CDC A4N151 Volume 5- Questions &
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1. (819) At the latest, when should a surgical technician ask the surgeon if more of a particular
kind of suture is required?
a. After passing the last suture of that particular kind to the surgeon.
b. At the beginning of an operation, before the surgeon gets too busy to answer.
c. When there is still one unused suture of that particular kind on the sterile setup.
d. As the surgeon is tying the knots in the last suture of that particular kind in the wound.
Correct Ans-c. When there is still one unused suture of that particular kind on the sterile
setup.
2. (819) A surgeon may substitute monofilament suture for multifilament suture in an infected
wound primarily because
a. monofilament suture generally has less capillary action than multifilament.
b. multifilament suture generally has less capillary action than monofilament.
c. monofilament suture is made from stronger material than multifilament.
d. multifilament suture is made from stronger material than monofilament. Correct Ans-a.
monofilament suture generally has less capillary action than multifilament
3. (820) When sutures are placed under the instruments on the Mayo tray, the scrub should pad
the sterile Mayo stand cover with a towel. This is necessary to
a. keep the sutures as dry as possible to preserve pliability.
b. keep the sutures as dry as possible to preserve their strength.
,c. prevent the suture strands from fraying as they are pulled out.
d. prevent the suture strands from cutting through the cover as they are pulled out. Correct
Ans-d. prevent the suture strands from cutting through the cover as they are pulled out.
4. (820) How should you determine what size suture is on a ligature reel?
a. Count the number of holes in the reel.
b. Ask the circulator to check the package.
c. By the color of the reel; most are color coded by size.
d. Compare the suture with other suture strands on the field. Correct Ans-a. Count the number
of holes in the reel.
5. (820) What is another name for a suture ligature or stick tie?
a. Stay suture.
b. Running stitch.
c. Tie-on-a-passer.
d. Transfixion suture. Correct Ans-d. Transfixion suture.
6. (821) How should the circulator open long suture packages like the ones used for wire
sutures?
a. Open the end cap and slide the wires out until the scrub can grab them.
b. Peel back the flaps of the external package fully, and project the inside package onto the sterile
field.
c. Open the end cap and let the scrub reach into the package and remove the wire with a clamp or
forceps.
, d. Peel back the flaps of the external package about 6-8 inches, and present the inside package to
the scrub. Correct Ans-d. Peel back the flaps of the external package about 6-8 inches, and
present the inside package to the scrub.
7. (821) What is the best way to open a foil suture pack on the sterile field?
a. Cut the sealed edge of the package with suture scissors.
b. Squeeze the center of the package to pop the package end open.
c. Hold the package by the sealed edge and tear open the notched end.
d. Cut the notched end with a delicate scissors to avoid harming the suture inside. Correct
Ans-c. Hold the package by the sealed edge and tear open the notched end.
8. (822) When positioning a needle in a needle holder, the needle holder should be clamped
a. as close to the needle end as possible.
b. on the last ratchet to hold the needle firmly.
c. about 1/4 to 1/3 of the distance from the end.
d. about 1/4 to 1/3 of the distance from the point. Correct Ans-c. about 1/4 to 1/3 of the
distance from the end.
9. (822) To straighten out a suture with a swaged-on needle, you should
a. clamp the needle in a needle holder, then pull gently on the free end and the needle holder.
b. hold the needle in one hand, the free end of the strand in the other and pull firmly in a straight
line.
c. hold the suture a couple inches from the needle in one hand, the free end in the other, then pull
gently.
Answers 100% Solved
1. (819) At the latest, when should a surgical technician ask the surgeon if more of a particular
kind of suture is required?
a. After passing the last suture of that particular kind to the surgeon.
b. At the beginning of an operation, before the surgeon gets too busy to answer.
c. When there is still one unused suture of that particular kind on the sterile setup.
d. As the surgeon is tying the knots in the last suture of that particular kind in the wound.
Correct Ans-c. When there is still one unused suture of that particular kind on the sterile
setup.
2. (819) A surgeon may substitute monofilament suture for multifilament suture in an infected
wound primarily because
a. monofilament suture generally has less capillary action than multifilament.
b. multifilament suture generally has less capillary action than monofilament.
c. monofilament suture is made from stronger material than multifilament.
d. multifilament suture is made from stronger material than monofilament. Correct Ans-a.
monofilament suture generally has less capillary action than multifilament
3. (820) When sutures are placed under the instruments on the Mayo tray, the scrub should pad
the sterile Mayo stand cover with a towel. This is necessary to
a. keep the sutures as dry as possible to preserve pliability.
b. keep the sutures as dry as possible to preserve their strength.
,c. prevent the suture strands from fraying as they are pulled out.
d. prevent the suture strands from cutting through the cover as they are pulled out. Correct
Ans-d. prevent the suture strands from cutting through the cover as they are pulled out.
4. (820) How should you determine what size suture is on a ligature reel?
a. Count the number of holes in the reel.
b. Ask the circulator to check the package.
c. By the color of the reel; most are color coded by size.
d. Compare the suture with other suture strands on the field. Correct Ans-a. Count the number
of holes in the reel.
5. (820) What is another name for a suture ligature or stick tie?
a. Stay suture.
b. Running stitch.
c. Tie-on-a-passer.
d. Transfixion suture. Correct Ans-d. Transfixion suture.
6. (821) How should the circulator open long suture packages like the ones used for wire
sutures?
a. Open the end cap and slide the wires out until the scrub can grab them.
b. Peel back the flaps of the external package fully, and project the inside package onto the sterile
field.
c. Open the end cap and let the scrub reach into the package and remove the wire with a clamp or
forceps.
, d. Peel back the flaps of the external package about 6-8 inches, and present the inside package to
the scrub. Correct Ans-d. Peel back the flaps of the external package about 6-8 inches, and
present the inside package to the scrub.
7. (821) What is the best way to open a foil suture pack on the sterile field?
a. Cut the sealed edge of the package with suture scissors.
b. Squeeze the center of the package to pop the package end open.
c. Hold the package by the sealed edge and tear open the notched end.
d. Cut the notched end with a delicate scissors to avoid harming the suture inside. Correct
Ans-c. Hold the package by the sealed edge and tear open the notched end.
8. (822) When positioning a needle in a needle holder, the needle holder should be clamped
a. as close to the needle end as possible.
b. on the last ratchet to hold the needle firmly.
c. about 1/4 to 1/3 of the distance from the end.
d. about 1/4 to 1/3 of the distance from the point. Correct Ans-c. about 1/4 to 1/3 of the
distance from the end.
9. (822) To straighten out a suture with a swaged-on needle, you should
a. clamp the needle in a needle holder, then pull gently on the free end and the needle holder.
b. hold the needle in one hand, the free end of the strand in the other and pull firmly in a straight
line.
c. hold the suture a couple inches from the needle in one hand, the free end in the other, then pull
gently.
