Fundamentals of Surgical Technology Homework

Flashcards on Surgical Technology Fundamentals

Head drape

Used for procedures of the face, nose, and throat.

Saphenous vein prep for cardiac cases

The leg and thorax are prepped at the same time.

Purpose of draping

To provide a wide sterile area around the surgical site.

Risk from contaminants introduced by urinary catheterization

Urinary tract infection.

Body's primary defense against infection

Skin.

Most common catheter for continuous bladder drainage

Foley catheter

Never to be shaved

Eyebrows.

Approved for use on skin for surgical skin prep

Antiseptics.

Drapes used whenever laser surgery is planned

Flame Retardant.

If an area of the drape is suspected of being contaminated

Covered with another impervious drape.

Uncontrolled or unmonitored systems create a risk of:

Thermal burn.

Surgical prep agents can cause skin irritation, rash, or other:

Allergies.

Serious __ can occur when prep solutions are allowed to pool under the patient during surgery.

Chemical burns.

__ is a type of tissue that is removed from one site on the patient and grafted to another site.

Autograft.

__ are almost always contaminated because they are caused by external forces and often occur in environments that are mildly or grossly contaminated.

Trauma wounds.

__ are folded in a specific way before sterilization so that they can be positioned over the operative site and unfolded in a way that prevents contamination.

Drapes.

A retention catheter with a small, inflatable balloon at the tip is called a __.

Foley catheter

Catheterization of a female surgical patient requires the __ position.

Knees slightly flexed.

Sterile technique for placing a Foley catheter

The dominant hand is to remain sterile while the non-dominant hand is nonsterile.