Ch12 Quiz#1

A surgical technologist scrubs the area of the arms up to:

two inches above the elbows.

An assistant may be needed to properly perform which of the following types of surgical skin prep?

circumferential extremity

Before opening any supplies for delivery to the sterile field, the following must be verified

that the package integrity is intact and not violated

Before the surgical technologist places the basket of instruments on the back table, the circulator verifies that:

the filters on the bottom of the container are intact and the container is dry

By which of the following methods should the one-piece C-arm drape be placed over the upper image intensifier?

Let it unfold as it is placed over the intensifier.

During the process of setting up the sterile field, efficiency and economy of motion recommend that the surgical technologist (ST):

move items only once if possible.

During the surgical skin prep, areas that are considered contaminated should:

be scrubbed separately or last.

For which of the following positions would the head of the OR table be moved to the foot before the patient is placed on the table?

lithotomy

How many individuals are required to safely transfer a recently anesthetized patient from the OR table to the stretcher?

four

If a pack of sponges is found to have an incorrect number during the count process and the patient is on the OR table:

hand off the pack to the circulator who will bag it, label it as incorrect, and isolate off field until case completion.

If drapes are misplaced during draping procedure:

remove and discard them.

In preparation for donning after scrubbing, the surgical technologist should:

open gown wrapper on unsterile Mayo stand, and open and toss gloves onto gown

In preparing a patient for surgery, which of the following items should be removed to facilitate oxygen blood level assessment?

nail polish

Radiation is rarely encountered in the operating room. Therefore, radiation protection is not necessary for the surgical team.

False

Radiation, convection, conduction, and evaporation are examples of:

mechanisms of intraoperative heat loss.

Suction tubing and ESU cords are attached to the sterile drape with perforating towel clips to prevent contamination

False

Surgical mask can be either on or off and can be left hanging around the neck.

False

The appropriate method for delivering a sterile item to the back table from a peel package is to:

open package laterally and completely and gently toss item without touching glued edge or going over back table.

The legs of a patient being placed in the lithotomy position should be raised and lowered slowly and simultaneously by two unsterile personnel.

True

The likely result of positioning the patient’s arms on armboards at a greater than 90° angle from the torso would be:

hyperextension nerve damage