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