Deck 4: Medication Administration

Question 1

When recapping a needle you should

A)throw the needle into the trash.
B)use the two-handed method.
C)use the one-handed method.
D)hand the uncapped needle to the circulator.

Answer 1

use the one-handed method.

Question 2

When handling medications in the surgical department,which one of the following statements does not apply?

A)Both the scrub person and the circulator must follow aseptic technique.
B)Multidose vials may be recapped aseptically and dated to enable the remaining portions to be used at a later time.
C)Medications in a powder form must be reconstituted by the circulator before delivery to the sterile field.
D)When the circulator is delivering solutions to the sterile field, the scrub person should hold the receiving container away from the sterile table.

Answer 2

Multidose vials may be recapped aseptically and dated to enable the remaining portions to be used at a later time.

Question 3

Why should the scrubbed surgical technologist repeat the medication label information aloud?

A)To ensure that he or she can read
B)So that he or she can be heard
C)To confirm the correct drug
D)So that the surgical team will know

Answer 3

To confirm the correct drug

Question 4

Who is responsible for passing a medication to the surgeon for administration during the surgical procedure?

A)Anesthesiologist
B)Scrubbed surgical technologist
C)Circulating nurse
D)Another scrubbed surgeon

Question 5

Improper or inadequate labeling of medications may be considered which one of the following?

A)Malpractice
B)Tort
C)Materia medica
D)Negligence

Question 6

Before medications are delivered into the sterile field,they must be identified by

A)scrub person and circulator.
B)two scrub personnel.
C)physician and circulator.
D)nurse anesthetist and circulator.

Question 7

What is the first action that should be taken by the scrubbed surgical technologist when withdrawing medication from an inverted vial held by the circulator?

A)Puncture the rubber stopper.
B)Remove the rubber stopper.
C)Remove the syringe plunger.
D)Draw air into the syringe.

Question 8

Which member of the surgical team must document the medications that are used at the surgical field?

A)Surgeon
B)Circulator
C)Surgical first assistant
D)Surgical technologist in the scrub role

Question 9

When changing shifts,the incoming surgical technologist notices one of the medications on the sterile field is not accurately labeled.What should he or she do?

A)Discard the medication and ask the circulator for a new dose.
B)Ask the scrub person to label the medication before leaving.
C)Ask the circulator to show him or her the empty vial and then label it properly.
D)Ask the surgeon what to do.

Question 10

A 30-gauge hypodermic needle is larger in diameter than an 18-gauge needle.

Question 11

The scrub person may receive medications into the sterile field in all of the following ways except

A)circulator places the bottle on the corner of the back table.
B)circulator pours the medication into a sterile container.
C)scrub person draws up the medication from the bottle held by the circulator.
D)all of the above are correct.

Question 12

A recapped bottle of sterile saline is considered

A)sterile.
B)unsterile.
C)expired.
D)none of these.

Question 13

Which statement does not apply to the required steps for proper medication identification?

A)Read the label on the container.
B)Check the integrity of the container.
C)Check the expiration date.
D)Show the label to the surgeon.

Question 14

The most common type of syringe used in surgery is the

A)plain tip.
B)Luer-loc.
C)tuberculin.
D)insulin.

Question 15

Medication labels must contain all of the following information except

A)generic and trade names.
B)contraindications.
C)strength of medications.
D)amount of medication.

Question 16

The five rights of medication administration include all of the following except

A)right drug.
B)right dose.
C)right patient.
D)right physician.
E)right time.

Question 17

All of the following must be read aloud when identifying a drug except

A)drug name.
B)manufacturer.
C)strength.
D)expiration date.

Question 18

Which of these is not one of the "five rights" but is crucial in medication administration?

A)Right documentation
B)Right patient
C)Right route
D)Right time

Question 19

Which of the following steps does not apply once a medication error has occurred?

A)Notify the surgeon immediately.
B)Notify the unit supervisor.
C)Follow institutional policy.
D)An incident report is not required.

Question 20

All of the following are acceptable to store medication in on the sterile table,except

A)pitchers.
B)opened ampules.
C)medicine cups.
D)basins.

Question 21

What is the length of a spinal needle?

A)1 inches
B)inches
C)3 inches
D)None of these

Question 22

List the five rights of medication administration.

Question 23

Match the following terms with the correct definitions.
Transmission of microorganisms to a sterile field or item

A)Asepsis
B)Carpule
C)Contamination
D)Diluent
E)Reconstitute

Question 24

Match the following terms with the correct definitions.
Glass tube containing a medication

A)Asepsis
B)Carpule
C)Contamination
D)Diluent
E)Reconstitute

Question 25

Match the following terms with the correct definitions.
Liquid such as saline or water used to reduce the concentration of an agent

A)Asepsis
B)Carpule
C)Contamination
D)Diluent
E)Reconstitute

Question 26

All of the following are basic parts of a syringe,except

A)hub.
B)barrel.
C)plunger.
D)tip.

Question 27

Match the following terms with the correct definitions.
Turning a solid medication into a liquid by adding water or saline

A)Asepsis
B)Carpule
C)Contamination
D)Diluent
E)Reconstitute

Question 28

A surgeon requests the use of an embolectomy catheter that has a 3mL balloon.Which of these syringes is the BEST choice for inflating this balloon?

A)1 mL TB syringe
B)5 mL syringe
C)10 cc syringe
D)A Tubex syringe

Question 29

Match the following terms with the correct definitions.
Without infection

A)Asepsis
B)Carpule
C)Contamination
D)Diluent
E)Reconstitute

Question 30

Which of the following hypodermic needles has the smaller lumen?

A)18-gauge
B)21-gauge
C)25-gauge
D)27-gauge