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MIDTERM (OR) Flashcards

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Principle 1 of Sterility

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Principle Number 1: Only sterile items are used within the sterile field.

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Principle 2 of Sterility

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Principle Number 2: Sterile persons are gowned and gloved

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Principle 3 of Sterility

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Principle Number 3: Tables are only sterile at Table Level

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Principle 4 of Sterility

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Principle Number 4: Sterile Persons Touch ONLY Sterile Items while Unsterile OR Personnel Touch Only Unsterile Items.

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Principle 5 of Sterility

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Principle Number 5: Unsterile persons avoid reaching over sterile fields and sterile persons avoid touching or leaning over an unsterile area.

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Principle 6 of Sterility

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Principle Number 6: Edges of anything that encloses sterile contents are considered
unsterile.

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Principle 7 of Sterility

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Principle Number 7: Sterile field is set-up just before a surgical procedure.

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Principle 8 of Sterility

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Principle Number 8: Sterile areas are continuously kept in view.

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Principle 9 of Sterility

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Principle Number 9: Sterile persons keep well within sterile areas.

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Principle 10 of Sterility

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Principle Number 10: Sterile persons keep in contact with sterile areas to minimum.

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Principle 11 of Sterility

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Principle Number 11: Unsterile persons avoid sterile areas.

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Principle 12 of Sterility

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Principle Number 12: Destruction of integrity of microbial barriers result in contamination

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Principle 13 of Sterility

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Principle Number 13: Microorganisms must be kept to irreducible minimum

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Layers of the Abdomen

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  • Skin
  • Subcutaneous
  • Muscle
  • Fascia
  • Peritoneum
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Types of surgical suture

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  • Absorbable suture
  • Non-absorbable suture
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4 classifications of absorbable sutures

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  • catgut sutures
  • polydioxanone suture
  • Poliglecaprone suture
  • Polyglactin Suture
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Sutures that are dissolvable stitches that are made of materials that will disintegrate over time by absorbing into the skin.

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Absorbable suture

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Sutures that require removal
after a specific time. They are usually made of a material that will not break down in the body and will not be digested by the body’s enzymes.

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Non-absorbable suture

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Types of surgical suture techniques

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  • Continuous Suture
  • Interrupted Sutures
  • Deep Sutures
  • Buried Sutures
  • Purse String sutures
  • Subcuticular Suture
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Methods of Anesthesia Administration

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  • Inhalation
  • Intravenous
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A temporary loss of feeling and a complete loss of awareness that feels like a very deep sleep.

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General Anesthesia

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Stages of general anesthesia

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Stage 1 - Induction
Stage 2 - Excitement or delirium
Stage 3 - Surgical anesthesia
Stage 4 - Overdose

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A temporary loss of feeling or awareness in a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg.

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Regional Anesthesia

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Side effects of General Anesthesia

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  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Low blood pressure
  • heart rate changes
  • slower breathing
  • sore throat from the breathing tube
  • grogginess
  • delirium
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Common medications used in regional anesthesia

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  • lidocaine
  • bupivacaine
  • ropivacaine
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Two forms of regional anesthetics

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1.) Spinal anesthetic
2.) Epidural anesthetic

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An anesthesia given for a short time to stop pain in one part of the body. You stay awake.

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Local anesthesia

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A type of anesthesia that uses IV medications.

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Procedural sedation

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Levels of sedation

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  • Conscious Sedation
  • Twilight Anesthesia
  • Deep Sedation
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A registered nurse or surgical technologist responsible for maintaining the sterile field during surgery

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Scrub nurse

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A nurse who makes preparations for an operation and continually monitors the patient and staff during surgery outside the sterile field.

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Circulating Nurse

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Scissors used for cutting delicate tissue and blunt dissection

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Metzenbaum Scissors (curved)

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Scissors used for cutting tissue directly in a straight line

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Metzenbaum Scissors (straight)

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Blades with long, thin shanks and blunt tips

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Metzenbaum Scissors

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Scissors with broad, thick blades

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Mayo scissors

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Forceps with inward facing serrated edges

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Allis Forceps

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Forceps with looped, atraumatic tips

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Babcock Forceps

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Forceps with serrations

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Kelly Forceps

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Forceps with heavy serrations and a tooth at the tip

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Kocher Forceps

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Small, fine-pointed forceps

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Mosquito Forceps

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Large forceps with full serrations

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Pean Forceps

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Large, ringed forceps

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Sponge/Ovum Forceps

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Forceps with sharp, pointed hooks

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Tenaculum Forceps

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Small clamp with sharp, pointed tips

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Towel clip/clamp

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Forceps with toothed or serrated edges

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Tissue Forceps

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Small grooves, but no teeth on the tips

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Thumb Forceps

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Double-ended, smooth-edged retractors

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Army-Navy Retractors

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Single ended, hand-held retractor with a flat, curved blade

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Richardson Retractor

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Used to remove blood, fluids, or debris from the surgical site

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Suction tip

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Tubing connected to a suction device

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Suction Tube

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Instrument with a locking mechanism

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Needle holder

52
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A form of electrosurgery that uses an electric current to cut tissue or create scars

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Electrical Cautery

NCM 112 (6 decks)

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