Medication in the OR Test Questions and
Answers
When should a medication label be applied to the container on the sterile field?
A. Immediately before it is transferred to a syringe
B. Before the patient enters the operating room
C. Immediately after receiving the medication
D. Immediately before the medication is transferred - ANSC. Immediately after receiving the
medication
What information can be obtained from a culture and sensitivity test?
A. What the infective bacteria is
B. What antibiotic is effective to treat the bacteria
C. If the bacteria is gram positive
D. Both A and B - ANSD. Both A and B
What condition can a diuretic cause?
A. Glaucoma
B. Urinary retention
C. Anemia
D. Hypokalemia - ANSD. Hypokalemia
What color will a gram negative bacteria stain?
A. Pink
B. Purple
C. Brown
D. It doesn't hold stain - ANSA. Pink
The RN overfilled the pitcher on the back table and irrigation fluid has spilled onto the table
cover. What should the CST do?
A. Suck up the fluid with an asepto
B. Tear down and begin a new set up
C. Cover the wet area with a blue towel
D. Nothing, the table cover is impervious - ANSC. Cover the wet area with a blue towel
Which of the following medications would be used to perform an intraoperative cholangiogram?
A. Lugol's solution
B. Isovue
C. Lymphazurin
D. Barium - ANSB. Isovue
, What is the final way a patient is identified prior to the start of a surgical procedure?
A. Anesthesia provider checks identification on bracelet prior to inducing anesthesia
B. Patient registers at the hospital front desk
C. Time out
D. Patient states their name when entering OR - ANSC. Time out
What is bone wax used for?
A. To assist with cement hardening
B. To make a mold of a bone
C. To control bone bleeding
D. To replace damaged bone - ANSC. To control bone bleeding
Which of the following medications used for coagulation cannot be injected intravenously?
A. Thrombin
B. Surgiflo
C. NuKnit
D. All of the above - ANSD. All of the above
Who is responsible for identifying drugs passed to the sterile field?
A. CST
B. Surgeon
C. RN
D. Both A and C - ANSD. Both A and C
What gauge needle is usually used to withdraw medication from a vial?
A. 27
B. 18
C. 2
D. 30 - ANSB. 18
When the RN is dispensing a medication via syringe into the CST's med cup how close can
he/she get to the cup before it is considered a violation of the sterile field?
A. 6 inches
B. 3 inches
C. 12 inches
D. 8 inches - ANSA. 6 inches
How would KY jelly be transferred to the sterile field?
A. RN will squeeze it into a designated spot of the field
B. The back end of the tube is cut with sterile scissors and contents evacuated
C. RN will wear sterile gloves
D. A decanter is used - ANSA. RN will squeeze it into a designated spot of the field
Answers
When should a medication label be applied to the container on the sterile field?
A. Immediately before it is transferred to a syringe
B. Before the patient enters the operating room
C. Immediately after receiving the medication
D. Immediately before the medication is transferred - ANSC. Immediately after receiving the
medication
What information can be obtained from a culture and sensitivity test?
A. What the infective bacteria is
B. What antibiotic is effective to treat the bacteria
C. If the bacteria is gram positive
D. Both A and B - ANSD. Both A and B
What condition can a diuretic cause?
A. Glaucoma
B. Urinary retention
C. Anemia
D. Hypokalemia - ANSD. Hypokalemia
What color will a gram negative bacteria stain?
A. Pink
B. Purple
C. Brown
D. It doesn't hold stain - ANSA. Pink
The RN overfilled the pitcher on the back table and irrigation fluid has spilled onto the table
cover. What should the CST do?
A. Suck up the fluid with an asepto
B. Tear down and begin a new set up
C. Cover the wet area with a blue towel
D. Nothing, the table cover is impervious - ANSC. Cover the wet area with a blue towel
Which of the following medications would be used to perform an intraoperative cholangiogram?
A. Lugol's solution
B. Isovue
C. Lymphazurin
D. Barium - ANSB. Isovue
, What is the final way a patient is identified prior to the start of a surgical procedure?
A. Anesthesia provider checks identification on bracelet prior to inducing anesthesia
B. Patient registers at the hospital front desk
C. Time out
D. Patient states their name when entering OR - ANSC. Time out
What is bone wax used for?
A. To assist with cement hardening
B. To make a mold of a bone
C. To control bone bleeding
D. To replace damaged bone - ANSC. To control bone bleeding
Which of the following medications used for coagulation cannot be injected intravenously?
A. Thrombin
B. Surgiflo
C. NuKnit
D. All of the above - ANSD. All of the above
Who is responsible for identifying drugs passed to the sterile field?
A. CST
B. Surgeon
C. RN
D. Both A and C - ANSD. Both A and C
What gauge needle is usually used to withdraw medication from a vial?
A. 27
B. 18
C. 2
D. 30 - ANSB. 18
When the RN is dispensing a medication via syringe into the CST's med cup how close can
he/she get to the cup before it is considered a violation of the sterile field?
A. 6 inches
B. 3 inches
C. 12 inches
D. 8 inches - ANSA. 6 inches
How would KY jelly be transferred to the sterile field?
A. RN will squeeze it into a designated spot of the field
B. The back end of the tube is cut with sterile scissors and contents evacuated
C. RN will wear sterile gloves
D. A decanter is used - ANSA. RN will squeeze it into a designated spot of the field
