Question 1
Sterile tables are considered sterile:
A. Two inches below table height
B. One inch below table height
C. Half inch below table height
D. At table height only
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 2
What is the largest muscle group of the back?
A. Splenius
B. Erector spinae
C. Transversospinales
D. Scalene
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 3
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,What is the process in which instruments are cleaned and processed through chemical or
mechanical means to make them safe to handling?
A. Cleaning
B. Decontamination
C. Disinfection
D. reprocessing
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 4
Which of the following tasks is performed during the post-operative phase of surgical case
management?
A. Cut suture materials
B. Monitor irrigation use
C. Perform a hand wash
D. Transfer patient to operating room table
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 5
Which of the following medications increase IOP and ICP?
A. Sufentanil citrate
B. Morphine sulfate
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,C. Pentothal sodium
D. Ketamine hydrochloride
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 6
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to label drugs on the sterile field?
A. Use preprinted drug labels.
B. The nurse writes down the drug information
C. The information is written in on the back table
D. The drugs are already appropriately labeled.
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 7
A minimum of how many people should be used to assist in the transfer of a mobile
patient to the operating room table?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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, Question 8
Hesselbach's triangle is bounded by the inguinal ligament, the inferior epigastric vessels,
and the:
A. Rectus abdominis muscle
B. Latissimus dorsi muscle
C. External oblique muscle
D. Inguinal ring
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 9
To prevent needle injury when passing multiple sutures in a rapid sequence, which of the
following basic guidelines should be followed?
A. Pre-load sutures on the Mayo stand to prevent a delay in the surgical intervention.
B. Remove the entire suture from the package and readjust the needle.
C. Pass sutures on an exchange basis and have another loaded immediately.
D. Discard suture packages in a kick bucket once it is passed onto the field.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
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Sterile tables are considered sterile:
A. Two inches below table height
B. One inch below table height
C. Half inch below table height
D. At table height only
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 2
What is the largest muscle group of the back?
A. Splenius
B. Erector spinae
C. Transversospinales
D. Scalene
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 3
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,What is the process in which instruments are cleaned and processed through chemical or
mechanical means to make them safe to handling?
A. Cleaning
B. Decontamination
C. Disinfection
D. reprocessing
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 4
Which of the following tasks is performed during the post-operative phase of surgical case
management?
A. Cut suture materials
B. Monitor irrigation use
C. Perform a hand wash
D. Transfer patient to operating room table
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 5
Which of the following medications increase IOP and ICP?
A. Sufentanil citrate
B. Morphine sulfate
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,C. Pentothal sodium
D. Ketamine hydrochloride
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 6
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to label drugs on the sterile field?
A. Use preprinted drug labels.
B. The nurse writes down the drug information
C. The information is written in on the back table
D. The drugs are already appropriately labeled.
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 7
A minimum of how many people should be used to assist in the transfer of a mobile
patient to the operating room table?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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, Question 8
Hesselbach's triangle is bounded by the inguinal ligament, the inferior epigastric vessels,
and the:
A. Rectus abdominis muscle
B. Latissimus dorsi muscle
C. External oblique muscle
D. Inguinal ring
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 9
To prevent needle injury when passing multiple sutures in a rapid sequence, which of the
following basic guidelines should be followed?
A. Pre-load sutures on the Mayo stand to prevent a delay in the surgical intervention.
B. Remove the entire suture from the package and readjust the needle.
C. Pass sutures on an exchange basis and have another loaded immediately.
D. Discard suture packages in a kick bucket once it is passed onto the field.
CORRECT ANSWER
C
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