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PRC TEST #1 REVIEWQUESTIONS &
ANSWERS RATED
100% CORRECT!!
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Evatee 9/20/24 PRC
,PRC TEST #1 REVIEW QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT!!
Who is sterile? Answer - PA (or 1st assist), scrub tech, surgeon
Who is unsterile? Answer - You (rep), circ. nurse, anesthesiologist, x-ray tech
What is the role of the circulator? Answer - To pass instruments from sterile to
unsterile using aseptic technique
How far away should you be from the sterile field? Answer - 18"
What do you wear in an unrestricted area? Answer - Street clothes
What PPE do you wear in a semi-unrestricted area? Answer - Everything but a
mask (scrubs, shoe covers, cap)
What PPE do you wear in a restricted area? Answer - Scrubs, shoe covers, cap,
mask (and sometimes eye protection)
What is the whiteboard used for? Answer - To find out where your cases are
What information is on the whiteboard? Answer - Surgeon, OR room #, type of
surgery, anesthesiologist, patient name, time of case, circ. nurse, scrub tech,
device company. *Use this as a selling tool
, What's called during a time out? Answer - Patient's name, DOB, allergies,
medicines, type of surgery
What's the purpose of a time out? Answer - To minimize errors in the OR
Never walk between 2 sterile fields Answer - But sometimes it happens
4 jobs of the rep: Answer - Patient advocate, technical resource, inventory
management, make the scrub tech look like a rockstar
What is asepsis? Answer - Complete absence of disease-causing
microorganisms)
What is the purpose of aseptic technique? Answer - To maintain a sterile
environment by preventing contamination from microorganisms
What does sterile mean? Answer - Free of all life forms
Best practice for decreasing contamination: Answer - Washing your hands
Colors of sterility: Answer - Blue, green, white, or clear
What's the unsterile area of a surgeon/scrubbed person? Answer - Little bit
above the chest and up, and table line-down
Main people/departments to know in a hospital: Answer - Materials manager,
SPD, OR/ortho coordinator, scrub tech
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