Medication in the OR Test 2025
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 -
ANSWER>>C.
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 - >>D. Both A and B
ANSWER What condition can a
diuretic cause?
A. Glaucoma
B. Urinary retention
C. Anemia
D. Hypokalemia - >>D. Hypokalemia
ANSWER What color will a gram
negative bacteria stain?
A. Pink
B. Purple
C. Brown
D. It doesn't hold stain - >>A.
ANSWERPink 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 - >>C. Cover the
ANSWERwet
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 - >>B.
ANSWERIsovue 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 - >>C. Time
ANSWERout
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 - >>C. To control bone bleeding
ANSWER
Which of the following medications used for coagulation cannot be injected
intravenously? A. Thrombin
B. Surgiflo
C. NuKnit
D. All of the above - >>D. All of the above
ANSWER Who is responsible for
identifying drugs passed to the sterile field?
A. CST
B. Surgeon
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 -
ANSWER>>C.
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 - >>D. Both A and B
ANSWER What condition can a
diuretic cause?
A. Glaucoma
B. Urinary retention
C. Anemia
D. Hypokalemia - >>D. Hypokalemia
ANSWER What color will a gram
negative bacteria stain?
A. Pink
B. Purple
C. Brown
D. It doesn't hold stain - >>A.
ANSWERPink 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 - >>C. Cover the
ANSWERwet
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 - >>B.
ANSWERIsovue 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 - >>C. Time
ANSWERout
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 - >>C. To control bone bleeding
ANSWER
Which of the following medications used for coagulation cannot be injected
intravenously? A. Thrombin
B. Surgiflo
C. NuKnit
D. All of the above - >>D. All of the above
ANSWER Who is responsible for
identifying drugs passed to the sterile field?
A. CST
B. Surgeon
