MSC Exam 1 (PRC & Instruments) Study Guide Test.
A Nurse: Responsible for patient care and safety, medical record documentation, or equipment. (AKA The Boss) - CORRECT ANSWER Circulator
An OR Tech or RN; Gowns and gloves the surgeons: also sets up, maintains and passes instruments within the ...
MSC Exam 1 (PRC & Instruments) Study
Guide Test.
A Nurse: Responsible for patient care and safety, medical record documentation, or equipment. (AKA
The Boss) - CORRECT ANSWER Circulator
An OR Tech or RN; Gowns and gloves the surgeons: also sets up, maintains and passes instruments
within the sterile field - CORRECT ANSWER Scrub
In the OR room where do I stand? - CORRECT ANSWER 18" or 1.5 Feet
Anything that falls off the table is considered? - CORRECT ANSWER Contaminated
Top 4 Jobs of a rep in the OR? - CORRECT ANSWER Patient Advocate, technical resource, inventory
management, and make the scrub tech look like a rockstar!
Who is part of the sterile team? - CORRECT ANSWER Surgeon, First assistant (RN or PA), scrub
Who is part of the unsterile team? - CORRECT ANSWER Anesthesia, circulator, X-ray tech, and sales rep
Unrestricted area - CORRECT ANSWER Traffic is not limited and street clothes are permitted.
Semi-Restricted Area - CORRECT ANSWER Traffic is limited and you must were scrub attire, shoe covers,
caps, and name tag (credentials) in this area
Restricted area - CORRECT ANSWER Appropriate or attire required. Must wear scrubs, caps, masks, shoe
covers and name tag in this area. E.g. operating room and procedure room
What is correct attire for PPE? - CORRECT ANSWER OR Scrubs, cover jacket, shoe covers, eye protection,
and hair covers. Men with beards=beard covers
, W-2 - CORRECT ANSWER Work for a manufacturer or distributor. Benefits= health insurance, 401(k),
PTO. E.g. Stryker, Zimmer-Biomet.
1099 - CORRECT ANSWER independent contractor
Distributor - CORRECT ANSWER arrangements with manufacturer(s) and is independently owned
Direct/Manufacturer - CORRECT ANSWER You work directly for the device manufacturer and is normally
paid as W-2
What information may be found on OR Board? - CORRECT ANSWER Room #, time of case, procedure,
surgeon, anesthesia, patient info, scrub tech/circulating nurse name or initials, and comments and
notes.
SPD stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER Sterile Processing Department
What is the decontamination room? - CORRECT ANSWER The location designated for the collection,
retention, and cleaning of soiled instruments.
Decontamination - CORRECT ANSWER Process that removes as many microorgansims as possible by
physical, mechanical or chemical means
Is water condensation considered sterile? True or False - CORRECT ANSWER False. It's considered
unsterile
Trays that are sealed with autoclave tape without "Zebra Stripes" means? - CORRECT ANSWER Non-
Sterilized.
Will a circulating nurse accept a package system without a steam indicator strip? - CORRECT ANSWER No
Most common type of sterilization for basic and orthopedic instruments? - CORRECT ANSWER Autoclave
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