SURG TECH EXAM 1 HIGH-YIELD ASEPTIC
TECHNIQUE, INSTRUMENTS, AND PATIENT
SAFETY SUMMARY 2026
◉ What are two methods of drains?
Answer: active and passive
◉ what is a passive drain method?
Answer: Capillary action movement of liquid through a narrow
space, as in a penrose drain or via gravity, as in a urinary catheter
◉ what is active drain method?
Answer: Suction via manual, as in Hemovac drain, or Jackson-Pratt,
or external suction, as in Salem sump - a nasogastric tube
◉ What is a T-tube drain used for?
Answer: used in gallbladder surgery. placed in CBD to drain bile
◉ What is a pleur-evac drain used for?
Answer: removes air and fluid from the pleural space via one way
valve. suction to maintain negative pressure in the chest cavity,
which helps the lungs re-expand - water sealed drainage system
,◉ what is intro to wound care?
Answer: Sterile wound dressings are placed over the incision at the
close of surgery.
All dressings protect the wound from environmental contamination
◉ What is skin closure?
Answer: Small superficial wounds may be closed with steri-strips,
which are thin adhesive strips that hold the edges of a wound
together
(others include transparent adhesive patches and biological films)
◉ What is a pressure dressing?
Answer: apply gentle, firm pressure over a wound, and are used
most often over a skin graft
A stent dressing uses gauze or other material that is molded into a
thick pad that covers a graft site
◉ What is a nonadherent barrier?
Answer: Barrier protection dressings keep the wound moist and
protected
◉ What are examples of nonadherent barriers?
, Answer: adaptic, xeroform, nu guaze
◉ What are the different layers of dressing known as?
Answer: -inner
-intermediate
-outer
◉ What is the inner layer known as?
Answer: primary
◉ What are the inner layers of dressings purpose?
Answer: *lies against the wound to provide a barrier
*acts as a passageway for the wound secretion
*wicking action to help reduce infection
*must stay in contact with the wound surface for at least 48 hours
◉ What is the intermediate layer of dressing also called?
Answer: secondary
◉ What are the intermediate layers of dressing used for?
Answer: *an absorbent layer that holds the secretions passing
through the inner layer
TECHNIQUE, INSTRUMENTS, AND PATIENT
SAFETY SUMMARY 2026
◉ What are two methods of drains?
Answer: active and passive
◉ what is a passive drain method?
Answer: Capillary action movement of liquid through a narrow
space, as in a penrose drain or via gravity, as in a urinary catheter
◉ what is active drain method?
Answer: Suction via manual, as in Hemovac drain, or Jackson-Pratt,
or external suction, as in Salem sump - a nasogastric tube
◉ What is a T-tube drain used for?
Answer: used in gallbladder surgery. placed in CBD to drain bile
◉ What is a pleur-evac drain used for?
Answer: removes air and fluid from the pleural space via one way
valve. suction to maintain negative pressure in the chest cavity,
which helps the lungs re-expand - water sealed drainage system
,◉ what is intro to wound care?
Answer: Sterile wound dressings are placed over the incision at the
close of surgery.
All dressings protect the wound from environmental contamination
◉ What is skin closure?
Answer: Small superficial wounds may be closed with steri-strips,
which are thin adhesive strips that hold the edges of a wound
together
(others include transparent adhesive patches and biological films)
◉ What is a pressure dressing?
Answer: apply gentle, firm pressure over a wound, and are used
most often over a skin graft
A stent dressing uses gauze or other material that is molded into a
thick pad that covers a graft site
◉ What is a nonadherent barrier?
Answer: Barrier protection dressings keep the wound moist and
protected
◉ What are examples of nonadherent barriers?
, Answer: adaptic, xeroform, nu guaze
◉ What are the different layers of dressing known as?
Answer: -inner
-intermediate
-outer
◉ What is the inner layer known as?
Answer: primary
◉ What are the inner layers of dressings purpose?
Answer: *lies against the wound to provide a barrier
*acts as a passageway for the wound secretion
*wicking action to help reduce infection
*must stay in contact with the wound surface for at least 48 hours
◉ What is the intermediate layer of dressing also called?
Answer: secondary
◉ What are the intermediate layers of dressing used for?
Answer: *an absorbent layer that holds the secretions passing
through the inner layer
