SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST TEST 1|
Questions
& Answers
All of the following trade names would be correct for silk sutures except? - ✔✔A. Vascufil
Explanation: Vascufil would be a trade name for polybutester sutrures. The silk suture trade names
would be: Mersilk, Sofsilk, Perma-hand.
Q. Of the following, which of the following procedures should be done first when arriving in
the surgical department each day? - ✔✔A. The first hand cleansing with a brush scrub
Explanation: When a person arrives at the surgical department, the first thing that should be
done would be
the first hand cleansing with a brush scrub. When a person does a surgical scrubbing
they should use a brush, antiseptic soap, and water.
Q. Nonabsorbable suture is used in what? - ✔✔A. Tendons
Explanation: Nonabsorbable sutures are used in places where additional wound support is required such
as in tendons and fascia. It is also often used in cardiovascular and neurosurgery
Q. What agent should be used for prepping burned skin? - ✔✔A. Normal saline
Explanation: Normal saline solution should be used to prep burned skin. It can also be used for
denuded skin
,Q. Which nursing intervention would you prioritize as first for a diagnosis of ineffective
thermoregulation with febrile signs? - ✔✔A. Administer antipyretics
Explanation: The patient has a fever and requires antipyretics. This should be prioritized before the
other nursing interventions. The temperature should be monitored after the antipyretics are
administered.
Q. The largest body cavity which extends from the diaphragm to the lesser pelvic wall would be? -
✔✔A. Abdominal Cavity
Explanation: The abdominal cavity is the largest cavity in the body. This cavity holds the stomach,
liver, pancreas, intestines, spleen and kidneys.
Q. The hardest working organ in the human body even though it's only the size of a closed fist would be
which of the following? - ✔✔A. Heart
Explanation: Even though it is fairly small, the heart is the hardest working organ in the human body, the
heart is solely responsible for pumping the blood through the body's circulatory system.
Q. Instrument equipment that can be used for visualization of the bronchus and trachea would be
considered - ✔✔A. Bronchoscope
Explanation: A gastroscope would be used to view the stomach.A colonoscope would be used to view
the entire large intestines. An arthroscope would be used to view the intra-articular surfaces such as the
knee. A bronchoscope would be used to view the bronchus and trachea.
Q. In which of the following cases would a nurse be allowed to disclose confidential information? -
✔✔A. if the patient is a danger to himself or others.
Explanation: Confidential information can be disclosed under certain circumstances. For example, the
nurse must disclose such information when authorized by a patient (but only to the extent authorized),
when a patient is a danger to himself or others, or when required by law for a reportable communicable
disease or suspected abuse.
Q. Nutritional therapy for a patient with chronic kidney disease includes all of the following except: -
✔✔A. using protein supplements
, Explanation: All of the choices are part of the nutritional therapy for a patient with chronic kidney
disease except this one. Patients should be taught to avoid high protein diets and protein
supplements. They may overstress the diseased kidneys
Q. Behaviors that are motivated by a desire to prevent disease, catch disease early, or return to
optimum function even with disease are known as which of the following? - ✔✔A. Health protection
Explanation: Health protection is a set of behaviors designed to prevent disease, catch disease early, or
return to optimum functioning even with disease. This is sometimes also known as disease prevention
Q. The set of steps used to make a nursing decision is known as which of the following? - ✔✔A.
algorithm
Explanation: The algorithm is the set of steps used to make a nursing decision. The procedure refers to
the set of "how-to" action steps; the standard of care refers to a description of the acceptable level of
patient care. Clinical practice guidelines are statements outlining appropriate practice for clinical
condition or procedure.
Q. A smoke plume contains which of the following? - ✔✔A. Harmful toxins
Explanation: The laser equipment should be used according to the manufacturer's instructions. The
smoke plume contains harmful toxins. The filters are considered toxic waste and should be
handled according to the facility and government policy.
Q. Patient care should reflect ongoing management. An adverse outcome related to preparing
the patient for a procedure would include: - ✔✔A. Changes in the patient's health status are
not identified and reflected in the patient care plan before procedures
Explanation: Nurses failing to reflect changes in the patient care plan before a procedure is an adverse
preparation or planning related outcome and nursing goal deficit . The other answer choices reflect
adverse outcomes that may occur during the implementation/intervention nor planning phase of
treatment.
Q. A recovering patient developed a rash on her wrist from the latex (gloves). Everytime a nurse touched
the patient's wrist, it irritated the patient's skin sensitivity, and eventually a rash appeared. This patient
had an adverse outcome for which care event category? - ✔✔A. Monitoring and controlling the
environment
Explanation: A reaction to latex exposure is an adverse outcome associated with monitoring and
controlling the environment. It is not due to drugs or solutions because the question specified the
gloves. Additionally, positioning and handling of cultures and specimens are not proper answer choices.
