surgery test 2

Question 0

What areas of the scrubbed-in personnel’s gown are part of the sterile field?

Answer 0

Front from chest to the level of sterile field

Question 1

What are the two most important practices used to prevent surgical infections?

Answer 1

Aseptic and sterile technique

Question 2

True or False

Strike-through renders surgical drapes affected by strike-through cannot become contaminated under any circumstance

Answer 2

False

Question 3

True or False

The edges of all sterile packages are considered nonsterile

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True or False
It is acceptable practice for the circulating nurse to reach over the sterile field if required to assist the surgeon or surgical assistant

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true regarding the sterile field?
A- only scrubbed in personnel need to know what is sterile and no sterile
B- only the circulating nurse needs to keep track of what is sterile and no sterile
C- excessive talking and movement among scrubbed in personnel are acceptable, but not among no scrubbed in personnel
D- all of the above
E- none of the above

Answer 5

E- none of the above

Question 6

Which of the following statements is false regarding the sterile field?
A- unscrubbed personnel should not walk between two sterile fields
B- unscrubbed personnel should never face the sterile field
C- all unscrubbed personnel should keep a safe distance from the sterile field
D- only sterile items should be in the sterile field
E- the sterile field should never be left unattended

Answer 6

B- unscrubbed personnel should never face the sterile field

Question 7

True or False

If unscrubbed personnel enter or touch the sterile field,it is no considered sterile

Answer 7

True

Question 8

True or False

The space above and surrounding an open sterile pack is considered part of the sterile field

Answer 8

True

Question 9

How frequently should physiologic parameters be recorded in the anesthesia log during a surgery?

Answer 9

Every 5 minutes

Question 10

Which of the following contributes to hypothermia in the anesthetized patient?
A- anesthetic induced muscle relaxation
B- the surgical prep using water and alcohol
C- administering room-temperature IV fluids
D- all of the above

Answer 10

D- all of the above

Question 11

Hypotension can be caused by

Answer 11

Cardiac insufficiency

Question 12

Which reflex significantly diminishes or is absent when the patient enters the surgical plane of anesthesia?

Answer 12

Palpebral

Question 13

Which class of drugs causes muscle rigidity?

Answer 13

Dissociative anesthetics

Question 14

Which of the following surgical procedures may create challenges for monitoring the patient owing to patient positioning?

Answer 14

Perineal urethrostomy

Question 15

Which monitoring device measures exhaled CO2 levels?

Answer 15

Capnometer

Question 16

A change in which wave of an Electrocardiogram is likely when myocardial hypoxia is occurring?

Answer 16

T

Question 17

To ensure the most accurate blood pressure reading the cuff should be what percentage of the width of the limb?

Answer 17

40%

Question 18

Which of the following methods should be used to place a scalpel blade on a scalpel handle?

Answer 18

Needle holder

Question 19

True or False
When passing ring-handled instruments to the surgeon, the assistant should firmly place the rings into the surgeon’s palm

Answer 19

True

Question 20

True or False

Rubbing or wiping a bleeder with a gauze square is the best means of maintaining hemostasis

Answer 20

False

Question 21

True or False

The best drape material is 200-thread count linen

Answer 21

False

Question 22

The first ground drape for four corner draping is on which side of the patient?

Answer 22

The side closet to the person draping

Question 23

True or False

Penetrating towel clamps are used to secure drapes to the patients

Answer 23

True

Question 24

All of the following are interrupted suture patterns except:

Answer 24

Lembert