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Your score is 85%
251 Lecture 91%
Anatomy & Physiology 95%
AST Practice Exams 100%
AST Term 1 100%
Critical Thinking 100%
Equipment, Sterilization, and Maintenance 100%
General Surgery 83%
Handling Supplies & Medication 100%
Instrumentation 100%
Intra-Operative Procedures 60%
Microbiology 100%
Microbiology & Infection Control 100%
Obstetrics and Gynecological Surgery 80%
Pharmacology & Anesthesia 100%
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Physics, Biomedical Sciences & Technology 0%
Pre-Operative Procedures 100 %
Professional Aspects 0%
ST for ST C2 100 %
The Surgical Patient 100 %
You've completed the exam. You scored 127.00 out of 150.00 points.
Passed
1. When positioning a patient for lithotomy, care should be taken
to avoid injury of the peroneal nerve, which can cause injury to the
Scored 0 of 1 point
A. ankle.
B. elbow.
C. foot.
Your answer
D. hip.
EXPLANATIONS:
1. The peroneal nerve is located in the hip.
1. The peroneal nerve is not located near the ankle.
1. The foot is not the location of the injury but may be the cause of the injury.
1. The peroneal nerve is not located near the elbow.
REFERENCE(S):
Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist: A Positive Care Approach, 2017, 5th Ed:
pg. 324
Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice, 2018, 7th Edition, Joanna Kotcher Fuller: pg.
365
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2. When wrapping individual instruments, what is the MOST
important sterilization principle?
Scored 1 of 1 point
A. having an indicator with the instrument
Your answer
B. using an absorbent towel with the instrument
C. using any size wrapper with the instrument
D. placing a plastic wrap over the instrument
EXPLANATIONS:
1. An indicator is important to validate that the contents were exposed to a specific
temperature, humidity, and sterilant during the sterilization process.
1. An absorbent towel is not necessary for all instrument sterilization processes.
1. A plastic wrap will prevent sterilization and is used as packaging.
1. It is important to ensure instruments are placed in the correctly sized wrapper to prevent
tearing and insufficient saturation.
REFERENCE(S):
Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery, 2019, 16th Edition, Jane C. Rothrock: pg. 73
Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist: A Positive Care Approach, 2017, 5th Ed:
pg. 151-156
3. The environmental cleaning principle of decontamination is
best defined as a process that
Scored 1 of 1 point
A. confines contamination to one area.
B. requires prompt cleanup.
C. kills most infectious agents.
D. removes infectious agents.
Your answer
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4. Dr. Smith's preference card calls for a blunt trocar and
dissection down to the peritoneum for his laparoscopic approach.
Which piece of equipment will not be used in this procedure?
Scored 1 of 1 point
A. Insufflation tubing
B. Veress needle
Your answer
C. 10- mm trocar
D. 5-mm trocar
5. What abdominal muscle is retracted laterally during a
paramedian incision?
Scored 1 of 1 point
A. rectus abdominis
Your answer
B. latissimus dorsi
C. transverse abdominis
D. internal obliques
6. Which of the following antiseptics could stain the skin?
Scored 1 of 1 point
A. chlorhexidine gluconate
B. hexachlorophene
C. iodine
Your answer
D. isopropyl alcohol
Logged in as "Performance” Log out
Your score is 85%
251 Lecture 91%
Anatomy & Physiology 95%
AST Practice Exams 100%
AST Term 1 100%
Critical Thinking 100%
Equipment, Sterilization, and Maintenance 100%
General Surgery 83%
Handling Supplies & Medication 100%
Instrumentation 100%
Intra-Operative Procedures 60%
Microbiology 100%
Microbiology & Infection Control 100%
Obstetrics and Gynecological Surgery 80%
Pharmacology & Anesthesia 100%
, lOMoAR cPSD| 66549320
Physics, Biomedical Sciences & Technology 0%
Pre-Operative Procedures 100 %
Professional Aspects 0%
ST for ST C2 100 %
The Surgical Patient 100 %
You've completed the exam. You scored 127.00 out of 150.00 points.
Passed
1. When positioning a patient for lithotomy, care should be taken
to avoid injury of the peroneal nerve, which can cause injury to the
Scored 0 of 1 point
A. ankle.
B. elbow.
C. foot.
Your answer
D. hip.
EXPLANATIONS:
1. The peroneal nerve is located in the hip.
1. The peroneal nerve is not located near the ankle.
1. The foot is not the location of the injury but may be the cause of the injury.
1. The peroneal nerve is not located near the elbow.
REFERENCE(S):
Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist: A Positive Care Approach, 2017, 5th Ed:
pg. 324
Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice, 2018, 7th Edition, Joanna Kotcher Fuller: pg.
365
, lOMoAR cPSD| 66549320
2. When wrapping individual instruments, what is the MOST
important sterilization principle?
Scored 1 of 1 point
A. having an indicator with the instrument
Your answer
B. using an absorbent towel with the instrument
C. using any size wrapper with the instrument
D. placing a plastic wrap over the instrument
EXPLANATIONS:
1. An indicator is important to validate that the contents were exposed to a specific
temperature, humidity, and sterilant during the sterilization process.
1. An absorbent towel is not necessary for all instrument sterilization processes.
1. A plastic wrap will prevent sterilization and is used as packaging.
1. It is important to ensure instruments are placed in the correctly sized wrapper to prevent
tearing and insufficient saturation.
REFERENCE(S):
Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery, 2019, 16th Edition, Jane C. Rothrock: pg. 73
Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist: A Positive Care Approach, 2017, 5th Ed:
pg. 151-156
3. The environmental cleaning principle of decontamination is
best defined as a process that
Scored 1 of 1 point
A. confines contamination to one area.
B. requires prompt cleanup.
C. kills most infectious agents.
D. removes infectious agents.
Your answer
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4. Dr. Smith's preference card calls for a blunt trocar and
dissection down to the peritoneum for his laparoscopic approach.
Which piece of equipment will not be used in this procedure?
Scored 1 of 1 point
A. Insufflation tubing
B. Veress needle
Your answer
C. 10- mm trocar
D. 5-mm trocar
5. What abdominal muscle is retracted laterally during a
paramedian incision?
Scored 1 of 1 point
A. rectus abdominis
Your answer
B. latissimus dorsi
C. transverse abdominis
D. internal obliques
6. Which of the following antiseptics could stain the skin?
Scored 1 of 1 point
A. chlorhexidine gluconate
B. hexachlorophene
C. iodine
Your answer
D. isopropyl alcohol