Questions
& Answers
All of the following trade names would be correct for silk sutures except? - ✔✔A. Vascufil
Explanation: Vascufil would be a trade name for polybutester sutrures. The silk suture trade names
would be: Mersilk, Sofsilk, Perma-hand.
Q. Of the following, which of the following procedures should be done first when arriving in
the surgical department each day? - ✔✔A. The first hand cleansing with a brush scrub
Explanation: When a person arrives at the surgical department, the first thing that should be
done would be
the first hand cleansing with a brush scrub. When a person does a surgical scrubbing
they should use a brush, antiseptic soap, and water.
Q. Nonabsorbable suture is used in what? - ✔✔A. Tendons
Explanation: Nonabsorbable sutures are used in places where additional wound support is required such
as in tendons and fascia. It is also often used in cardiovascular and neurosurgery
Q. What agent should be used for prepping burned skin? - ✔✔A. Normal saline
Explanation: Normal saline solution should be used to prep burned skin. It can also be used for
denuded skin
,Q. Which nursing intervention would you prioritize as first for a diagnosis of ineffective
thermoregulation with febrile signs? - ✔✔A. Administer antipyretics
Explanation: The patient has a fever and requires antipyretics. This should be prioritized before the
other nursing interventions. The temperature should be monitored after the antipyretics are
administered.
Q. The largest body cavity which extends from the diaphragm to the lesser pelvic wall would be? -
✔✔A. Abdominal Cavity
Explanation: The abdominal cavity is the largest cavity in the body. This cavity holds the stomach,
liver, pancreas, intestines, spleen and kidneys.
Q. The hardest working organ in the human body even though it's only the size of a closed fist would be
which of the following? - ✔✔A. Heart
Explanation: Even though it is fairly small, the heart is the hardest working organ in the human body, the
heart is solely responsible for pumping the blood through the body's circulatory system.
Q. Instrument equipment that can be used for visualization of the bronchus and trachea would be
considered - ✔✔A. Bronchoscope
Explanation: A gastroscope would be used to view the stomach.A colonoscope would be used to view
the entire large intestines. An arthroscope would be used to view the intra-articular surfaces such as the
knee. A bronchoscope would be used to view the bronchus and trachea.
Q. In which of the following cases would a nurse be allowed to disclose confidential information? -
✔✔A. if the patient is a danger to himself or others.
Explanation: Confidential information can be disclosed under certain circumstances. For example, the
nurse must disclose such information when authorized by a patient (but only to the extent authorized),
when a patient is a danger to himself or others, or when required by law for a reportable communicable
disease or suspected abuse.
Q. Nutritional therapy for a patient with chronic kidney disease includes all of the following except: -
✔✔A. using protein supplements
, Explanation: All of the choices are part of the nutritional therapy for a patient with chronic kidney
disease except this one. Patients should be taught to avoid high protein diets and protein
supplements. They may overstress the diseased kidneys
Q. Behaviors that are motivated by a desire to prevent disease, catch disease early, or return to
optimum function even with disease are known as which of the following? - ✔✔A. Health protection
Explanation: Health protection is a set of behaviors designed to prevent disease, catch disease early, or
return to optimum functioning even with disease. This is sometimes also known as disease prevention
Q. The set of steps used to make a nursing decision is known as which of the following? - ✔✔A.
algorithm
Explanation: The algorithm is the set of steps used to make a nursing decision. The procedure refers to
the set of "how-to" action steps; the standard of care refers to a description of the acceptable level of
patient care. Clinical practice guidelines are statements outlining appropriate practice for clinical
condition or procedure.
Q. A smoke plume contains which of the following? - ✔✔A. Harmful toxins
Explanation: The laser equipment should be used according to the manufacturer's instructions. The
smoke plume contains harmful toxins. The filters are considered toxic waste and should be
handled according to the facility and government policy.
Q. Patient care should reflect ongoing management. An adverse outcome related to preparing
the patient for a procedure would include: - ✔✔A. Changes in the patient's health status are
not identified and reflected in the patient care plan before procedures
Explanation: Nurses failing to reflect changes in the patient care plan before a procedure is an adverse
preparation or planning related outcome and nursing goal deficit . The other answer choices reflect
adverse outcomes that may occur during the implementation/intervention nor planning phase of
treatment.
Q. A recovering patient developed a rash on her wrist from the latex (gloves). Everytime a nurse touched
the patient's wrist, it irritated the patient's skin sensitivity, and eventually a rash appeared. This patient
had an adverse outcome for which care event category? - ✔✔A. Monitoring and controlling the
environment
Explanation: A reaction to latex exposure is an adverse outcome associated with monitoring and
controlling the environment. It is not due to drugs or solutions because the question specified the
gloves. Additionally, positioning and handling of cultures and specimens are not proper answer choices.
