OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL ASSISTANT
REVIEW SHEET FULL SOLUTION ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED RESPONSES
ALREADY PASSED
⩥ What is the name or role of the person in the operating room who
coordinates the room activities, interfaces with the patient, and provides
support and supplies to the scrubbed personnel?
Answer: The circulator
⩥ Who is responsible for the preservation of asepsis or sterility measures
in the operating room?
Answer: The entire operating team should monitor and report any type
of potential break in sterility so that corrective action can be initiated
⩥ What type of surgical gloves should be used for ophthalmic surgery?
Answer: Powderless or talc-free
⩥ What are 2 basic methods of gloving?
Answer: Open and closed
⩥ Why are the hands elevated above the elbow after scrubbing?
,Answer: To keep the water from running down the arm and
contaminating scrubbed areas
⩥ What are the 2 scrub methods?
Answer: Anatomical and timed
⩥ The edge of any container that holds sterile supplies is considered _
Answer: Unsterile
⩥ Which scrub technique utilizes numbered brush strokes per designated
area?
Answer: Anatomic
⩥ How many sides are indicated when scrubbing the fingers, hands, and
arms?
Answer: Four: Top, bottom, right, and left side
⩥ If using the timed method when scrubbing, how much time is given to
each hand and arm?
Answer: 5 minutes per hand and arm
⩥ What part of the surgical gown is considered sterile?
, Answer: Front of the gown from the chest to the level of the sterile field
and the sleeves 2 inches above the elbow and down to the cuff
⩥ What is considered surgical attire?
Answer: Scrub suit, head covering, masks, and shoe covers
⩥ Where is the sterile zone confined?
Answer: Table top and waist level
⩥ What tray consists of antiseptic, irrigation solutions, gauze,
applicators, and a syringe bulb?
Answer: Prep tray
⩥ How is the aseptic skin and eye preparation performed prior to ocular
surgery?
Answer: Circular motion starting in the center and working outward
⩥ What is the proper technique to remove gowns and gloves at the end
of a case?
Answer: The gown is removed before the gloves, by pulling downward
from the shoulders with the sleeves turning inside-out as the gown and
gloves are pulled off
REVIEW SHEET FULL SOLUTION ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED RESPONSES
ALREADY PASSED
⩥ What is the name or role of the person in the operating room who
coordinates the room activities, interfaces with the patient, and provides
support and supplies to the scrubbed personnel?
Answer: The circulator
⩥ Who is responsible for the preservation of asepsis or sterility measures
in the operating room?
Answer: The entire operating team should monitor and report any type
of potential break in sterility so that corrective action can be initiated
⩥ What type of surgical gloves should be used for ophthalmic surgery?
Answer: Powderless or talc-free
⩥ What are 2 basic methods of gloving?
Answer: Open and closed
⩥ Why are the hands elevated above the elbow after scrubbing?
,Answer: To keep the water from running down the arm and
contaminating scrubbed areas
⩥ What are the 2 scrub methods?
Answer: Anatomical and timed
⩥ The edge of any container that holds sterile supplies is considered _
Answer: Unsterile
⩥ Which scrub technique utilizes numbered brush strokes per designated
area?
Answer: Anatomic
⩥ How many sides are indicated when scrubbing the fingers, hands, and
arms?
Answer: Four: Top, bottom, right, and left side
⩥ If using the timed method when scrubbing, how much time is given to
each hand and arm?
Answer: 5 minutes per hand and arm
⩥ What part of the surgical gown is considered sterile?
, Answer: Front of the gown from the chest to the level of the sterile field
and the sleeves 2 inches above the elbow and down to the cuff
⩥ What is considered surgical attire?
Answer: Scrub suit, head covering, masks, and shoe covers
⩥ Where is the sterile zone confined?
Answer: Table top and waist level
⩥ What tray consists of antiseptic, irrigation solutions, gauze,
applicators, and a syringe bulb?
Answer: Prep tray
⩥ How is the aseptic skin and eye preparation performed prior to ocular
surgery?
Answer: Circular motion starting in the center and working outward
⩥ What is the proper technique to remove gowns and gloves at the end
of a case?
Answer: The gown is removed before the gloves, by pulling downward
from the shoulders with the sleeves turning inside-out as the gown and
gloves are pulled off
