VT102 Surgical Nursing questions and
answers
What is the most appropriate wound-flushing solution? ✔✔Isotonic saline
What portion of a surgical gown is considered sterile during surgery?
✔✔Front, from the waist up, including the arms
What size scalpel blade is generally used in an arthroscopy for making the
stab incision into the joint because of its pointed, rather than rounded or
hooked, end? ✔✔No. 11
What size scalpel blade is most commonly used for making an abdominal
skin incision in dogs? ✔✔No. 10
Sterilization is the process of killing microorganisms by physical or
chemical means. What is the most reliable form of sterilization? ✔✔Steam
under pressure
All of the following are considered benefits of using skin staples except;
- Skin is more resistant to abscess formation than when sutures are used
- Staples provide excellent wound healing
- Staples are more cost effective
,- Stapes save time ✔✔Staples are more cost effective
If skin edges are under extreme tension (e.g., in a large skin wound), what
is the suture pattern of choice? ✔✔Interrupted horizontal mattress
What form of local anesthetic is used for a flank laparotomy in a cow?
✔✔Inverted L block
What suture is not recommended for skin closure? ✔✔Chromic gut
What is the purpose of using a subcuticular suture pattern for final closure?
✔✔To decrease the chance of sutures being chewed out by the patient
When suturing skin, the needle of choice is ✔✔Reverse cutting
Lavaging (flushing) a body cavity with warm, sterile saline after a surgical
procedure is completed and before closing the incision ✔✔Decreases the
amount of bacteria left behind and warms the patient
A tapered suture needle is ✔✔The least traumatic and most often used in
deep tissue layers
Which orthopedic fixation consists of pins that penetrate fractured bones
and are held in place externally by bolts? ✔✔Kirschner-Ehmer fixation
, Perineal urethrostomies are performed on ✔✔Male cats with urethral
obstruction
A diaphragmatic hernia ✔✔Should be suspected if the animal is dyspneic
following a traumatic experience
Which of the following is not recommended for surgical suite preparation?
- Chlorhexidine
- Roccal
- 70% isopropyl alcohol
- Povidone iodine ✔✔Roccal
What suture pattern is most commonly used in large-animal surgery?
✔✔Simple interrupted
Most of the clinical signs seen in an animal in shock from excessive blood
loss are attributable to ✔✔Redistribution of blood flow
Metzenbaum scissors are used for ✔✔Soft-tissue dissection
Rank the following from the greatest tensile strength to least:
- 6-0 silk, 3-0 Vicryl, 00 gut, 1 chromic gut
answers
What is the most appropriate wound-flushing solution? ✔✔Isotonic saline
What portion of a surgical gown is considered sterile during surgery?
✔✔Front, from the waist up, including the arms
What size scalpel blade is generally used in an arthroscopy for making the
stab incision into the joint because of its pointed, rather than rounded or
hooked, end? ✔✔No. 11
What size scalpel blade is most commonly used for making an abdominal
skin incision in dogs? ✔✔No. 10
Sterilization is the process of killing microorganisms by physical or
chemical means. What is the most reliable form of sterilization? ✔✔Steam
under pressure
All of the following are considered benefits of using skin staples except;
- Skin is more resistant to abscess formation than when sutures are used
- Staples provide excellent wound healing
- Staples are more cost effective
,- Stapes save time ✔✔Staples are more cost effective
If skin edges are under extreme tension (e.g., in a large skin wound), what
is the suture pattern of choice? ✔✔Interrupted horizontal mattress
What form of local anesthetic is used for a flank laparotomy in a cow?
✔✔Inverted L block
What suture is not recommended for skin closure? ✔✔Chromic gut
What is the purpose of using a subcuticular suture pattern for final closure?
✔✔To decrease the chance of sutures being chewed out by the patient
When suturing skin, the needle of choice is ✔✔Reverse cutting
Lavaging (flushing) a body cavity with warm, sterile saline after a surgical
procedure is completed and before closing the incision ✔✔Decreases the
amount of bacteria left behind and warms the patient
A tapered suture needle is ✔✔The least traumatic and most often used in
deep tissue layers
Which orthopedic fixation consists of pins that penetrate fractured bones
and are held in place externally by bolts? ✔✔Kirschner-Ehmer fixation
, Perineal urethrostomies are performed on ✔✔Male cats with urethral
obstruction
A diaphragmatic hernia ✔✔Should be suspected if the animal is dyspneic
following a traumatic experience
Which of the following is not recommended for surgical suite preparation?
- Chlorhexidine
- Roccal
- 70% isopropyl alcohol
- Povidone iodine ✔✔Roccal
What suture pattern is most commonly used in large-animal surgery?
✔✔Simple interrupted
Most of the clinical signs seen in an animal in shock from excessive blood
loss are attributable to ✔✔Redistribution of blood flow
Metzenbaum scissors are used for ✔✔Soft-tissue dissection
Rank the following from the greatest tensile strength to least:
- 6-0 silk, 3-0 Vicryl, 00 gut, 1 chromic gut
