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QUESTIONS WITH GUARANTEED CORRECT
ANSWERS.
A) Stainless steel correct answers Surgical instruments are made of what type of substance?
A) Stainless steel
B) Copper
C) Silver
D) Aluminum
C) Sleeve correct answers Which is not part of a typical surgical instrument?
A) Tip
B) Jaws
C) Sleeve
D) Finger rings
A) Context correct answers It is efficient to learn the names of instruments as they are in
________.
A) Context
B) The sterilizer
C) Storage
D) Pictures
B) Type correct answers During surgery, many surgeons identify instruments by __________.
A) Full name
B) Type
C) Size
D) Code
B) Jaws correct answers Which part of a clamp hold the tissue securely?
A) Shank
B) Jaws
C) Hinge
D) Blade
C) Hemostats correct answers The most common types of clamps are called _______.
A) Scalpel
B) Forceps
C) Hemostats
D) Holders
A) Holding tissue to the side away from the wound correct answers Retractors are used for
_________.
A) Holding tissue to the side away from the wound
B) Closing vessels
,C) Incision
D) Sutures
A) Scalpel handle B) Scalpel blade C) Scissors D) Thumb forceps E) Retractor F) Hemostatic
clamp correct answers (Figure 1) Name each of the above instruments with it's generic name,
proceeding from left to right.
A) B) C) D) E) F)
A) Needle holder B) Suction tip C) Obstetric forceps D) Cardiovascular scissors E) Bone cutter
correct answers (Figure 2) Examine the photograph above and identify the instruments from left
to right.
A) B) C) D) E)
E) Heavy needle drivers correct answers Heavy suturing:
A) Fine needle drivers
B) Towel holders
C) Hemostats
D) Wire cutters
E) Heavy needle drivers
C) Hemostats correct answers Delicate vessels:
A) Fine needle drivers
B) Towel holders
C) Hemostats
D) Wire cutters
E) Heavy needle drivers
B) Towel holders correct answers Holding drapes:
A) Fine needle drivers
B) Towel holders
C) Hemostats
D) Wire cutters
E) Heavy needle drivers
D) Wire cutters correct answers Wire sutures:
A) Fine needle drivers
B) Towel holders
C) Hemostats
D) Wire cutters
E) Heavy needle drivers
A) Fine needle drivers correct answers Delicate needles:
A) Fine needle drivers
B) Towel holders
C) Hemostats
D) Wire cutters
,E) Heavy needle drivers
C) A and B correct answers Which is not a proper way to handle tools during surgery?
A) Throw instruments into basins
B) Soak in saline solution
C) A and B
D) Keep sharp instruments away from other instruments
B) Stone forceps correct answers Which type of forceps would be used for grasping kidney
stones or gallstones?
A) Tenaculum
B) Stone forceps
C) Toothed forceps
D) Babcock
C) Include defective instruments correct answers Which of the following is not a typical way to
arrange surgical instruments?
A) Arrange tips and finger loops in the same direction
B) Avoid metal to metal contact
C) Include defective instruments
D) Arrange instruments by classification
B) Designated processing area correct answers After surgery, the instruments used and unused
are cleaned in the _________.
A) O.R.
B) Designated processing area
C) Corridor
D) Surgical suite
D) A and B correct answers Microsurgical and ophthalmic instruments are __________.
A) Cleaned by hand
B) Dried by hand
C) Sterilized in the washer-sterilizer
D) A and B
C) Boiling water correct answers All of the following are methods of sterilization except
_________.
A) Steam under pressure
B) Cobalt 60
C) Boiling water
D) Ethylene oxide
B) Carbon dioxide and Frenon correct answers Ethylene oxide is highly flammable, but when
mixed with _________ and ________, it is rendered non-flammable.
A) Freon and carbon monoxide
B) Carbon dioxide and Frenon
, C) Nitrous and Carbon dioxide
D) Frenon and CFC's
D) Oils and powders correct answers Which of the following is dry heat sterilization used for?
A) Cotton
B) Metal instruments, power drills
C) Lense instruments
D) Oils and powders
C) Glutaraldehyde correct answers Which disinfectant agent is not recommended for O.R.
housekeeping?
A) Iodine
B) Alcohol (70%-90% isopropyl)
C) Glutaraldehyde
D) Chlorine compound solution
A) 12lbs correct answers Which of the following is the correct maximum weight for a linen pack
to autoclave?
A) 12lbs
B) 74lbs
C) 72lbs
D) 24lbs
C) Type of sterilant correct answers All of the following are factors that affect the steam
sterilization process except __________.
A) Exposure
B) Temperature
C) Type of sterilant
D) Pressure
C) Cost correct answers The Material Safety Date Sheet on each chemical would typically
include all but which of the following?
A) Protective measures
B) Exposure limits
C) Cost
D) Chemical name and common names
C) A and B correct answers OSHA regulates standards for the prevention of _______.
A) HIV
B) Hepatitis B virus
C) A and B
D) Sterilization
B) Toxic substances correct answers OSHA enforces the level of _________ permissible in the
work environment.
