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Denning [Date] [Course title]
,A patient is having surgery to repair a broken rotator cuff. Which of the following structures are the
tendons of the rotator cuff attached to?
A. Unla
B. Symphysis
C.Humerus
D. Clavicle - Answer: B. Humerus
An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury or the risk there of
A. Perjury
B. Sentinel event
C. Incident
D. Practice Act - Answer: B. Sentinel event
Who is authorized to sign the informed surgical consent for a patient for a patient who's is not mentally
competent or is incapacitated?
A. Patient
B. Anesthesiologist
C. Agency Representatives
D. Patient's friend - Answer: C. Agency Representatives
Which stage of grief is a patient in when he or she begins to state "just let me live to see my daughter
finish school"
A.Bargaining
B.Depression
C.Denial
D. Anger - Answer: A. Bargaining
A 10-year of patient is scheduled for surgery in an OR with low temperature. What can be done to keep
this patient from being hyperthermic?
A. Keep OR temperature low
,B. Warm the patient before he or she enters the OR
C. Use an overhead radiant heater
D. Warm the OR prior to the patients arrival - Answer: D. Warm the OR Prior to the patients arrival
The first priority in treating a trauma patient is?
A. Placing an IV catheter
B. Opening the Airway
C. Placing a chest tube
D. Controlling blood loss - Answer: B. Opening the Airway
A pregnant patient has been diagnosed as having appendicitis and needs surgery. When should the
surgery be performed?
A.Third Trimester
B.Second Trimester
C.Immediately
D. After Delivery - Answer: C. Immediately
How should the surgical Technologist handle a bullet that has been removed from a surgical patient?
A.With Sterile Gauze
B. With a Clamp
C. Throw into the kick bucket
D. Throw into Sharp container - Answer: A. With Sterile Gauze
To keep airborne contamination in the OR to a minimum, how many maximum air changes should take
place?
A. 40 per hour
B. 20 per hour
C. 10 per hour
D 30 per hour - Answer: B. 20 per hour
, When using a laser which precaution is best to use?
A. Have sterile saline available
B.Have a Fire team available
C.Place dry towels around the operative site
D.Place wet towels around the operative site - Answer: D. Place wet towels around the operative site
Escherichia Coli recides on humans in the lumen of the
A.Intestines
B.esophagus
C.ureters
D.urethra - Answer: A.Intestines
The most commonly transmitted pathogen in the OR is?
A.Candida Albicans
B.Mycobacterium tuberculosis
C.Staphylococcus Aureus
D.Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Answer: C. Staphylococcus Aureus
A patient has just been found to have a post surgical infection. Which source is most likely the primary
means of infecting this patient?
A. Contamination during the case
B. SSI from the patient's own skin
C. The patient is cigarette smoker
D. The surgical team did not wear a hair cover - Answer: B. SSI from the patient's own skin
The ST has just passed a new #10 blade to the surgeon to make the first incision on the skin. The
surgeon has requested a #10 blade again, what should the ST do?
A.Pass the same #10 blade
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