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Instrumentation that was used on a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
should be _____.
a. reused.
b. destroyed.
c. None of these are correct.
d. soaked in glutaraldehyde. - ANS ✓b. destroyed.
Which of the following items should NEVER be used to seal packages?
a. Autoclave tape
b. Self-adhesive seals
c. Paper clips
d. Heat seals - ANS ✓c. Paper clips
Which of the following statements best describes the use of peel packs?
a. Made from woven material
b. Reusable
c. Disposable after use
d. Used for large items - ANS ✓c. Disposable after use
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Which of the following statements best describes the storage of
endoscopes?
a. All angulation locks are placed in the free position.
b. Remove all valves and removable parts from the scope.
c. Store in well-ventilated cabinet.
d. All of the above - ANS ✓d. All of the above
Sterile items should be stored _____.
a. 3 to 5 inches above the floor and no closer than 3 to 5 inches from the
ceiling.
b. Less than 1 inch above the floor and no closer than 1 inch from the
ceiling.
c. 8 to 10 inches above the floor and no closer than 8 to 10 inches from the
ceiling.
d. 2 inches above the floor and no closer than 2 inches from the ceiling. -
ANS ✓c. 8 to 10 inches above the floor and no closer than 8 to 10 inches from the
ceiling.
Which of the following items should be placed on a rigid container prior to
sterilization?
a. Autoclave tape
b. Print out of times container has been sterilized
c. Plastic locks
d. None of the above - ANS ✓c. Plastic locks
Which statement best describes the purpose of the chemical indicators?
a. Indicates the item was packaged correctly.
b. Indicates the sterilizer number.
c. Indicates the items processed was exposed to the sterilization process.
d. Indicates the date the item was sterilized. - ANS ✓c. Indicates the items
processed was exposed to the sterilization process.
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Which of the following instruments is the surgeon most likely to grasp the
fallopian tube during an oophorectomy?
a. Kocher clamp
b. Babcock tissue forceps
c. Lahey traction forceps
d. Kelly clamp - ANS ✓b. Babcock tissue forceps
James, the student surgical technologist, is scrubbed on exploratory
laparotomy. He has just passed the surgeon irrigation. What should James
have in his hand?
a. Poole suction tip
b. Frazier-Ferguson suction tip
c. Crile clamp
d. Needle holder - ANS ✓a. Poole suction tip
The surgeon has just asked for two curved Crile clamps in a row. Which of
the following instruments is the surgeon most likely to want next?
a. Allis clamp
b. Curved Metzenbaum scissors
c. Stevens tenotomy scissors
d. Straight Mayo scissors - ANS ✓b. Curved Metzenbaum scissors
Which of the following clamps would be used to grasp fascial edges to assist
with closing?
a. Kocher clamp
b. Crile clamp
c. Babcock
d. Lahey traction forceps - ANS ✓a. Kocher clamp
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What is the name of the instrument that is often used with a folded raytec
on the end of it?
a. Allen
b. Foerster
c. Lovelace
d. Pennington - ANS ✓b. Foerster
Which of the following towel clamps is used to secure the suction tubing to
the drapes?
a. Backhaus
b. Lorna
c. Peers
d. Both Peers and Lorna - ANS ✓d. Both Peers and Lorna
The surgeon has asked for some forceps to assist with the placement of
steri-strips. Which of the following forceps will the surgeon want?
a. Russian
b. Singley
c. Smooth Adson
d. DeBakey - ANS ✓c. Smooth Adson
Bobby, the student surgical technologist, is scrubbed on bowel resection. He
just handed the surgeon a 3-0 free tie. What should Bobby have ready to
pass to the assistant?
a. Straight Mayo scissors
b. Curved Metzenbaum scissors
c. None of the above
d. Crile clamp - ANS ✓a. Straight Mayo scissors
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