A) Sexual harassment
QUESTIONS WITH GUARANTEED CORRECT
ANSWERS.
A) Stainless steel correct answers Surgical instruments are made of what type of substance?
A) Stainless steel
B) Copper
C) Silver
D) Aluminum
C) Sleeve correct answers Which is not part of a typical surgical instrument?
A) Tip
B) Jaws
C) Sleeve
D) Finger rings
A) Context correct answers It is efficient to learn the names of instruments as they are in
________.
A) Context
B) The sterilizer
C) Storage
D) Pictures
B) Type correct answers During surgery, many surgeons identify instruments by __________.
A) Full name
B) Type
C) Size
D) Code
B) Jaws correct answers Which part of a clamp hold the tissue securely?
A) Shank
B) Jaws
C) Hinge
D) Blade
C) Hemostats correct answers The most common types of clamps are called _______.
A) Scalpel
B) Forceps
C) Hemostats
D) Holders
A) Holding tissue to the side away from the wound correct answers Retractors are used for
_________.
A) Holding tissue to the side away from the wound
B) Closing vessels
,C) Incision
D) Sutures
A) Scalpel handle B) Scalpel blade C) Scissors D) Thumb forceps E) Retractor F) Hemostatic
clamp correct answers (Figure 1) Name each of the above instruments with it's generic name,
proceeding from left to right.
A) B) C) D) E) F)
A) Needle holder B) Suction tip C) Obstetric forceps D) Cardiovascular scissors E) Bone cutter
correct answers (Figure 2) Examine the photograph above and identify the instruments from left
to right.
A) B) C) D) E)
E) Heavy needle drivers correct answers Heavy suturing:
A) Fine needle drivers
B) Towel holders
C) Hemostats
D) Wire cutters
E) Heavy needle drivers
C) Hemostats correct answers Delicate vessels:
A) Fine needle drivers
B) Towel holders
C) Hemostats
D) Wire cutters
E) Heavy needle drivers
B) Towel holders correct answers Holding drapes:
A) Fine needle drivers
B) Towel holders
C) Hemostats
D) Wire cutters
E) Heavy needle drivers
D) Wire cutters correct answers Wire sutures:
A) Fine needle drivers
B) Towel holders
C) Hemostats
D) Wire cutters
E) Heavy needle drivers
A) Fine needle drivers correct answers Delicate needles:
A) Fine needle drivers
B) Towel holders
C) Hemostats
D) Wire cutters
,E) Heavy needle drivers
C) A and B correct answers Which is not a proper way to handle tools during surgery?
A) Throw instruments into basins
B) Soak in saline solution
C) A and B
D) Keep sharp instruments away from other instruments
B) Stone forceps correct answers Which type of forceps would be used for grasping kidney
stones or gallstones?
A) Tenaculum
B) Stone forceps
C) Toothed forceps
D) Babcock
C) Include defective instruments correct answers Which of the following is not a typical way to
arrange surgical instruments?
A) Arrange tips and finger loops in the same direction
B) Avoid metal to metal contact
C) Include defective instruments
D) Arrange instruments by classification
B) Designated processing area correct answers After surgery, the instruments used and unused
are cleaned in the _________.
A) O.R.
B) Designated processing area
C) Corridor
D) Surgical suite
D) A and B correct answers Microsurgical and ophthalmic instruments are __________.
A) Cleaned by hand
B) Dried by hand
C) Sterilized in the washer-sterilizer
D) A and B
C) Boiling water correct answers All of the following are methods of sterilization except
_________.
A) Steam under pressure
B) Cobalt 60
C) Boiling water
D) Ethylene oxide
B) Carbon dioxide and Frenon correct answers Ethylene oxide is highly flammable, but when
mixed with _________ and ________, it is rendered non-flammable.
A) Freon and carbon monoxide
B) Carbon dioxide and Frenon
, C) Nitrous and Carbon dioxide
D) Frenon and CFC's
D) Oils and powders correct answers Which of the following is dry heat sterilization used for?
A) Cotton
B) Metal instruments, power drills
C) Lense instruments
D) Oils and powders
C) Glutaraldehyde correct answers Which disinfectant agent is not recommended for O.R.
housekeeping?
A) Iodine
B) Alcohol (70%-90% isopropyl)
C) Glutaraldehyde
D) Chlorine compound solution
A) 12lbs correct answers Which of the following is the correct maximum weight for a linen pack
to autoclave?
A) 12lbs
B) 74lbs
C) 72lbs
D) 24lbs
C) Type of sterilant correct answers All of the following are factors that affect the steam
sterilization process except __________.
A) Exposure
B) Temperature
C) Type of sterilant
D) Pressure
C) Cost correct answers The Material Safety Date Sheet on each chemical would typically
include all but which of the following?
A) Protective measures
B) Exposure limits
C) Cost
D) Chemical name and common names
C) A and B correct answers OSHA regulates standards for the prevention of _______.
A) HIV
B) Hepatitis B virus
C) A and B
D) Sterilization
B) Toxic substances correct answers OSHA enforces the level of _________ permissible in the
work environment.
A) Sexual harassment
