STE PPCC 1001 CH2

Jenna is a student surgical technologist assigned to scrub a LEEP (Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure). What type of surface texture should the vaginal speculum be?

Ceramic or plastic coating

Identify the correct statements regarding the use of the Ultrasonic Cleaner. (Select all that apply.)

-Instruments should be opened and/or disassembled before being placed in the ultrasonic cleaner.

-Titanium and copper instruments should not be placed in the Ultrasonic Cleaner together.

When inspecting the scissors functionality one should ensure which of the following

-All scissors should be sharpened after each use.

-The cutting edge of the scissors should have no burrs or cracks

When inspecting instruments with ratchets one should ensure which of the following

The instrument locks properly and will not spring open

The teeth should fit smoothly in the groove of the opposite side.

The sharpness of the teeth should be checked by grasping a piece of foam.

What is the very end of this instrument?

Tip

What is the orange part

Jaws

What is the yellow idem?

Box lock

What is the green idem?

Shanks

What is above the finger rings

Ratchet

What is the big loops called

Finger Rings

What is this handle's style

Ring handles

What handle is this

Grooved

What handle is this

pistol grip

What is this a picture of?

Bar and locking nut

What is this picture of

Bar ratchet

What is this picture of

cam ratchet

What is this picture of

double-leaf locking spring

What is this picture of

double leaf spring

What is this picture of

double spring with ball and socket

What is this picture of

double spring

What is this picture of

twist screw

What is this picture of

single spring

what handle is this

grooved handle with horn

What is this a picture of?

Bayonet angle

What angle is this

Forword angle

What is this picture of

double action joint

What is this picture of

scissor or lap joint

What angle is this

lateral angle

What angle is this

strait angle

What angle is this

slightly curved

What angle is this

strongly curved

What tip style is this

Sharp tenotomy

What tip style is this

blunt tenotomy

What tip style is this

blunt blunt

What tip style is this

sharp sharp

What tip style is this

sharp blunt angle

What are the instrument categories

Clamps, grasping and holding forceps, dissection instrumentation, Probes cannulas and dilators, templates and measuring instrumentation, retraction and exposure instruments, Approximation and closure instrumentation, miscellaneous instrumentation, dissecting instruments

How many categories of instrumentation are there

9

What are surgical instruments commonly named after

A person, their appearance, function, or nickname

gynecologic

heaney or sims

cardiovascular

DeBakey and Cooley

neurosurgical

cushing

gastrointestinal

Kocher

thyroid

Lahey and Green

ophthalmologic

Castroviejo

Castroviejo

Lane

hemostasis

Crile

atraumatic holding

Babcock

retraction

Deaver and Balfour

What is most commonly used when making surgical equipment

Nickel

What is rarely used when making surgical equipment

tantalum, titanium, vanadium

Malleable lead or aluminum can be used in a MRI

False titanium is the only metal that can be used

How did stainless steal get its name

Stainless steel was given its name for resisting stains when placed in a vinegar solution

400 series stainless steel is flexible

false

300 series stainless steel is flexible

true

what finish is shiny, highly reflective, and resists corrosion

polished

What finish is dull, has low reflectivity, and less resistant to corrosion because of sand blasting.

matte or satin

What finish has a blackened or dull surface

Ebonized

What finish has chrome electrically bonded over brass

Chrome plating

What finish provides insulation during electrosurgery

ceramic or plastic coating

when does the initial decontamination begin

the point of use in the OR involves wiping off blood and tissue from instruments.

bleach should be used when disinfecting instruments

false

instruments should be cleaned with a neutral PH detergent of 7.0 and rinsed thoroughly with distilled water

true

what is used on glossy contaminated instruments before transportation to prevent cracking of bioburden on the instruments surface

Enzymatic sprays

how long do milk baths have a reconstituted shelf life

14 days

a fluid chamber that uses sound waves to dislodge retained tissue from serrations or crevices

ultrasonic cleansing

Can all equipment be used in an ultrasonic cleanser

no

what is traumatic

crushing

what is atraumatic

Non crushing