Deck 4: The Perioperative Patient Care Team and Professional Credentialing

Question 1

The role of a first assistant includes:

A) maintaining visibility of the surgical site.
B) maintaining membership in the local hospital.
C) organization of the back table and Mayo stand.
D) certification by a specialty surgical board.

Answer 1

A
A first assistant helps maintain visibility of the surgical site,controls bleeding,closes wounds,and applies dressings and also assists with other surgical duties at the sterile field.

Question 2

Why does credentialing exist?

A) To create revenue for the nursing profession
B) To maintain quality of the personnel's education and performance
C) To encourage professionals to further their education
D) To remain competitive with the medical profession

Answer 2

B
Credentialing exists to establish quality,identity,protection,and control for the competency-based education and performance of professional and allied technical health care personnel.

Question 3

What is the scrub person's responsibility?

A) Establish and maintain the sterile field.
B) Assist anesthesia providers with patient positioning.
C) Complete procedure documentation and specimen requisitions.
D) Maintain communication with waiting patient family members.

Answer 3

A
The scrub person must remain sterile and establishes and maintains the safety,integrity,and efficiency of the sterile field throughout the procedure.

Question 4

Licensure implies:

A) a well-trained individual.
B) an enthusiastic employee.
C) a certain amount of appropriate independence in actions.
D) graduation from an accredited program.

Question 5

Which is a member of the nonsterile perioperative team?

A) Surgeon
B) Circulating nurse
C) Scrub person
D) First assistant

Question 6

Which member of the sterile team provides exposure and hemostasis during a surgical procedure?

A) Anesthesia provider
B) Circulating nurse
C) Sales representative
D) Surgical assistant

Question 7

The ____ works to promote the best interests of the patient every single minute.

A) perianesthesia team
B) perioperative team
C) scrub person
D) anesthesiologist

Question 8

The circulating nurse's role as the patient's ____________________ and ____________________ is critical and extends throughout the entire perioperative environment.

Question 9

The sterile team may include a perianesthesia nurse.

Question 10

An anesthesia assistant is a master's-prepared physician nonnurse anesthetist who administers anesthesia.

Question 11

Directing the activities of all learners is the role of the:

A) surgeon.
B) first assistant.
C) anesthesiologist.
D) circulating nurse.

Question 12

The scrub person:

A) does not participate in the surgical "time out."
B) is a member of the nonsterile team.
C) provides hemostasis of the surgical wound.
D) may be a nurse or surgical technologist.

Question 13

A perioperative nurse may initially obtain a CNOR certification:

A) after being in clinical preoperative practice for 1 year.
B) after working 5 years in the intensive care unit setting.
C) once he or she has passed a national exam set forth by CCI.
D) after reading five AORN journal articles and precepting five new perioperative employees.

Question 14

Which is a member of the sterile perioperative team?

A) Scrub person
B) Anesthesia provider
C) Circulating nurse
D) Radiograph technician