AST Exam Prep - Preoperative Patient
Care Exam Questions and Answers
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How should the stretcher be oriented when it's necessary to use an elevator to transport
a patient to the OR? - ✔✔Enter head first, exit feet first
Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is an: - ✔✔Informed
consent
What identifiers must be verified by the patient or their ID bracelet prior to transporting
a patient to the OR? - ✔✔Name, date of birth, physician
Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be transported form the
OR to the PACU? - ✔✔Anesthesia provider
Under what circumstances would it be appropriate to remove a patient's identification
bracelet? - ✔✔Not until discharged from facility
Which of the following directional terms describes the type of skin prep of an entire
extremity? - ✔✔Circumferential
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, How is the surgical informed consent signed if an adult patient is illiterate? - ✔✔Patient
marks with an "X" and witness verifies
What surgical position is commonly used for thyroid and gallbladder surgery? -
✔✔Reverse Trendelenburg
Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in the supine position? -
✔✔Over the thighs
What is a major source of distress for toddler and preschool age patients being
transported to the operating room? - ✔✔Separation anxiety
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is level
is being satisfied when the patient trusts the surgical team's abilities? - ✔✔Safety
Chest rolls should span the distance bilaterally between what two anatomical
structures? - ✔✔The acromioclavicular joint to illiac crest
What is another name for the Kraske position? - ✔✔Jackknife
What is the minimum number of individuals required to transfer an incapacitated
patient from the OR table to stretcher? - ✔✔4
What surgical position provides optimal visualization of the lower abdomen or pelvis? -
✔✔Trendelenberg
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Care Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
How should the stretcher be oriented when it's necessary to use an elevator to transport
a patient to the OR? - ✔✔Enter head first, exit feet first
Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is an: - ✔✔Informed
consent
What identifiers must be verified by the patient or their ID bracelet prior to transporting
a patient to the OR? - ✔✔Name, date of birth, physician
Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be transported form the
OR to the PACU? - ✔✔Anesthesia provider
Under what circumstances would it be appropriate to remove a patient's identification
bracelet? - ✔✔Not until discharged from facility
Which of the following directional terms describes the type of skin prep of an entire
extremity? - ✔✔Circumferential
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, How is the surgical informed consent signed if an adult patient is illiterate? - ✔✔Patient
marks with an "X" and witness verifies
What surgical position is commonly used for thyroid and gallbladder surgery? -
✔✔Reverse Trendelenburg
Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in the supine position? -
✔✔Over the thighs
What is a major source of distress for toddler and preschool age patients being
transported to the operating room? - ✔✔Separation anxiety
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is level
is being satisfied when the patient trusts the surgical team's abilities? - ✔✔Safety
Chest rolls should span the distance bilaterally between what two anatomical
structures? - ✔✔The acromioclavicular joint to illiac crest
What is another name for the Kraske position? - ✔✔Jackknife
What is the minimum number of individuals required to transfer an incapacitated
patient from the OR table to stretcher? - ✔✔4
What surgical position provides optimal visualization of the lower abdomen or pelvis? -
✔✔Trendelenberg
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