Orientation

Question 1

•Emergent

Answer 1

–Threatening life or limb

Question 2

•Urgent

Answer 2

–Treatment within a relatively short period

Question 3

•Elective

Answer 3

–Does not need to be performed immediately

Question 4

•Optional

Answer 4

–Not necessary to protect life or limb

Question 5

A health care professional is anyone who ….

Answer 5

has special training and education in a given field

Question 6

Nonsterile team members

Answer 6

–Any member of the surgical team not donned in sterile gown and gloves
•Circulator
•Anesthesia
•Company Rep.

Question 7

Duties of the Circulator

Answer 7

–Assisting with OR prep
–Pre-op interview
–Transport of Patient
–Verifying patient
–Transferring and positioning
–Prepping the patient
–Connecting various tubes and cords
–Maintaining the OR record
–Transport of patient to

Question 8

Sterile team members

Answer 8

–Any member of the surgical team donned in sterile gown and gloves
•Surgeon
•Assistant
•Surgical Technologist

Question 9

PREOPERATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE SCRUB PERSON

Answer 9

•Donning OR attire and PPE
•SX site verification
•Patient verification
•Preparing the OR
•Gathering equipment and supplies
•Scrubbing and donning sterile gown and gloves
•Organizing the sterile field
•Counting necessary items
•Assisting team members during entry of the sterile field
•Placing sterile drapes

Question 10

INTRAOPERATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE SCRUB PERSON

Answer 10

Passes instruments, supplies & equipment
Anticipates surgeon’s needs
Maintains aseptic technique and sterile field
Prepare irrigation fluid and medications
Assists surgeon if acting as first assistant
Counting necessary items
Identifies and cares for specimens
Preparing and applying the dressing

Question 11

POSTOPERATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE SCRUB PERSON

Answer 11

•Maintaining sterile field until the patient is transported
•Disassembling the sterile field
•Removing used instruments, equipments and supplies
•Caring for and maintaining instruments, equipments, and supplies
•Preparing the OR for the next patient

Question 12

Health Care Facilities

Answer 12

•Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
–Free standing specialty centers
Ex. Surgery Centers

•Proprietary Hospitals
–Investor owned and operated by an individual or corporation
Ex. MD privately owned

•Nonprofit hospitals
–General, acute care hospitals defined as nontaxable by the federal government
–Owned by private organization

•Health Maintenance Organization
–Acts both as an insurer and provider of medical services
Ex. Kaiser