CSFA PRACTICE TEST - (FUNDAMENTALS) WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
1. Traffic t patterns t in t the t surgery t department t are t designed t to:
A. Aid t in t preventing t surgical t site t infections
B. Provide taccess tfor tthe tpublic
C. Promote t negative t air t pressure t in t the t operating t rooms
D. Maximize tair tcurrents tin tthe tdepartment: tA. tAid tin tpreventing tsurgical tsite
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, t infections
2. What tis tthe tprincipal tgoal tof tsuctioning tblood tand tbody
tfluids tfrom tthe twound?
A. Dissection tof ttissue
B. Retract t tissue
C. Improve twound tstability
D. Measure t blood t loss: t C. tImprove twound tstability
3. The t principal t goal t of t the t surgical t assistant t during t the t surgical
t procedure t is tto:
A. Dissect t tissue
B. Apply tdressings
C. Provide texposure
D. Position tthe tpatient: tC. tProvide texposure
4. Which tof tthe t following tcharacteristics tof tdrape t materials tis
t correct?
A. Able t to t absorb t fluids
B. Flame-retardant
C. Reflect t operating t lights
D. Contain tlint: tB. tFlame-retardant
5. Which tof tthe tfollowing ttypes tof tpatients tis tat trisk tfor
tdeveloping ta tlatex tsensitivity?
A. Child t with t spina t bifida
B. Patient twith tmultiple tsclerosis
C. Patient t with t shellfish t allergy
D. Child twith tHirschsprung's tdisease: tA. tChild twith tspina tbifida
6. Which tof tthe tfollowing tshould tbe tconfirmed tbefore
tadministration tof tany tblood tproduct?
A. Date t of t expiration
B. Clots tare tpresent
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, C. Registration t number t on t blood t bag t matches t patient t ID t number
D. Blood tproduct tis thomoglous: tA. tDate tof texpiration
7. The trecommended tminimum tnumber tof tair texchanges tin tthe tOR
t is:
A. 5 ttimes tan thour twith tthree texchanges tof tfresh tair
B. 10 ttimes tan thour twith tfour texchanges tof tfresh tair
C. 15 ttimes tan thour twith tthree texchanges tof tfresh tair
D.20 ttimes tan thour twith tfour texchanges tof tfresh tair: tC. t15 ttimes tan thour twith
tthree texchanges tof tfresh tair
8. If ta tsurgical tassistant tplaces tthe toperative tpatient's twell-being
tabove tall tother tfactors, tthen tthe tsurgical tassistant tis tsaid tto thave
ta tstrong:
A. Ethical t sense
B. Surgical t conscience
C. Moral tjudgment
D. Set t of t values: t B. tSurgical tconscience
9. Seepage t of t skin t preparation t solution t under t a t patient t may t resu
t in:
A. Bruising
B. Nerve tdamage
C. Chemical t burns
D. Skin t abrasion: t C. tChemical tburns
10. The t frozen t section t examination t provides t the t surgeon t with
t a:
A. Guideline t for t antibiotic t therapy
B. Diagnosis t for t tuberculosis
C. Quick t preliminary t diagnosis
D. Microscopic texamination tof tsmears tand tcultures: tC. tQuick tpreliminary
tdiagnosis
11. When t assisting t the t surgeon t with t the t draping, t where
t should t the t surgical t assistant tstand tin trelation tto tthe tsurgeon?
A. On t the t opposite t side t of t the t OR t table t from t the t surgeon
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ANSWERS
1. Traffic t patterns t in t the t surgery t department t are t designed t to:
A. Aid t in t preventing t surgical t site t infections
B. Provide taccess tfor tthe tpublic
C. Promote t negative t air t pressure t in t the t operating t rooms
D. Maximize tair tcurrents tin tthe tdepartment: tA. tAid tin tpreventing tsurgical tsite
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, t infections
2. What tis tthe tprincipal tgoal tof tsuctioning tblood tand tbody
tfluids tfrom tthe twound?
A. Dissection tof ttissue
B. Retract t tissue
C. Improve twound tstability
D. Measure t blood t loss: t C. tImprove twound tstability
3. The t principal t goal t of t the t surgical t assistant t during t the t surgical
t procedure t is tto:
A. Dissect t tissue
B. Apply tdressings
C. Provide texposure
D. Position tthe tpatient: tC. tProvide texposure
4. Which tof tthe t following tcharacteristics tof tdrape t materials tis
t correct?
A. Able t to t absorb t fluids
B. Flame-retardant
C. Reflect t operating t lights
D. Contain tlint: tB. tFlame-retardant
5. Which tof tthe tfollowing ttypes tof tpatients tis tat trisk tfor
tdeveloping ta tlatex tsensitivity?
A. Child t with t spina t bifida
B. Patient twith tmultiple tsclerosis
C. Patient t with t shellfish t allergy
D. Child twith tHirschsprung's tdisease: tA. tChild twith tspina tbifida
6. Which tof tthe tfollowing tshould tbe tconfirmed tbefore
tadministration tof tany tblood tproduct?
A. Date t of t expiration
B. Clots tare tpresent
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, C. Registration t number t on t blood t bag t matches t patient t ID t number
D. Blood tproduct tis thomoglous: tA. tDate tof texpiration
7. The trecommended tminimum tnumber tof tair texchanges tin tthe tOR
t is:
A. 5 ttimes tan thour twith tthree texchanges tof tfresh tair
B. 10 ttimes tan thour twith tfour texchanges tof tfresh tair
C. 15 ttimes tan thour twith tthree texchanges tof tfresh tair
D.20 ttimes tan thour twith tfour texchanges tof tfresh tair: tC. t15 ttimes tan thour twith
tthree texchanges tof tfresh tair
8. If ta tsurgical tassistant tplaces tthe toperative tpatient's twell-being
tabove tall tother tfactors, tthen tthe tsurgical tassistant tis tsaid tto thave
ta tstrong:
A. Ethical t sense
B. Surgical t conscience
C. Moral tjudgment
D. Set t of t values: t B. tSurgical tconscience
9. Seepage t of t skin t preparation t solution t under t a t patient t may t resu
t in:
A. Bruising
B. Nerve tdamage
C. Chemical t burns
D. Skin t abrasion: t C. tChemical tburns
10. The t frozen t section t examination t provides t the t surgeon t with
t a:
A. Guideline t for t antibiotic t therapy
B. Diagnosis t for t tuberculosis
C. Quick t preliminary t diagnosis
D. Microscopic texamination tof tsmears tand tcultures: tC. tQuick tpreliminary
tdiagnosis
11. When t assisting t the t surgeon t with t the t draping, t where
t should t the t surgical t assistant tstand tin trelation tto tthe tsurgeon?
A. On t the t opposite t side t of t the t OR t table t from t the t surgeon
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