Deck 1: Common Equipment and Supplies

Question 1

All of the following are types of stirrups except:

A) candy cane
B) boot
C) knee release
D) knee crutch

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A Doppler is used to assess ________ flow.

A) urine
B) coronary artery
C) blood
D) brain wave

Answer 2

C

Question 3

When placing a safety strap on a patient,it should be placed approximately ______ inches above the knees.

A) 2
B) 6
C) 1
D) 5

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following staff members should not apply the pneumatic tourniquet?

A) surgeon
B) physician assistant
C) registered nurse
D) surgical technologist

Question 5

In reference to electrosurgery units,ABC stands for:

A) aluminum beam coagulation
B) argon beam coagulation
C) argon beam cautery
D) aluminum beam cautery

Question 6

The maximum continuous time that a tourniquet should be left inflated on a leg is _______ minutes.

A) 30
B) 60
C) 90
D) 120

Question 7

The PACS system is used to archive which type of studies?

A) radiologic
B) laboratory values
C) EEG results
D) ECG tracings

Question 8

__________ is a gas that can be used to power equipment such as saws or drills.

A) Oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Argon

Question 9

Fire safety rules during the use of electrosurgery include all of the following except:

A) Allow all prep solutions to dry completely.
B) Water or saline must be available on the surgical field.
C) When not in use, the handpiece should be placed in a holder.
D) Saline bottles may be safely stored on top of the machine.

Question 10

During which of the following surgeries might a cell saver be used?

A) shoulder arthroscopy
B) bowel resection
C) splenectomy for a ruptured spleen
D) strangulated hernia repair

Question 11

Arms should NEVER be extended more than _______ degrees on an arm board.

A) 45
B) 65
C) 90
D) 120

Question 12

A Mayfield attachment is most likely used for which type of surgery?

A) total knee
B) craniotomy
C) total tip
D) endoscopic AAA repair

Question 13

Ultrasonic cleaners use ___________ to remove debris from instruments.

A) cavitation
B) steam
C) ethylene oxide
D) Cidex

Question 14

____________ is an anesthetic gas.

A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Nitrous oxide
D) Argon

Question 15

Which of the following types of electrosurgery unit does not require the use of a grounding pad?

A) monopolar
B) argon beam
C) bipolar
D) electrosurgical pencil

Question 16

Hyperextension of the arm can cause damage to the:

A) peroneal nerve
B) popliteal nerve
C) brachial plexus
D) chordae tendineae

Question 17

If a tourniquet needs to stay inflated longer than the recommended time during the surgical procedure,it should be deflated for _______ minutes and then re-inflated.

A) 5
B) 20
C) 25
D) 10

Question 18

An Optigard protector is used when the patient is prone to protect the _______.

A) fingers
B) hands
C) toes
D) eyes

Question 19

Which of the following would most likely be used to position a patient who is undergoing surgery on the lower back?

A) Jackson table
B) candy cane stirrups
C) fracture table
D) knee crutch stirrups

Question 20

A horseshoe or Shea may be used to position the patient's _______.

A) head
B) arm
C) foot
D) shoulders

Question 21

A green gas cylinder most likely contains _________________________.

Question 22

Another name for the ring stand is a _____________________ stand.

Question 23

Another name for candy cane stirrups is _______________________ stirrups.

Question 24

When using monopolar cautery,make sure all jewelry is removed from the patient prior to surgery.

Question 25

If a patient receives a burn and the ESU is suspected to have caused it,throw away all disposable parts.

Question 26

Do not place a grounding pad over a _____________________ prominence.

Question 27

What are two important things to do prior to applying a tourniquet cuff?

Question 28

A tourniquet on an upper extremity can remain inflated for up to __________________ minutes.

Question 29

The oxygen regulator is missing from the wall and you are unable to find one.Another staff member hands you the yellow one marked "medical air" and says,"Just use this,it will be fine." Why is this not acceptable practice?

Question 30

What is the main reason SCDs are ordered for a patient?

Question 31

When using an orthopedic table,traction to the affected leg should be directed or applied by the _______________________________.

Question 32

Removing the patient from stirrups requires two people to lower the legs slowly at the same time.What are the two main reasons why?

Question 33

Another name for the back table is the ____________________ table.

Question 34

Extra-large Mayo stands are used most commonly for neurosurgical and orthopedic cases.

Question 35

A good area to place the grounding pad is over the elbow.

Question 36

Part of the body of the operating room table,a ______________________ _____________________ is used to elevate the flank area for better exposure during renal procedures.

Question 37

__________________________ ___________________________ help avoid pressure on the axillary nerves and blood vessels during lateral positioning.

Question 38

What are the two main precautions regarding the perineal post on the orthopedic table?

Question 39

___________________ ______________________ is used to insufflate the abdomen during laparoscopic surgery.

Question 40

The nozzle of the smoke evacuation system must be within ________________ inches of the surgical site to be effective.

Question 41

A cell saver is used when minimal blood loss is expected.

Question 42

Autotransfusion may be used if the patient has a known infection.

Question 43

Nitrogen is most likely stored in a blue cylinder.

Question 44

Tourniquets should be applied only by __________________________ personnel.

Question 45

Allow all prep solutions to dry completely before using the electrosurgical unit.

Question 46

When dealing with medical gases,do not rely solely on the cylinder color; read the label on the cylinder carefully.

Question 47

An Andrews frame may be used to position a patient for surgery on the lumbar spine.

Question 48

___________________________ is the reinfusion of the patient's own blood or blood products.

Question 49

When placing the patient in stirrups,both legs must be lifted slowly at the same
time by one person.

Question 50

Argon beam coagulation uses a combination of argon gas and monopolar electrosurgery to coagulate tissue.

Question 51

Bipolar cauterization requires the use of a grounding pad on the patient.

Question 52

Store medical gas cylinders securely in an upright position.

Question 53

Chest rolls are used when placing the patient in a __________________________ position.

Question 54

The maximum continuous time a tourniquet may remain inflated on a lower extremity is 180 minutes.

Question 55

A ____________________________ assesses blood flow through a blood vessel before,during,and after surgery.