NBSTSA Practice Questions- Preoperative Preparation ||
100% Correct Answers.
Which statement about surgical head covers is incorrect?
a. They should be flame-resistant
b. They must be changed between cases
c. They are only required in the operating room
d. They can include a variety of styles correct answers c. They are only required in the
operating room
Which organ can be harvested for donation after complete death?
a. Heart
b. Lungs
c. Skin
d. Liver correct answers c. Skin
What is an effective method to prevent thromboplebitis in a bariatric patient during surgery?
a. Using a larger operating table
b. Employing a Bair Hugger
c. Implementing sequential compression devices
d. Providing additional positioning aids correct answers c. Implementing sequential
compression devices
Which of the following is a key aspect of proper surgical drape application?
a. Adjusting drapes after placement to ensure proper coverage
b. Unfolding drapes completely before application to the patient
c. Ensuring no contact with the OR table until drapes are fully applied
d. Applying drapes starting from the surgical site and moving outward correct answers d.
Applying drapes starting from the surgical site and moving outward
Which statement is accurate regarding sterile surgical attire?
a. It is only necessary for the main surgeon in the operating room
b. It should be donned following the wearing of surgical scrubs
c. It includes only gloves and a surgical gown
d. It is also worn by staff in the hospital's general areas correct answers b. It should be
donned following the wearing of surgical scrubs
What are considered optimal donor sites for harvesting split-thickness skin grafts?
a. Forearms and neck
b. Buttocks and hips
c. Thighs and scalp
d. Lower back and abdomen correct answers b. Buttocks and hips
, What is the term for a skin graft sourced from a different species?
a. An allograft
b. A xenograft
c. A syngraft
d. An isograft correct answers b. A xenograft
What is the preferred method for positioning a patient's legs when preparing for the lithotomy
position?
a. Positioning both legs in stirrups at the same time
b. Positioning one leg in a stirrup, then the other
c. Placing the arms on arm boards at an angle of 110 degrees
d. Ensuring the hips are aligned with the lower breaks of the table correct answers a.
Positioning both legs in stirrups at the same time
For an elective sigmoidectomy, which incision would be most suitable?
a. Pfannenstiel incision
b. Midline laparotomy
c. Lower transverse incision
d. Oblique incision correct answers b. Midline laparotomy
When draping a patient for surgery, how should the final drape be placed?
a. Closest to the surgical team
b. Over the operative site last
c. Starting at the head and moving toward the feet
d. Over the patient's feet and pulled toward the head correct answers b. Over the operative
site last
What is the correct procedure for preparing cast material for application?
a. Partially moistened in lukewarm water
b. Briefly submerged in warm water
c. Fully immersed in water for complete saturation
d. Sprayed with water until damp correct answers c. Fully immersed in water for complete
saturation
What is the wound classification for an open fracture reduction?
a. Clean
b. Clean Contaminated
c. Contaminated
d. Dirty correct answers c. Contaminated
During which stage of labor is a cervical cerclage typically removed
a. Early labor
b. Mid-labor
100% Correct Answers.
Which statement about surgical head covers is incorrect?
a. They should be flame-resistant
b. They must be changed between cases
c. They are only required in the operating room
d. They can include a variety of styles correct answers c. They are only required in the
operating room
Which organ can be harvested for donation after complete death?
a. Heart
b. Lungs
c. Skin
d. Liver correct answers c. Skin
What is an effective method to prevent thromboplebitis in a bariatric patient during surgery?
a. Using a larger operating table
b. Employing a Bair Hugger
c. Implementing sequential compression devices
d. Providing additional positioning aids correct answers c. Implementing sequential
compression devices
Which of the following is a key aspect of proper surgical drape application?
a. Adjusting drapes after placement to ensure proper coverage
b. Unfolding drapes completely before application to the patient
c. Ensuring no contact with the OR table until drapes are fully applied
d. Applying drapes starting from the surgical site and moving outward correct answers d.
Applying drapes starting from the surgical site and moving outward
Which statement is accurate regarding sterile surgical attire?
a. It is only necessary for the main surgeon in the operating room
b. It should be donned following the wearing of surgical scrubs
c. It includes only gloves and a surgical gown
d. It is also worn by staff in the hospital's general areas correct answers b. It should be
donned following the wearing of surgical scrubs
What are considered optimal donor sites for harvesting split-thickness skin grafts?
a. Forearms and neck
b. Buttocks and hips
c. Thighs and scalp
d. Lower back and abdomen correct answers b. Buttocks and hips
, What is the term for a skin graft sourced from a different species?
a. An allograft
b. A xenograft
c. A syngraft
d. An isograft correct answers b. A xenograft
What is the preferred method for positioning a patient's legs when preparing for the lithotomy
position?
a. Positioning both legs in stirrups at the same time
b. Positioning one leg in a stirrup, then the other
c. Placing the arms on arm boards at an angle of 110 degrees
d. Ensuring the hips are aligned with the lower breaks of the table correct answers a.
Positioning both legs in stirrups at the same time
For an elective sigmoidectomy, which incision would be most suitable?
a. Pfannenstiel incision
b. Midline laparotomy
c. Lower transverse incision
d. Oblique incision correct answers b. Midline laparotomy
When draping a patient for surgery, how should the final drape be placed?
a. Closest to the surgical team
b. Over the operative site last
c. Starting at the head and moving toward the feet
d. Over the patient's feet and pulled toward the head correct answers b. Over the operative
site last
What is the correct procedure for preparing cast material for application?
a. Partially moistened in lukewarm water
b. Briefly submerged in warm water
c. Fully immersed in water for complete saturation
d. Sprayed with water until damp correct answers c. Fully immersed in water for complete
saturation
What is the wound classification for an open fracture reduction?
a. Clean
b. Clean Contaminated
c. Contaminated
d. Dirty correct answers c. Contaminated
During which stage of labor is a cervical cerclage typically removed
a. Early labor
b. Mid-labor
