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Predictor 2 SURG 296A American Career College-Los Angeles |
UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers

Question:
True

Answer:
The surgical technologist (ST) and circulating nurse verify a drugs name, strength,
expiration, and amount together, then the ST labels the sterile container that will receive
the medication and states the drug name and strength aloud to the surgeon as it is being
passed


Question:
False

Answer:
Suture gauge can range from #5 (being the smallest) to 11-0 (being the heaviest)
diameter


Question:
True

Answer:
A surgeon's choice of suture is based on the surgeon's training, the condition of the
patient, the type of wound, and the condition surrounding the surgical intervention.


Question:
False

Answer:
Avitene, Gelfoam, and Surgicel are examples of mechanical methods of hemostasis


Question:
False

Answer:
The relative humidity in an ethylene oxide sterilizer should be below 30% to aid in the
penetration of the has through bacterial spores protective coating

,Question:
False

Answer:
Drugs used for prophylaxis relive pain or other symptoms of a disease process


Question:
True

Answer:
Performing the surgical scrub without a brush or sponge is acceptable


Question:
False

Answer:
Antibiotics and the anticoagulant heparin are frequently diluted with normal saline to
achieve a more powerful dosage than the original


Question:
True

Answer:
The tensile strength of suture material should equal the tensile strength of the tissue into
which the suture is placed


Question:
False

Answer:
A Luer-Slip tip secures hypodermic needles to the barrel better than a Luer-Lok syringe
tip


Question:
False

Answer:
One-layer dressings are used on large draining wounds to facilitate frequent dressing
changes

, Question:
False

Answer:
Monofilament sutures with memory, such as chromic gut and nylon, should be stretched
tightly to remove all kinks in the strand before being handed to the surgeon


Question:
True

Answer:
A patient taking a medication for a long period may experience tolerance, resulting in the
need to increase the dosage to achieve the same benefit as before


Question:
False

Answer:
Gravity displacement steam sterilizer cycles are much shorter than prevacuum cycles


Question:
False

Answer:
Penrose drain are active drains that are connected to a reservoir called a J-P bulb or
"grenade"


Question:
one-third distance from the swaged end of the needle

Answer:
When placing a swaged needle onto a needle holder, the needle should be clamped


Question:
Flexible bronchoscope

Answer:
Which endoscope is used for the removal of foreign bodies from the airway of a pediatric
patient?

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