Exam 1: Instruments, Care of Instruments, Set-Up Guidelines

At the end of the case, heavy instruments should be placed in the __________________ of the tray.

Another name for the boxlock is:

Most surgical instruments are made of:

You are assigned to scrub a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. When should you begin to set up your sterile field?

Name two ways in which a ringed instrument may function.

Scissors are classification as what type of instruments?

In order to kill microbial life, the temperature of the steam in the sterilizer must be:

When cleaning up after a case, heavy instruments should never be placed:

What is the function of the joint on a forceps?

Glutaraldehyde is used in ___________________ ____________________ sterilization.

Keep the number of instruments on the Mayo stand to a _____________________.

On a retractor, the blade determines how far into the surgical wound the retractor can be inserted.

Which part of the instrument that determines the overall length of the instrument?

A scissor that has one short and one long gold-plated ring handle is a Supercut scissors.

What is the most common form of cold chemical sterilization used in the operating room?

When setting up your sterile field, where should you place the basins and medicine cups ?

You are scrubbed on an exploratory laparotomy. When should you ask for your dressing material?

Microinstruments can be used to cut dressings or drains.

Prevacuum sterilizers operate at 260F.

Instruments that need nitrogen or batteries to run are classified as _______________________ instruments.