Module 3 Flashcards
(10 cards)
A cerclage procedure is performed for which of the following conditions?
A) Bartholin’s cyst
B) ectopic pregnancy
C) incompetent cervix
D) placenta previa
Incompetent cervix
A laparotomy drape has been placed on a patient and unprepped skin on the operative site is exposed. Which of the following is the BEST next step?
A) Apply drapes over unprepped skin
B) Reposition the drapes closer together
C) Remove drapes and re-prep
D) Cover with an adhesive drape
Remove drapes and re-prep
Which of the following catheters is MOST commonly used to perform an embolectomy?
A) Fogarty
B) Robinson
C) Malecot
D) Angiocath
Fogarty
Which of the following should be the MINIMUM exposure time in a flash sterilizer for unwrapped instruments?
A) 1 minute
B) 3 minutes
C) 5 minutes
D) 7 minutes
3 minutes
Traction sutures are used on common duct explorations to:
A) ligate the duct
B) permanently close the duct
C) hold the duct open
D) seal the stones inside
Hold the duct open
Which of the following anesthetic agents is administered intravenously?
A) enflurane (Ethrane)
B) nitrous oxide
C) propofol (Diprivan)
D) methoxyflurane (Penthrane)
Propofol (Diprivan)
A patient’s dentures are removed in the operating room. Which of the following is the proper procedure for the care of the dentures?
A) Return them to the patient’s unit and leave them at the nurses’ station
B) Place them in a labeled denture cup and keep them with the patient’s chart
C) Wrap them in a paper towel and give them to the anesthesiologist
D) Ask the circulator to return them to the patient’s room
Place them in a labeled denture cup and keep them with the patient’s chart
Which of the following is responsible for the proper care and handling of an intraoperative specimen?
A) surgical technologist in the scrub role and anesthetist
B) surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator
C) surgical technologist in the first assistant role and the surgeon
D) surgical technologist in the circulator role and anesthetist
surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator
A surgical technologist sees a neighbor being admitted. How should the surgical technologist respond?
A) Acknowledge the neighbor
B) Reassure the neighbor that everything will be fine
C) Do not acknowledge the neighbor unless greeted first
D) Ignore the neighbor, even if greeted
Do not acknowledge the neighbor unless greeted first
Which of the following is MOST resistant to sterilization processes?
A) Virus
B) Spore
C) Spirochete
D) Fungus
Spore
