   a ``FindCursor`` method after iterating the cursor, the setting does not 
+   apply to the operation.
+
 .. include:: /includes/access-cursor-note.rst
 
 .. _node-fundamentals-sort:
@@ -187,19 +185,6 @@ length:
       myColl.find(query).sort({ length: -1 }).limit(3);
       myColl.find(query).limit(3).sort({ length: -1 });
 
-You can also apply ``sort()`` and ``limit()`` by specifying them in an
-``options`` object in your call to the ``find()`` method. The following two
-calls are equivalent:
-
-.. code-block:: javascript
-
-   myColl.find(query).sort({ length: -1 }).limit(3);
-   myColl.find(query, { sort: { length: -1 }, limit: 3 });
-
-For more information on the ``options`` settings for the ``find()``
-method, see the
-`API documentation on find() <{+api+}/classes/Collection.html#find>`__.
-
 .. _node-fundamentals-skip:
 
 Skip
@@ -244,21 +229,6 @@ the fifth and sixth highest length documents:
    { "_id": 5, "title": "Cryptonomicon", "author": "Stephenson", "length": 918 }
    { "_id": 1, "title": "The Brothers Karamazov", "author": "Dostoyevsky", "length": 824 }
 
-You can also apply ``skip()`` and ``sort()`` by specifying them in an
-``options`` object in your call to the ``find()`` method. The following two
-calls are equivalent:
-
-.. code-block:: javascript
-
-   myColl.find(query).sort({ length: -1 }).skip(4);
-   myColl.find(query, { sort: { length: -1 }, skip: 4});
-
-For more information on the ``options`` settings for the ``find()``
-method, see the
-`API documentation on find() <{+api+}/classes/Collection.html#find>`__.
-
-.. _node-fundamentals-combine-lim-sort-skip:
-
 Combine Limit, Sort, and Skip
 -----------------------------
 
@@ -270,43 +240,18 @@ The following example returns documents with the ``length`` value of
 ``"1104"``. The results are sorted in alphabetical order, skipping the first
 document and includes only the first result:
 
-.. code-block:: javascript
-
-   // define a query to look for length value of 1104
-   const query = {length: "1104"};
-   const options = {
-      // sort in alphabetical (1) order by title
-      sort : { title: 1 },
-      // omit the first document
-      skip : 1,
-      // returns only the first result
-      limit: 1,
-   }
-   const cursor = myColl.find(query, options);
-   for await (const doc of cursor) {
-     console.dir(doc);
-   }
-
-.. code-block:: json
-   :copyable: false
-
-   { "_id": 4, "title": "Infinite Jest", "author": "Wallace", "length": 1104 }
-
-.. note::
-
-   The order in which you call these methods doesn't change the documents
-   that are returned. The driver automatically reorders the calls to perform the
-   sort and skip operations first, and the limit operation afterward.
-
-You can also limit, sort, and skip results by chaining each method to the ``find`` method.
-The following example specifies the same query as the preceding example:
-
 .. io-code-block::
 
    .. input:: 
       :language: javascript
 
-      myColl.find(query).sort({ title: 1 }).skip(1).limit(1);
+      const query = {length: "1104"};
+
+      const cursor = myColl.find(query).sort({ title: 1 }).skip(1).limit(1);
+
+      for await (const doc of cursor) {
+         console.dir(doc);
+      }
 
    .. output::
       :language: json
@@ -314,6 +259,11 @@ The following example specifies the same query as the preceding example:
       
       { "_id": 4, "title": "Infinite Jest", "author": "Wallace", "length": 1104 }
 
+.. note::
+
+   The order in which you call these methods doesn't change the documents
+   that are returned. 
+
 Additional Information
 ----------------------