PERI-OP 101: PATIENT SAFETY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Hallways leading to the OR and the sterile processing areas are designated as
____________________ areas of the preoperative environment .
A. Semi-restricted
B. Unrestricted
C. Restricted
D. Multipurpose - Answers - A. Semi-restricted
The airflow in an OR has a _____________ pressure relationship to the adjacent OR
hallway.
A. Negative
B. Neutral
C. Adverse
D. Positive - Answers - D. Positive
Which of the following areas in a preoperative environment is considered a restricted
area?
A. OR hallway
B. Sterile processing department
C. Operating Room
D. Postanesthesia care unit - Answers - C. Operating Room
Which team member establishes the sterile field and passes instrument to the surgeon?
A. Anesthesia professional
B. Scrub person
C. Transport assistant
D. RN circulator - Answers - B. Scrub person
What is the primary medication to treat a patient experiencing a MH crisis?
A. Sodium bicarbonate 8.4%
B. Dantrolene sodium
C. Calcium chloride 10%
D. Regular Insulin (100 units/ml) - Answers - B. Dantrolene sodium
Which of the following is NOT a fire prevention practice during surgery?
ANSWERS
Hallways leading to the OR and the sterile processing areas are designated as
____________________ areas of the preoperative environment .
A. Semi-restricted
B. Unrestricted
C. Restricted
D. Multipurpose - Answers - A. Semi-restricted
The airflow in an OR has a _____________ pressure relationship to the adjacent OR
hallway.
A. Negative
B. Neutral
C. Adverse
D. Positive - Answers - D. Positive
Which of the following areas in a preoperative environment is considered a restricted
area?
A. OR hallway
B. Sterile processing department
C. Operating Room
D. Postanesthesia care unit - Answers - C. Operating Room
Which team member establishes the sterile field and passes instrument to the surgeon?
A. Anesthesia professional
B. Scrub person
C. Transport assistant
D. RN circulator - Answers - B. Scrub person
What is the primary medication to treat a patient experiencing a MH crisis?
A. Sodium bicarbonate 8.4%
B. Dantrolene sodium
C. Calcium chloride 10%
D. Regular Insulin (100 units/ml) - Answers - B. Dantrolene sodium
Which of the following is NOT a fire prevention practice during surgery?