Chapter 1: Instruments, Care of Instruments, Set-up Guidelines
Multiple Choice
1. Which part of the instrument that determines the overall length of the
instrument?
a. Screw joint
b. Blade
c. Shank
d. Tip
ANS: c
DIF: Medium
2. Another name for the boxlock is:
a. Hinge joint
b. Screw joint
c. Shank
d. Finger ring
ANS: a
DIF: Medium
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,3. A camera would fall into which classification of instruments?
a. Retracting and Exposing
b. Accessory
c. Probing and Dilating
d. Viewing
ANS: d
DIF: Easy
4. Most surgical instruments are made of:
a. Bronze
b. Titanium
c. Stainless Steel
d. Aluminum
ANS: c
DIFF: Easy
5. A black finish on an instrument makes it safer to use with:
a. laser
b. electrocautery pencil
c. endoscope
d. camera
ANS: a
DIFF: Medium
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,6. Instruments that are used to remove fluid, blood and debris from the surgical site
are classified as:
a. Probing and Dilating
b. Clamping and Occluding
c. Retracting and Exposing
d. Suctioning and Aspirating
ANS: d
DIFF: Easy
7. During the case, instruments should be wiped clean or placed in a soaking basin
containing:
a. Saline
b. Tap water
c. Sterile water
d. Hydrogen Peroxide
ANS: c
DIF: Medium
8. Cold or chemical sterilization is not recommended for instruments with:
a. Tungsten carbide tips
b. Stainless steel shanks
c. Stainless steel tips
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, d. Supercut blades
ANS: a
DIF: Hard
9. Tissue, blood, or debris on instruments is referred to as:
a. Biomolecules
b. Bioburden
c. Biodegradeable
d. Biomess
ANS: b
DIFF: Medium
10. You are setting up a case and notice the blades on the Metzenbaum scissors are
slightly misaligned. What do you do?
a. Keep setting up and hope no one notices- time is of the essence
b. Remove them from the field and ask for a new one
c. Say nothing, it is only a “slight” misalignment
d. Toss them on the floor and tell the Circulator you need a new one
ANS: b
DIF: Easy
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Multiple Choice
1. Which part of the instrument that determines the overall length of the
instrument?
a. Screw joint
b. Blade
c. Shank
d. Tip
ANS: c
DIF: Medium
2. Another name for the boxlock is:
a. Hinge joint
b. Screw joint
c. Shank
d. Finger ring
ANS: a
DIF: Medium
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,3. A camera would fall into which classification of instruments?
a. Retracting and Exposing
b. Accessory
c. Probing and Dilating
d. Viewing
ANS: d
DIF: Easy
4. Most surgical instruments are made of:
a. Bronze
b. Titanium
c. Stainless Steel
d. Aluminum
ANS: c
DIFF: Easy
5. A black finish on an instrument makes it safer to use with:
a. laser
b. electrocautery pencil
c. endoscope
d. camera
ANS: a
DIFF: Medium
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,6. Instruments that are used to remove fluid, blood and debris from the surgical site
are classified as:
a. Probing and Dilating
b. Clamping and Occluding
c. Retracting and Exposing
d. Suctioning and Aspirating
ANS: d
DIFF: Easy
7. During the case, instruments should be wiped clean or placed in a soaking basin
containing:
a. Saline
b. Tap water
c. Sterile water
d. Hydrogen Peroxide
ANS: c
DIF: Medium
8. Cold or chemical sterilization is not recommended for instruments with:
a. Tungsten carbide tips
b. Stainless steel shanks
c. Stainless steel tips
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, d. Supercut blades
ANS: a
DIF: Hard
9. Tissue, blood, or debris on instruments is referred to as:
a. Biomolecules
b. Bioburden
c. Biodegradeable
d. Biomess
ANS: b
DIFF: Medium
10. You are setting up a case and notice the blades on the Metzenbaum scissors are
slightly misaligned. What do you do?
a. Keep setting up and hope no one notices- time is of the essence
b. Remove them from the field and ask for a new one
c. Say nothing, it is only a “slight” misalignment
d. Toss them on the floor and tell the Circulator you need a new one
ANS: b
DIF: Easy
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