Surgical Technology: Fundamentals 1
Final Exam Questions and Answers
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The sterile is absolute; an item is either sterile or not sterile - ✔✔True
Only sterile items can be placed on the sterile field - ✔✔True
At the end of a surgical case, the inside gloves are removed before the gown - ✔✔False
If the surgical technologist contaminates his/her outside and inside gloves during a
surgical procedure, a sterile team member should reglove him/her. - ✔✔True
The edges of a wrapper are considered sterile - ✔✔False
When performing closed gloving, you must first pull the gown cuffs over your wrists to
expose your hand before donning the gloves. - ✔✔False
____ perform the surgical handscrub, gown, and glove before the rest of the team
members to prepare the sterile field with instruments and supplies that have been
opened for the case. - ✔✔Surgical technologist in the scrub role
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,Immediately prior to donning sterile gown and gloves, the surgical technologist must: -
✔✔Perform a surgical handscrub to surgically clean his/her hands and arms
Preliminary preparations must occur before the patient is brought to the room. The ____
must be checked, along with case-cart supplies, to ensure that all of the instruments,
supplies, and equipment necessary for the procedure are available. - ✔✔Surgeon's
preference card
Sterile gowns are considered sterile - ✔✔only in the front, from the chest to the waist
The amount of space that should be left between sterile and nonsterile surfaces is ____. -
✔✔12-18 inches
Which of the following is a correct statement?
-When closed gloving, the glove is positioned palm up on forearm to facilitate pulling
onto hand.
-When closed gloving, the glove is positioned with fingers of glove pointed away from
elbow to facilitate pulling onto hand.
-When closed gloving, hand must not extend beyond cuffs.
-When closed gloving, the RN circulator holds the outside of the glove cuff while the
surgical technologist secures his/her second glove. - ✔✔When closed gloving, hand
must not extend beyond cuffs
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,In surgical facilities that provide cloth caps for employee use, the caps are laundered by
the facility. Cloth caps that are reused for several days between laundering are ____. -
✔✔a source of gross contamination
When employed correctly, alcohol-based brushless scrub products produce high levels
of destruction of microorganisms. - ✔✔True
Hand washing is the simplest and most important preventive measure for reducing
infection in the operating room. - ✔✔True
When opening supplies for a surgical procedure it is important that blades be opened in
an area where they will be completely covered by towels and/or drapes. - ✔✔False
Please list and describe the six links in the chain of infection. - ✔✔Infectious agent
reservoir, portal of exit mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
Please list 5 measures capable of breaking the chain of infection. - ✔✔do not use
contaminated objects, perform surgical scrub, remove PPE properly, wash hands, wear
PPE
A pathogen is a microorganism that has the potential to cause disease. - ✔✔True
Virulence is the relative power of a pathogen to cause disease. - ✔✔True
A fomite is an insect that transmits pathogens from infected to noninfected individuals.
- ✔✔False
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, To protect the eyes from blood, body fluids, and other debris, the surgical technologist
in the scrub role must wear protective eyewear. To be effective, the eyewear must cover
the eye area from the brows to the top of the surgical mask and must extend over the
temples. - ✔✔True
To be cost effective, masks may be worn as long as they do not show visible signs of
contamination. - ✔✔False
When changing into operating room attire, the _____ must be donned first. - ✔✔Hair
covering
The surgical mask may be worn down around the neck when the surgical technologist
is in between assigned cases. - ✔✔False
All are true statements regarding surgical masks except:
-Mask strings should be crisscrossed behind the head when tied.
-Masks should be on or off, rather than worn around the neck.
-Masks should be changed between surgical procedures.
-Masks should be handled only by the strings when discarded. - ✔✔Mask strings
should be crisscrossed behind the head when tied
To prevent cross contamination during removal and disposal, masks should be handled
by the _____. - ✔✔Strings only
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Final Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
The sterile is absolute; an item is either sterile or not sterile - ✔✔True
Only sterile items can be placed on the sterile field - ✔✔True
At the end of a surgical case, the inside gloves are removed before the gown - ✔✔False
If the surgical technologist contaminates his/her outside and inside gloves during a
surgical procedure, a sterile team member should reglove him/her. - ✔✔True
The edges of a wrapper are considered sterile - ✔✔False
When performing closed gloving, you must first pull the gown cuffs over your wrists to
expose your hand before donning the gloves. - ✔✔False
____ perform the surgical handscrub, gown, and glove before the rest of the team
members to prepare the sterile field with instruments and supplies that have been
opened for the case. - ✔✔Surgical technologist in the scrub role
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,Immediately prior to donning sterile gown and gloves, the surgical technologist must: -
✔✔Perform a surgical handscrub to surgically clean his/her hands and arms
Preliminary preparations must occur before the patient is brought to the room. The ____
must be checked, along with case-cart supplies, to ensure that all of the instruments,
supplies, and equipment necessary for the procedure are available. - ✔✔Surgeon's
preference card
Sterile gowns are considered sterile - ✔✔only in the front, from the chest to the waist
The amount of space that should be left between sterile and nonsterile surfaces is ____. -
✔✔12-18 inches
Which of the following is a correct statement?
-When closed gloving, the glove is positioned palm up on forearm to facilitate pulling
onto hand.
-When closed gloving, the glove is positioned with fingers of glove pointed away from
elbow to facilitate pulling onto hand.
-When closed gloving, hand must not extend beyond cuffs.
-When closed gloving, the RN circulator holds the outside of the glove cuff while the
surgical technologist secures his/her second glove. - ✔✔When closed gloving, hand
must not extend beyond cuffs
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,In surgical facilities that provide cloth caps for employee use, the caps are laundered by
the facility. Cloth caps that are reused for several days between laundering are ____. -
✔✔a source of gross contamination
When employed correctly, alcohol-based brushless scrub products produce high levels
of destruction of microorganisms. - ✔✔True
Hand washing is the simplest and most important preventive measure for reducing
infection in the operating room. - ✔✔True
When opening supplies for a surgical procedure it is important that blades be opened in
an area where they will be completely covered by towels and/or drapes. - ✔✔False
Please list and describe the six links in the chain of infection. - ✔✔Infectious agent
reservoir, portal of exit mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
Please list 5 measures capable of breaking the chain of infection. - ✔✔do not use
contaminated objects, perform surgical scrub, remove PPE properly, wash hands, wear
PPE
A pathogen is a microorganism that has the potential to cause disease. - ✔✔True
Virulence is the relative power of a pathogen to cause disease. - ✔✔True
A fomite is an insect that transmits pathogens from infected to noninfected individuals.
- ✔✔False
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, To protect the eyes from blood, body fluids, and other debris, the surgical technologist
in the scrub role must wear protective eyewear. To be effective, the eyewear must cover
the eye area from the brows to the top of the surgical mask and must extend over the
temples. - ✔✔True
To be cost effective, masks may be worn as long as they do not show visible signs of
contamination. - ✔✔False
When changing into operating room attire, the _____ must be donned first. - ✔✔Hair
covering
The surgical mask may be worn down around the neck when the surgical technologist
is in between assigned cases. - ✔✔False
All are true statements regarding surgical masks except:
-Mask strings should be crisscrossed behind the head when tied.
-Masks should be on or off, rather than worn around the neck.
-Masks should be changed between surgical procedures.
-Masks should be handled only by the strings when discarded. - ✔✔Mask strings
should be crisscrossed behind the head when tied
To prevent cross contamination during removal and disposal, masks should be handled
by the _____. - ✔✔Strings only
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