Prepare for Minor Surgical Procedures
Following removal of items from an autoclave, the instruments should be allowed to cool and dry for approximately:
15 to 20 minutes
During preparation for a minor surgical procedure, a sterile item comes into contact with a non-sterile item. This is an example of:
a sterile field break
A patient has been referred for removal of a skin lesion. This would be:
an indication for minor surgery
To maintain a sterile field, instruments should be kept:
at or above table-level
The physician requests an additional instrument stand for a minor surgical procedure. Before adding the instruments, you should ensure that the stand is:
covered with a sterile drape
A drape with an opening in the center is known as a:
fenestrated drape
A patient will be undergoing surgery to remove a skin lesion, which then needs to be analyzed. The solution that should be prepared for specimen preservation is:
formalin
Which item would you usually find in a disposable sterile pack?
gauze swabs
The physician has requested that a needle holder be included in the sterile equipment setup. This item will be used to:
grasp a suture needle
A sterile field has been established for a minor surgical procedure. Patient education should include:
instructions not to touch the sterile field at any time
When a sterile field has been established for a minor surgical procedure, one of the ways it is maintained is by:
keeping the field in view
Use of a local anesthetic results in:
loss of sensation but no loss of consciousness
When a bottle of solution with a double cap is opened for a minor surgical procedure, the outer cap needs to be removed and placed:
on the counter facing up
During preparation for a minor surgical procedure, a puncture in an autoclaved pack means that the:
pack cannot be used
During preparation for a minor surgical procedure, you are using transfer forceps to move instruments onto the instrument tray. When handling them, the tips of the forceps should be:
pointing down
A patient is being brought in for a minor surgical procedure, and has a dressing on his left leg. The dressing is there to:
protect the wound
While in the final stages of preparing for a minor surgical procedure, your sterile gloves come into contact with a non-sterile surface. You should:
replace your gloves
The first step in preparing for any medical procedure is:
sanitization
A patient has been referred for a minor surgical procedure. When you prepare the surgery room, you should ensure that:
sterile and non-sterile work areas are established
If another pack needs to be added to the sterile field, it is important that the:
sterile field is not broken
Maintaining a sterile field may be part of using a:
sterile technique
Disposable forceps are used to move:
the contents within a disposable pack
Before using a disposable sterile pack, what should be checked?
the expiration date
A relative contraindication for preparing for a minor surgical procedure may be:
the medical assistant has an infectious disease
The following image shows the medical assistant opening:
the second flap
During preparation for a minor surgical procedure, the physician reminds you to use sterile transfer forceps to move the bowl. These should be used because:
touching the bowl would cause a sterile field break
The following image shows:
transfer forceps
You are preparing for a minor surgical procedure. As part of this preparation, the patient needs to have given:
written informed consent