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Once a procedure has concluded, the proper order to
remove personal
protective
equipment is:
a. gown, gloves, and then
mask
b. gloves, gown, and
then hat
c. gloves, gown, and then
mask
d. gown, glove, and then hat - ANSWER -a. gown, gloves,
and then mask
Which of the following is the name of the incision made in
a simple open
nephrectomy?
a. Gibson
b. low transverse
c. subcostal flank
,d. McBurney's - ANSWER -c.
subcostal flank
An excised lipoma was filled with non-purulent
serosanguineous fluid. Which of
the following should be documented as the wound
classification for this
procedure?
a. clean
wound
b. dirty-
infected
c. clean-
contaminated
d. contaminated - ANSWER -d.
contaminated
Which of the following medications is the anesthesia provider
responsible for recording the name, amount, and delivery
method during a surgical procedure? a. thrombin
b. topically applied epi
c. polymyxin B sulfate irrigation
d. propofol - ANSWER -d. propofol
Which of the following can prevent thrombophlebitis in a pt
who is considered
bariatric?
,a. Bair
hugger
b. sequential compression
device
c. another OR table to
accommodate the pt
d. extra positioning aids - ANSWER -b. sequential
compression device
Which of the following staplers is used to divide
blood vessels? a. EEA
b. LDS
c. GIA
d. TA-60 - ANSWER -b. LDS
Which of the following cranial nerves' nuclei are associated
with the medulla? a. trigminal
b. abducens
c. facial
d. vagus - ANSWER -d. vagus
Mannitol (Osmitrol) is used in neurosurgical
procedures to: a. prevent bleeding
b. decrease intracranial pressure
c. anesthetize the operative site
d. fight possible postop infection - ANSWER -b. decrease
intracranial pressure
, Once a surgical tech dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are
considered unsterile because they are:
a. covered by the inside of the sterile glove
b. twice as thick as the sleeve
c. absorbent and collect moisture
d. stretchable and pliable - ANSWER -c. absorbent and collect
moisture
A pt is having a hemolytic reaction. Which of the following
actions should the surgical team take FIRST? a. administer
dantrolene
b. stop the transfusion
c. monitor urine output
d. send a blood sample to blood bank - ANSWER -b. stop the
transfusion
Which of the following is a type of emergency that does not
require Federal
assistance and is MOST likely to occur in a
larger city?
a. mass casualty
event
b.
pandemic
c. natural
disaster
d. terrorism - ANSWER -a. mass
casualty event
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Once a procedure has concluded, the proper order to
remove personal
protective
equipment is:
a. gown, gloves, and then
mask
b. gloves, gown, and
then hat
c. gloves, gown, and then
mask
d. gown, glove, and then hat - ANSWER -a. gown, gloves,
and then mask
Which of the following is the name of the incision made in
a simple open
nephrectomy?
a. Gibson
b. low transverse
c. subcostal flank
,d. McBurney's - ANSWER -c.
subcostal flank
An excised lipoma was filled with non-purulent
serosanguineous fluid. Which of
the following should be documented as the wound
classification for this
procedure?
a. clean
wound
b. dirty-
infected
c. clean-
contaminated
d. contaminated - ANSWER -d.
contaminated
Which of the following medications is the anesthesia provider
responsible for recording the name, amount, and delivery
method during a surgical procedure? a. thrombin
b. topically applied epi
c. polymyxin B sulfate irrigation
d. propofol - ANSWER -d. propofol
Which of the following can prevent thrombophlebitis in a pt
who is considered
bariatric?
,a. Bair
hugger
b. sequential compression
device
c. another OR table to
accommodate the pt
d. extra positioning aids - ANSWER -b. sequential
compression device
Which of the following staplers is used to divide
blood vessels? a. EEA
b. LDS
c. GIA
d. TA-60 - ANSWER -b. LDS
Which of the following cranial nerves' nuclei are associated
with the medulla? a. trigminal
b. abducens
c. facial
d. vagus - ANSWER -d. vagus
Mannitol (Osmitrol) is used in neurosurgical
procedures to: a. prevent bleeding
b. decrease intracranial pressure
c. anesthetize the operative site
d. fight possible postop infection - ANSWER -b. decrease
intracranial pressure
, Once a surgical tech dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are
considered unsterile because they are:
a. covered by the inside of the sterile glove
b. twice as thick as the sleeve
c. absorbent and collect moisture
d. stretchable and pliable - ANSWER -c. absorbent and collect
moisture
A pt is having a hemolytic reaction. Which of the following
actions should the surgical team take FIRST? a. administer
dantrolene
b. stop the transfusion
c. monitor urine output
d. send a blood sample to blood bank - ANSWER -b. stop the
transfusion
Which of the following is a type of emergency that does not
require Federal
assistance and is MOST likely to occur in a
larger city?
a. mass casualty
event
b.
pandemic
c. natural
disaster
d. terrorism - ANSWER -a. mass
casualty event
