EXAM 3:

Question 0

What classification of instrument is a Potts- Smith’s?

Answer 0

cutting/ dissecting

Question 1

What compound in stainless steel keeps instruments from corroding?

Answer 1

Chromium

Question 2

What type of instrument finish is recommended for cases using lasers?

Answer 2

Ebonized/ Black

Question 3

What tray would you most likely find a Lahey Forceps?

Answer 3

Laparotomy

Question 4

What knife handle does the #25 blade fit on?

Answer 4

4 blade

Question 5

What is the typical intraoperative pressure for pneumoperitoneum?

Answer 5

12-15 mmhg

Question 6

Can a marker used to mark a patients skin be reused intraoperatively?

Answer 6

no because anything that is used on the skin, is considered dirty.

Question 7

What must the STSR do after dressing is placed, but before the drapes are removed?

Answer 7

Secure the sharps

Question 8

Is it the STSR’s responsibility to keep instruments clean intraoperatively?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

When the skin incision is made, what would the surgeon most likely want next?

Answer 9

Bovie

Question 10

Should the STSR pay close attention to the entire OR suite or focus solely on the needs of the PT?

Answer 10

Entire OR

Question 11

What length of instruments would the surgeon want once the incision is carried deeper into the body tissue?

Answer 11

Longer

Question 12

Should the STSR have a knowledge of operative pathology and be prepared for unknown or unpredictable pathology condition?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

When is contamination most likely to occur in orthopedic procedures?

Answer 13

Draping

Question 14

When does the intraoperative phase of surgical case management BEGIN?

Answer 14

Begins with incision & ends with dressing is placed

Question 15

What are the prep parameters for and ORIF of a medial malleolus fracture?

Answer 15

Foot, entire leg, ankle to knee

Question 16

What is the name for the tissue burned with electrosurgical current?

Answer 16

Char

Question 17

What are the prep parameters for an MPJ arthroplast?

Answer 17

7.5 cm above the elbow

Question 18

How many layers is a band-aid?

Answer 18

3

Question 19

How many working ends does a richardson-eastman retractor have?

Answer 19

2

Question 20

Can irrigation/aspiration units be powered by pressurized nitrogen gas?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

What are some examples of a single-layer dressing?

Answer 21

Hermabond, OP-site, Aerosol

Question 22

Should the skin knife be replace by a clean deep knife after the skin incision made?

Answer 22

yes

Question 23

What classification of dressing is one that is soaked in Dakin’s solution and used to mechanically debride dried burns?

Answer 23

Wet to dry

Question 24

Should complete hemostasis be archived before closing the surgical wound?

Answer 24

yes

Question 25

What is the Queen Anne’s Collar dressing?

Answer 25

Towel circumferential around the neck, pressure on a thyroidectomy

Question 26

What must sterile surgical drapes be resistant to?

Answer 26

Fluids

Question 27

What urinary catheter is non-retaining and has a curved, rigid tip?

Answer 27

Coude

Question 28

What are the prep parameters for ulnar nerve transposition?

Answer 28

• Shoulder
• Axilla
• Entire arm
• Including the hand

Question 29

What hand will the STSR use to pass an instrument to a surgeon that is standing to their left and is left handed?

Answer 29

Right hand

Question 30

Is the Foley catheter placed before or after the PT is anesthetized?

Answer 30

AFTER

Question 31

Where does the STSR hold a ringed instrument when passing to a surgeon?

Answer 31

Opposite end/ Box-lock

Question 32

What materials can ligating clips be made of?

Answer 32

Plastic, stainless steel, titanium

Question 33

What are pledgets made from?

Answer 33

Teflon