VTNE Surgical Nursing 2025/2026 Exam
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If during surgery you notice an item at the edge of a sterile field, you should
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Consider it unsterile if you are not absolutely certain
Preparing a patient's skin for surgery - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Reduces the
bacterial flora to a level that can be controlled by the patient's immune
system
Ovariohysterectomy is most commonly performed in - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Young female dogs
Which of the following does not have to be sterile during a surgical
procedure to maintain aseptic technique?
Mask
Drapes
Instruments
Gloves - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Mask
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,The effectiveness of a surgical scrub of the hands and arms with an
antimicrobial soap depends on the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Combination of contact
time and scrubbing action
Which statement regarding first-intention wound healing is false?
It occurs without infection
It occurs when the skin edges are held together in apposition
It usually has some degree of suppuration
It occurs with minimal scar formation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It usually has some
degree of suppuration
Which of the following statements about electrocautery is false?
If the patient is not properly grounded, the surgeon may get shocked
The intensity of the current passed through the unit is adjustable
Small bleeding blood vessels are sealed with a controlled electrical current
that burns the bleeding end
All portions of the electrocautery unit can and should be sterilized - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔All portions of the electrocautery unit can and should be
sterilized
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,Before staring the surgical procedure, the technician who has scrubbed in
with the surgeon should do all of the following except
Count the gauze sponges in the pack
Arrange the instruments to be quickly and easily located
Place the scalpel blade on the handle
Open the suture material - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Open the suture material
An ovariohysterectomy may be performed for all of the following reasons
except
Prevention of prostate cancer
Prevention of pyometra
Sterilization of the animal
Prevention of estus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Prevention of prostate cancer
Which of the following statements is true?
Female cats over age 3 are too old to be spayed
Female ferrets that are not bred or spayed are likely to develop a life-
threatening anemia
All female animals become fat after spaying
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, It is beneficial to allow a female dog to have one litter before spaying - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Female ferrets that are not bred or spayed are likely to
develop a life-threatening anemia
If an animal goes home with a bandage, the client should observe the
bandage daily and remove it if any of the following are observed except
Skin irritation at the edges of the bandage
All bandages should be removed 24 hours after being applied
The bandage is wet
The position of the bandage has shifted - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All bandages
should be removed 24 hours after being applied
Which of the following is not true about dogs being spayed before their first
estrus cycle?
The hair coat will change and become easier to manage with less shedding
The surgery is generally considered easier to perform if the bitch has not
been through an estrus cycle
Mammary cancer is less likely to occur in a bitch that has been spayed
before her first estrus cycle
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If during surgery you notice an item at the edge of a sterile field, you should
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Consider it unsterile if you are not absolutely certain
Preparing a patient's skin for surgery - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Reduces the
bacterial flora to a level that can be controlled by the patient's immune
system
Ovariohysterectomy is most commonly performed in - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Young female dogs
Which of the following does not have to be sterile during a surgical
procedure to maintain aseptic technique?
Mask
Drapes
Instruments
Gloves - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Mask
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. 1
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,The effectiveness of a surgical scrub of the hands and arms with an
antimicrobial soap depends on the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Combination of contact
time and scrubbing action
Which statement regarding first-intention wound healing is false?
It occurs without infection
It occurs when the skin edges are held together in apposition
It usually has some degree of suppuration
It occurs with minimal scar formation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It usually has some
degree of suppuration
Which of the following statements about electrocautery is false?
If the patient is not properly grounded, the surgeon may get shocked
The intensity of the current passed through the unit is adjustable
Small bleeding blood vessels are sealed with a controlled electrical current
that burns the bleeding end
All portions of the electrocautery unit can and should be sterilized - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔All portions of the electrocautery unit can and should be
sterilized
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,Before staring the surgical procedure, the technician who has scrubbed in
with the surgeon should do all of the following except
Count the gauze sponges in the pack
Arrange the instruments to be quickly and easily located
Place the scalpel blade on the handle
Open the suture material - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Open the suture material
An ovariohysterectomy may be performed for all of the following reasons
except
Prevention of prostate cancer
Prevention of pyometra
Sterilization of the animal
Prevention of estus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Prevention of prostate cancer
Which of the following statements is true?
Female cats over age 3 are too old to be spayed
Female ferrets that are not bred or spayed are likely to develop a life-
threatening anemia
All female animals become fat after spaying
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, It is beneficial to allow a female dog to have one litter before spaying - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Female ferrets that are not bred or spayed are likely to
develop a life-threatening anemia
If an animal goes home with a bandage, the client should observe the
bandage daily and remove it if any of the following are observed except
Skin irritation at the edges of the bandage
All bandages should be removed 24 hours after being applied
The bandage is wet
The position of the bandage has shifted - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All bandages
should be removed 24 hours after being applied
Which of the following is not true about dogs being spayed before their first
estrus cycle?
The hair coat will change and become easier to manage with less shedding
The surgery is generally considered easier to perform if the bitch has not
been through an estrus cycle
Mammary cancer is less likely to occur in a bitch that has been spayed
before her first estrus cycle
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