Surgical Procedures and
Patient CareEssentials Operative
Techniques 2025 – Essential Surgical
Procedures, Step-by-Step Best Practices,
and Intraoperative Decision-Making
Strategies for Exam and OR Success
Teamwork in an operating room - <<<correct answer>>>The key to teamwork in an operating
room is organization, communication, flexibility, and enthusiasm.
Gravity displacement sterilizer pressure - <<<correct answer>>>is 15-17 psi.
Syphilis associated symptom - <<<correct answer>>>is chancre.
Inactive or hidden infection stage - <<<correct answer>>>is a latent infection.
Basic structural unit of biological organization - <<<correct answer>>>is the cell.
Perforated viscera classification - <<<correct answer>>>is class III, contaminated wound.
Sterile individuals and items contact - <<<correct answer>>>may have contact with sterile
items.
,Nonsterile items and individuals contact - <<<correct answer>>>may contact contaminated
items only.
End-product of amino acid breakdown - <<<correct answer>>>is ammonia.
Cellular process of forming a protein - <<<correct answer>>>is known as translation.
Hoods and caps - <<<correct answer>>>are types of head coverings.
Non-sterile part of surgical gown - <<<correct answer>>>is the front.
Protective item against x-ray beams - <<<correct answer>>>is a lead apron.
Cell division process reducing chromosome number - <<<correct answer>>>is meiosis.
Glands with ducts - <<<correct answer>>>are known as exocrine.
Strongest portion of the hip bone - <<<correct answer>>>is known as the ischium.
Surgical team wear for high-risk procedures - <<<correct answer>>>is spacesuits.
Anesthesia machine setup location - <<<correct answer>>>is at the head of the operating
room table.
Post-scrub requirement - <<<correct answer>>>is to avoid touching nonsterile items.
, Surgical scrub method for prescribed time - <<<correct answer>>>is the timed method.
Space along nerve fiber without myelin - <<<correct answer>>>is known as Ranvier's node.
Reduction of resident microorganisms - <<<correct answer>>>is achieved by hand washing.
Closed glove technique usage - <<<correct answer>>>is after putting on the sterile gown.
Method of donning gloves for urinary catheterization - <<<correct answer>>>is the closed
glove technique.
Surgical procedures on the uterus exception - <<<correct answer>>>is salpingectomy.
Condition from excess adrenal cortex secretion - <<<correct answer>>>is known as Cushing's
syndrome.
Hormone stimulating liver glycogen conversion - <<<correct answer>>>is glucagon.
Hormone stimulating ovarian follicle growth - <<<correct answer>>>is follicle-stimulating
hormone.
Effect of nail polish on medical equipment - <<<correct answer>>>is improper function of pulse
oximeter.
Duties performed by CST during preoperative phase exception - <<<correct answer>>>is
exposing the incision with four sterile towels.
Patient CareEssentials Operative
Techniques 2025 – Essential Surgical
Procedures, Step-by-Step Best Practices,
and Intraoperative Decision-Making
Strategies for Exam and OR Success
Teamwork in an operating room - <<<correct answer>>>The key to teamwork in an operating
room is organization, communication, flexibility, and enthusiasm.
Gravity displacement sterilizer pressure - <<<correct answer>>>is 15-17 psi.
Syphilis associated symptom - <<<correct answer>>>is chancre.
Inactive or hidden infection stage - <<<correct answer>>>is a latent infection.
Basic structural unit of biological organization - <<<correct answer>>>is the cell.
Perforated viscera classification - <<<correct answer>>>is class III, contaminated wound.
Sterile individuals and items contact - <<<correct answer>>>may have contact with sterile
items.
,Nonsterile items and individuals contact - <<<correct answer>>>may contact contaminated
items only.
End-product of amino acid breakdown - <<<correct answer>>>is ammonia.
Cellular process of forming a protein - <<<correct answer>>>is known as translation.
Hoods and caps - <<<correct answer>>>are types of head coverings.
Non-sterile part of surgical gown - <<<correct answer>>>is the front.
Protective item against x-ray beams - <<<correct answer>>>is a lead apron.
Cell division process reducing chromosome number - <<<correct answer>>>is meiosis.
Glands with ducts - <<<correct answer>>>are known as exocrine.
Strongest portion of the hip bone - <<<correct answer>>>is known as the ischium.
Surgical team wear for high-risk procedures - <<<correct answer>>>is spacesuits.
Anesthesia machine setup location - <<<correct answer>>>is at the head of the operating
room table.
Post-scrub requirement - <<<correct answer>>>is to avoid touching nonsterile items.
, Surgical scrub method for prescribed time - <<<correct answer>>>is the timed method.
Space along nerve fiber without myelin - <<<correct answer>>>is known as Ranvier's node.
Reduction of resident microorganisms - <<<correct answer>>>is achieved by hand washing.
Closed glove technique usage - <<<correct answer>>>is after putting on the sterile gown.
Method of donning gloves for urinary catheterization - <<<correct answer>>>is the closed
glove technique.
Surgical procedures on the uterus exception - <<<correct answer>>>is salpingectomy.
Condition from excess adrenal cortex secretion - <<<correct answer>>>is known as Cushing's
syndrome.
Hormone stimulating liver glycogen conversion - <<<correct answer>>>is glucagon.
Hormone stimulating ovarian follicle growth - <<<correct answer>>>is follicle-stimulating
hormone.
Effect of nail polish on medical equipment - <<<correct answer>>>is improper function of pulse
oximeter.
Duties performed by CST during preoperative phase exception - <<<correct answer>>>is
exposing the incision with four sterile towels.
