AST Exam Prep - Preoperative Patient Care
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
How should the stretcher be oriented when it's necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient
to the OR? - CORRECT ANSWER - Enter head first, exit feet first
Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is an: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Informed consent
What identifiers must be verified by the patient or their ID bracelet prior to transporting a patient
to the OR? - CORRECT ANSWER - Name, date of birth, physician
Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be transported form the OR to the
PACU? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anesthesia provider
Under what circumstances would it be appropriate to remove a patient's identification bracelet? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Not until discharged from facility
Which of the following directional terms describes the type of skin prep of an entire extremity? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Circumferential
How is the surgical informed consent signed if an adult patient is illiterate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Patient marks with an "X" and witness verifies
What surgical position is commonly used for thyroid and gallbladder surgery? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Reverse Trendelenburg
Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in the supine position? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Over the thighs
, What is a major source of distress for toddler and preschool age patients being transported to the
operating room? - CORRECT ANSWER - Separation anxiety
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is level
is being satisfied when the patient trusts the surgical team's abilities? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Safety
Chest rolls should span the distance bilaterally between what two anatomical structures? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The acromioclavicular joint to illiac crest
What is another name for the Kraske position? - CORRECT ANSWER - Jackknife
What is the minimum number of individuals required to transfer an incapacitated patient from
the OR table to stretcher? - CORRECT ANSWER -4
What surgical position provides optimal visualization of the lower abdomen or pelvis? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Trendelenberg
A surgeon tells a patient that she has terminal cancer but requires prophylactic surgery to prevent
a bowel obstruction and the patient replies, "This can't be happening to me." Which stage of grief
is the patient displaying? - CORRECT ANSWER - Denial
What positioning device is needed to protect an important pressure point when placing the
patient in the supine position? - CORRECT ANSWER - Elbow pads
What position allows optimal exposure of the retroperitoneal area of the flank? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lateral
How would you position a patient with an interotrochanteric fracture? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Supine on a fracture table
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
How should the stretcher be oriented when it's necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient
to the OR? - CORRECT ANSWER - Enter head first, exit feet first
Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is an: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Informed consent
What identifiers must be verified by the patient or their ID bracelet prior to transporting a patient
to the OR? - CORRECT ANSWER - Name, date of birth, physician
Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be transported form the OR to the
PACU? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anesthesia provider
Under what circumstances would it be appropriate to remove a patient's identification bracelet? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Not until discharged from facility
Which of the following directional terms describes the type of skin prep of an entire extremity? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Circumferential
How is the surgical informed consent signed if an adult patient is illiterate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Patient marks with an "X" and witness verifies
What surgical position is commonly used for thyroid and gallbladder surgery? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Reverse Trendelenburg
Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in the supine position? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Over the thighs
, What is a major source of distress for toddler and preschool age patients being transported to the
operating room? - CORRECT ANSWER - Separation anxiety
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is level
is being satisfied when the patient trusts the surgical team's abilities? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Safety
Chest rolls should span the distance bilaterally between what two anatomical structures? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The acromioclavicular joint to illiac crest
What is another name for the Kraske position? - CORRECT ANSWER - Jackknife
What is the minimum number of individuals required to transfer an incapacitated patient from
the OR table to stretcher? - CORRECT ANSWER -4
What surgical position provides optimal visualization of the lower abdomen or pelvis? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Trendelenberg
A surgeon tells a patient that she has terminal cancer but requires prophylactic surgery to prevent
a bowel obstruction and the patient replies, "This can't be happening to me." Which stage of grief
is the patient displaying? - CORRECT ANSWER - Denial
What positioning device is needed to protect an important pressure point when placing the
patient in the supine position? - CORRECT ANSWER - Elbow pads
What position allows optimal exposure of the retroperitoneal area of the flank? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lateral
How would you position a patient with an interotrochanteric fracture? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Supine on a fracture table
