Exam 5: Physical Environment and Safety Standards

All of the following are ways to reduce personnel radiological exposure EXCEPT:

The visual representation of the components necessary to support a fire is which of the following geometric shapes?

What are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for OR air exchanges per hour?

Which of the following terms relates to the potential impact on personnel from the duties of the job description or the handling and use of equipment and supplies encountered within the perioperative environment?

Match each term below with its description -Area of an operating room suite adjacent to an OR, which may contain a scrub sink or immediate-use steam sterilizer

Infectious, blood-saturated and dripping, regulated medical waste should be contained and discarded in red bags with a biohazard symbol.

Where are surgical instrument "booms" mounted in an operating room?

The physical design of an OR suite is designed to control personnel, patient, and supply traffic and may be of a race track, hotel, or specialty grouping type.

What distance from the portable x-ray unit should sterile members of the surgical team stand to reduce their exposure while the image is being taken?

Match each term below with its description -Ignition source caused by friction between two surfaces and electron transfer; resulting in sparks or palpable shocks

What is the acronym for the treatment administered to a surgical technologist within 2 hours following a needle stick during a procedure on a patient with HIV?

The post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) was previously often referred to as:

Which governmental agency mandates that operating rooms have a biohazard exposure control plan and make personal protective equipment available for personnel at risk?

Which of the following should be used by surgical team members to prevent potential injury from tasks involving heavy lifting, moving of equipment or patients, and long periods of standing or sitting?

Which of the following is the large piece of OR furniture onto which most sterile supplies are opened and organized for use during a case?

Effective surgical smoke evacuator units suction and filter particles as small as:

All doors into a restricted area must remain closed during an operation to:

What is the abbreviation for the sets of references that provide information about all potentially hazardous chemicals used in the perioperative setting and must be accessible to health care workers?

Which type of procedure would require an operating table with a fluid drain pan attachment?

Match each term below with its description -Equipment used by CRNA or MD for induction, maintenance, monitoring, and reversal of a patient undergoing surgery