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
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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?
