chapter 48: prepare for surgery

olsen-hager

A ____ needle holder is used to grasp suture needles.

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A routine hand washing for medical asepsis should take ____ seconds.

Grasp delicate tissue

Adson forceps are used to:

medical asepsis

Aims to reduce the number of microbes associated with diseases

strikethrough

Drapes are designed to prevent the spread of bacteria and this

2-6 minutes

​How long should you perform hand washing for surgical asepsis or surgical scrub?

blood should let dry on instruments

​Which of the following statements is not true as a general rule to follow when cleaning and caring for instruments?

Ring handle

Designed to allow the thumb and finger to be inserted into the rings

ratchet

Locking mechanism designed to close in varying degrees to hold the instrument closed

consent form

Must be completed when the patient arrives for surgery

Fasting

Often recommended prior to surgery to lessen the possibility of nausea and vomiting

Anaseptic

Prior to surgery, a patient's skin should be prepped with:

dry heat

Process in which sterilization is accomplished by raising the temperature of surgical instruments to the designated temperature that renders them sterile

sterile drape

Reaching over this will contaminate it

probing/dilating

Retractors are for

thumb handle

Similar to the handle of a tweezer that is squeezed between the thumb and finger

soap and hot water

Sterilization can occur via all but which of the following methods?

plastic

Surgical instruments should be placed in a container made of _____ to prevent damage to their points and cutting edges.

room temperature

Surgical instruments should be soaked in a _____ solution containing a detergent and a solvent immediately after each use.

Soaking solution

This should contain a special protein that breaks down blood and body fluids on the surface of surgical instruments

jewlery

This should not be worn during a surgical procedure because it harbors microbes

surgical asepsis

Total removal of all microbes associated with diseases

antiseptic

Applied to a patient's skin prior to surgery to reduce microbial growth

30

Autoclaved items remain sterile if they have been properly processed and protected from moisture for ____ days.

teeth

Very sharp projections designed to hold the tissue when grasping

acupuncture

When assisting with this type of procedure, preparation of the skin is simply to apply a product such as alcohol

dyhydrogen monoxide

Which of the following is not a chemical agent commonly used to sterilize certain surgical instruments?

Trendelenburg

Which of the following is not a common surgical position?

backhaus

Which type of forceps are used to grasp towels and dressings and hold drape towels in place?