Ch. 12 Mindtap Assignments

Chest

The supine position gives the surgical team access to all of the following EXCEPT:

Pad elbows

An ulnar nerve injury can be prevented by the following:

Downward

The trendelenburg position is used to displace the abdominal contents cephalad to provide better expose. The CST knows the patient in this position will have his or her head:

No parts touching metal surfaces.

To prevent electrical injuries or burns, the pts body when positioned should:

Candy Cane Stirrups

Most OB/GYN procedures require the pt to be positioned in the lithotomy position, this will require extra equipment applicable to this position:

Simultaneously

When placing a pt in the lithotomy position, the legs need to be raised ___________ to prevent changes in BP.

The patient R side is placed on the table with the L side exposed:

In the right lateral position

Use two separate prep kits incision first/ stoma second

For skin preparation of a closure of a colostomy, the CST is aware that the stoma is "dirty". In prepping the patient for the procedure the CST in the circulating role should?

Can never be moved to avoid contamination.

While draping a pt during a surgical procedure, the CST in the scrub role knows that once a drape has been placed in:

Folded position

The CST in the scrub role knows that when passing a drapes for draping the pt, they should be passed in the?

Stockinette

To drape an upper or lower extremity the CST in the scrub role might require a _________ to complete the draping process.

Specimen cup without additive/ immediately

In the surgeon request a specimen be sent for a frozen section, the CST in the scrub role knows that specimen should be placed in ________ and sent to the __________.

Inform resident and tell him to back away from the sterile field.

The surgical Technologist notices the medical resident who is scrubbed in on the case touched an unsterile IV pole. The CST should:

Rolling drapes ensuring the dressing is held in place.

At the end of the procedure of the CST is not required to remain sterile, the CST will remove the drapes from the sterile field by:

Gown/ gloves

At the end of the procedure the CST in the scrubbed role removes their gown and gloves in the following order: