Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical technologist? - Management of specimens
The surgical incision that allows
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During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the - Surgical Technologist
CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly flow into the third ventricle through the foramen of - Slyvius into the fourth ventricle (also referred to as the cerebral aqueduct.
During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare specimens using which of the following methods? - Place in separate containers and identify
A surgical technolgist received the following medications onto the sterile field: 0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm, and 0.25% Marcaine and epinephrine. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to label these medications? - 0.9% saline + 1gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine.
A thyroidectomy that was done earlier in the day is being brought back for excessive bleeding from the incision. Which of the following items are needed for this case? - laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
If there is any question related to handling a specific type of specimen, which of the following departments should be consulted? - Pathology
The required number of air exchanges per hour in an OR is - 15 to 25
The required number of air exchanges per hour in the decontamination room is - 5 to 10
A special-made instrument without a backup falls to the floor during a procedure. Which of the following is the BEST reason to hesitate performing immediate-use sterilization? - The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown.
When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system should be - maintained below the patient's chest level
Which of the following procedures requires an incision in the suprasternal notch? - mediastinoscopy
When preparing surgical specimens, in addition to the surgical technologist, who else is responsbile for accurately labeling the specimen? - Surgeon and circulating nurse
A T-tube drain may be used following - a choledochotomy
When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler, the surgical technologist places the staples through which two layers? - cuticular and subcuticular
A type of regional anesthesia i which a tourniquet is applied and local anesthetic is administered intravenously is called a - Bier block
During a crainotomy, which of the following types of bone is entered? - Flat
A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in 100 mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be given? - 0.5 mL
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used during a posterior cervical decompression? - Mayfield clamp
Which of the following is the most acceptable technique when placing a patient in the lithotomy position? - Both legs placed in stirrups simultaneously
Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available for placement of a long arm cast? - Webril
How much 0.25% bupivacaine should be mixed with 1 mL of 1.0% lidocaine to make the solution equal strengths of both medications? - 4.0 mL
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types of suture? - purse-string
A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right hemicolectomy. Which of the following BEST describes the reason for irrigating at this point in the procedure? - to aid visual inspection for leakage
Which of the following devices should the surgical technologist have delivered to the sterile field for a low anterior resection? - intraluminal stapler
A GIA linear stapler is used to - divide in a linear side-to-side or end-to-side fashion
ligating dividing stapler - used to ligate and divide blood vessels
TA-60 stapler - typically used to stable tissue that is transected
Which of the following is reshaped during a total hip arthoplasty? - acetabulum
An organization that regulates the production of biological sterilization test packs in-house is - AAMI: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation controls regulation of sterile processing
ANSI - American National Standards Institute: regulates healthcare and other standards
Rod-shaped bacteria are called - bacilli
Round, spherical-shaped bacteria are called - Cocci
Comma-shaped bacteria are called - Vibrio
Spiral-shaped bacteria are called - spirochetes
A type of passive transport when salt crystals dissolve in water is known as - diffusion
Phagocytosis - large particles are engulfed and digested by lysosomes within the cell
Endocytosis - a type of active transport in which molecules are engulfed and then carried to cell center
Osmosis - is when particles cross a permeable membrane such as a cell wall
Utilization of lasers in the operating room requires the use of - eye protection
HEPA filter mask - used to protect against airborne pathogens
During application of a Volar splint, the surgical technologist notices that the splint was not completely dried and has caused a pressure point on the patient. Which of the the following should be the surgical technologist's NEXT step? - Bring it to the surgeon's attention and assist in putting on a new splint
Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has begun should be counted by the - surgical technologist and the circulator
Which of the following spore-forming microorganisms are used as biological monitors for checking steam sterilization effectiveness for a load of instruments in a rigid container? - Bacillus sterothermophilus [Show Less]