Chapter 5 Multiple Choice and True False Quiz

All body fluids should be treated as possible hazards.

True

An operating room's temperature should be kept between 68 and 73˚F.

True

Class A fire extinguishers are used for wood and paper fires.

True

Every electrical outlet must be equipped with a ground-fault interrupter (GFI).

True

Every room should have a view box.

True

In the hotel plan, operating rooms are situated along a central corridor with separate clean core and soiled work areas, and all traffic enters and exits through a single entrance.

True

MSDS stands for Material Safety Data Sheet.

True

OSHA works toward ensuring worker safety.

True

Operating rooms are divided into unrestricted, semi-restricted, and restricted areas.

True

The central sterile supply department is used for the storage and distribution of supplies.

True

The race track plan involves a series of operating rooms around a clean central core.

True

The specialty grouping plan is very similar to the race track plan except the operating rooms are grouped by specialty.

True

There are three classes of fire extinguishers.

True Class A: water; wood, paper, textiles Class B: Carbon Dioxide; flammable liquids, oil, gas Class C: Halon; electrical or laser

Humidity in an OR should be no higher than _____%.

a. 20 b. 40 c. 90 d. 60 Answer:D

_____ is the organization that focuses on fire prevention standards.

a. ANSI b. NIOSH c. OSHA d. NFPA Answer:D

A substerile area is:

a. An area below sterile standards b. A workroom for a particular operating room or group of adjacent rooms that contains a sink and a steam sterilizer c. A work area within an operating room Answer:B

Electrical outlets:

a. Are on a monitored electrical system b. Are located well above the floor c. Have a ground-fault interrupter (GFI) d. All of these choices are correct. Answer: D

A water fire extinguisher is a class _____ extinguisher.

a. B b. A c. C d. D Answer:B

Noise, ionizing radiation, and electricity are each what type of hazard?

a. Biological b. All of these choices are correct. c. Chemical d. Physical Answer: D

The majority of sharps injuries occur in the:

a. ER b. OR c. PACU d. Central sterile Answer: B

What is the minimum number of suction outlets required in each operating room?

a. Five b. Two c. Four d. One Answer: B

A class C fire extinguisher is used on _____ fires.

a. Flammable metal b. Flammable liquid c. Electrical and laser d. Wood Answer: C

Latex is made:is made:

a. In a lab b. From trees c. From cocoa beans d. From fish oil Answer:B

Where are the emergency shut-off valves for gas outlets located?

a. Inside each operating room b. At the nurses' station c. In the maintenance room d. In the outside corridor Answer: D

Operating rooms have:

a. Isotonic air b. Only 100% hypotonic air c. Negative pressure air d. Positive pressure air Answer: D

Ring stands hold:

a. Kick buckets b. Suction canisters c. Basins d. Gas outlets Answer:C

The breakpoints of an operating table are located at the:

a. Knee, waist, and head b. Waist, head, and pelvis c. Knee, foot, and head d. Pelvis, arms, and head Answer: A

The doors to an operating room must be:

a. Left open all the time b. Opened for temperature reasons c. Kept closed at all times d. Opened only during procedures Answer:C

PACU stands for:

a. Postacute care unit b. Posterior academic cause unit c. Postanesthesia care unit Answer:C

Instrument rooms are separate rooms for:

a. Sterilizing instruments b. Storing contaminated equipment c. Storing sterile equipment d. Storing non-sterile equipment and instrumentation Answer: D

Latex can be found in:an be found in:

a. Tourniquets b. All of these choices are correct. c. Gloves d. Face masks Answer: B

A viewing box is positioned at:

a. Waist level b. Chest level c. Eye level d. Knee level Answer:C

The _____ fire extinguisher is recommended for laser fires.

a. Water b. Nurolon c. Halon d. Carbon dioxide Answer:C

MSDSs are only available if OSHA visits the facility.

False

Back tables are only used for nonsterile equipment.

False: Sterile

An operating room only needs one suction line.

False: Two

Electrical outlets are mounted close to the floor.

False: above the floor

Humidity can be too high but not too low.

False: no higher than 60%

The halon fire extinguisher is only used for wood fires.

False; laser and electrical fires

A ring stand holds nothing but sterile instruments.

False; saline and fluids