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While assisting the surgeon in draping a patient the surgical technologist is told
that she has contaminated her gloves. Which of the following actions should the
technologist take?
A. Remove the contaminated drape, place a new drape, and re-glove.
B. Step away from the field and re-glove.
C. Place a new drape over the contaminated drape, and re-glove.
D. Break from field, scrub and re-glove. - ANSWER✔✔ B. Step away from the
field and re-glove.
The circulator has just poured sterile saline and sterile water onto the sterile field,
but the surgical technologist did not verify. When asked, the circulator stated what
the fluids were and that they were acceptable to use. Which of the following should
the surgical technologist do at this point?
A. Label the fluid at once.
B. Throw out the fluids and ask for replacements.
C. Proceed with the fluids based on the circulator's confirmation.
D. Break scrub and retrieve the correct fluids. - ANSWER✔✔ B. Throw out the
fluids and ask for replacements.
The OR needs to be set up for a spinal laminectomy, where the surgeon has asked
for a spinal positioner to arch the back in a prone position. Which of the following
positioners should be chosen?
,A. Mayfield headrest
B. MorphBoard positioning system
C. Wilson frame
D. Stulberg sliding bolster - ANSWER✔✔ C. Wilson frame
A surgical technologist (ST) is notified of a burn patient coming into the OR for a
debridement. The ST volunteers to assist in transporting the patient from the
patient's room to the OR with other non-direct health care providers. Before
entering the patient's room, the ST dons a gown, gloves, and mask to retrieve the
patient. Why is this the proper protocol?
A. The patient is under fire hazard precautions.
B. The patient is under isolation precautions.
C. The patient is under airborne precautions.
D. The patient is under droplet precautions. - ANSWER✔✔ B. The patient is under
isolation precautions.
When assembling instruments for sterilization, the surgical technologist should
place instruments on the stringer with
A. smaller instruments grouped together.
B. Babcock's in the locked position.
C. larger instruments grouped together.
D. clamps in the open position. - ANSWER✔✔ D. Clamps in the open position.
Which of the following areas of the surgical gown is considered sterile?
,A. The front of the gown from the neckline to the waist
B. The cuffs and sleeves of both arms up to the shoulders
C. The front of gown from the mid-chest to the waist
D. The back of the gown - ANSWER✔✔ C. The front of gown from the mid-chest
to the waist
The surgical team is setting up for an exploratory laparotomy. The circulator opens
the casket housing the laparotomy instruments and verifies its sterility. The
surgical technologist lifts the tray out of the casket and is holding it. At this time, it
is discovered that the bottom filter is missing. The surgical technologist should
give the tray back and
A. tear down the entire set up.
B. change gloves.
C. change mask, gown and gloves.
D. tear down the back table. - ANSWER✔✔ B. change gloves.
The surgeon has finished dissecting through all of the layers of the abdomen during
an abdominal hysterectomy. What retractor should the surgical technologist be
prepared to pass to the surgeon?
A. Richardson-Eastman
B. Alexander Farabeuf
C. Burford-Finochietto
D. O'Sullivan O'Connor - ANSWER✔✔ D. O'Sullivan O'Connor
Which of the following retractors will the surgical technologist need for an
emergent bring back case on a 450lb abdominal hysterectomy patient?
, A. Greenberg
B. O'Connor O'Sullivan
C. Bookwalter
D. Nathanson - ANSWER✔✔ C. Bookwalter
Which of the following instruments is used to extend the arteriotomy during a
carotid endarterectomy?
A. Potts-Smith
B. Jorgenson
C. Stevens tenotomy
D. Straight Mayo - ANSWER✔✔ A. Potts-Smith
When sterilizing an unwrapped, non-porous item with no lumen in an immediate
use sterilization unit, which of the following parameters must be met for
sterilization with gravity displacement steam? (Select the two (2) correct answers.)
A. 3-4 minute exposure time
B. 270o F
C. 10 minute exposure time
D. 132o F
E. 4 minute drying time - ANSWER✔✔ A. 3-4 minute exposure time, B. 270o F
In a sterilized package, a chemical indicator is used to
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