Exam 34: Assisting in Minor Surgery

How should instruments be handled after the surgery is complete?

Ethyl chloride is a topical anesthetic spray that acts as a vapocoolant to control pain associated with minor surgical procedures.

This instrument tip has a groove or hook to slide under sutures.

Techniques for medical asepsis create a sterile environment.

Which of the following may cause incomplete autoclave sterilization?

Unwrapped items in an autoclave require more time for sterilization than wrapped items.

Ethyl chloride is an effective local anesthetic that can be used when the physician performs minor surgery with electrical cauterizing equipment.

Which of the following bandage materials is superior for covering round narrow surfaces such as fingers or toes?

No harm is done if a sterile field gets wet.

The recommended method for cleaning sharp instruments is to

Air currents carry bacteria, so body movements and talking over a sterile field should be kept to a minimum.

This instrument has a fine tip for retrieval of foreign objects.

The physician may spray a topical anesthetic on a surgical site before injecting a local anesthetic.

Which solution is typically used to preserve excised tissue for specimens?

All hinged instruments are wrapped in the open position to allow full steam penetration of the joint.

Which of the following gynecologic instruments is used to remove polyps, secretions, and bits of placental tissue?

Venipunctures or injections must be performed using which of the following protocols?

Which of the following aseptic procedures is performed on blood pressure cuffs and stethoscopes after each use?

Surgical sponges used to absorb blood and drainage during a surgical procedure do not have to be sterile.

Nonsterile individuals should never reach over a sterile field.