Surg Skills Tear Chapter 1

AAHA recommends which distinct areas for a surgical facility?

a. Scrub area, surgical room, recovery room

b. Preparation area, scrub area, surgical room

c. Preparation area, scrub area, recovery room

d. Preparation area, surgical room, recovery room

b. Preparation area, scrub area, surgical room

Where are procedures that are considered clean performed?

a. Scrub area

b. Exam room

c. Surgery room

d. Preparation area

my answer: surgery room

actual: d. preparation area

Which item is nonmovable surgery equipment?

a. Surgery table

b. Instrument table

c. Anesthesia machine

d. Blood pressure monitoring

a. surgery table

It is recommend to place a blanket or towel between a patient and a circulating warm-water blanket to

a. help maintain asepsis.

b. prevent damage to the blanket.

c. add to the warming of the patient.

d. protect the patient from thermal burns.

d. protect the patient from thermal burns

When warming a surgical patient, which item is contraindicated?

a. Hard heated pad

b. Electric heating pad

c. Forced warm air blanket

d. Warming controller and blanket

b. electric heating pad (can give burns and can break)

When using bipolar electrocautery the surgeon is able to

a. make a skin incision.

b. use the tip to touch and directly cauterize a blood vessel.

c. pick up tissue or blood vessels that need to be coagulated.

d. touch the tip to a hemostat that will direct the current to tissue for coagulation.

c. pick up tissue or blood vessels that need to be voagulated

Using a mechanical device to remove fluid or air from an area is called

a. lavage.

b. suction.

c. asepsis.

d. assisted ventilation.

b. suction

Which suction tip has two pieces and is designed to suction a large amount of fluid?

a. Poole

b. Yankauer

c. Frazier/Adson

d. Argyle Bubble

a. Poole

An advantage of using a monopolar electrosurgical unit to make an incision is

a. better hemostasis.

b. faster healing time.

c. no need for ground plate.

d. less tissue trauma than a surgical blade.

a. better hemostasis

In what instance would a clean abdominal surgery precede a noninfective thoracic surgery on the surgery schedule?

If the abdominal surgery was considered emergent

What are two advantages of having a split-top surgery table?

Fluid drains to bottom plate, table can adjust to keep patient in dorsal recumbency

Which type of electrocautery unit does not require a ground plate?

Bipolar

List three qualities of a good surgical light.

• wide lateral and vertical range of motion

• easily manipulated

• removable handles

  • ceiling or wall mounted

How can suction be used during an orthopedic surgery?

lavaging a joint, clearing bone dust when drilling, flushing a septic area

What other equipment is needed when a suction machine is used?

suction tubing and tips