Patient Care in the Operating Room
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the principles and practices essential for effective patient care in the operating room environment. Students will learn about preoperative preparations, intraoperative responsibilities, and postoperative care, focusing on patient safety, infection control, and teamwork among multidisciplinary surgical teams. Topics include sterile technique, patient positioning, monitoring vital signs, and responding to surgical emergencies. Through case studies and simulated scenarios, learners will develop critical thinking skills and practical competencies necessary to support optimal patient outcomes during surgical procedures.
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Surgical Equipment and Supplies 2nd Edition by Colleen J. Rutherford
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Chapter 1: Common Equipment and Supplies
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Q1) The nozzle of the smoke evacuation system must be within ________________ inches of the surgical site to be effective.
Answer: 2 (two)
Q2) Which of the following staff members should not apply the pneumatic tourniquet?
A) surgeon
B) physician assistant
C) registered nurse
D) surgical technologist
Answer: D
Q3) Tourniquets should be applied only by
personnel.
Answer: licensed
Q4) Argon beam coagulation uses a combination of argon gas and monopolar electrosurgery to coagulate tissue.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q5) ___________________________ is the reinfusion of the patient's own blood or blood products.
Answer: Autotransfusion
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Chapter 2: General Surgical Supplies and Post-Operative
Splints
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Q1) At the end of the case,discard the sharps holder into a puncture-proof sharps disposal bucket.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Gloves must be worn when handling used sponges.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) What is bone wax used for?
Answer: barrel,plunger,tip,and measurement markings
Q4) Neurosurgical sponges can be moistened with one of two solutions prior to being placed on the tissue.What are those two solutions?
Answer: saline and thrombin
Q5) A needle cannot be placed on the tip of a __________ syringe.
A) Luer-Lok
B) Toomey
C) catheter tip
D) glass
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Tubes, drains, and Catheters
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Q1) Another name for a Pezzer catheter is a Malecot catheter.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Hydrocephalus is an excess accumulation of __________________ in the brain ventricles.
Answer: CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
Q3) The Heimlich valve is used to drain air from the:
A) abdomen
B) chest
C) knee joint
D) pelvic cavity
Answer: B
Q4) Which type of gastrostomy tube is generally used if long-term or permanent use is anticipated?
Answer: feeding peg or button
Q5) A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is a triple-lumen tube used to tamponade bleeding from _____________________ varices.
Answer: esophageal
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Chapter 4: Sutures and Suture Needles
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Q1) An RB needle is usually used during what type of procedures?
A) cardiovascular
B) gynecological
C) urological
D) obstetrical
Q2) _____________________ suture consists of a single strand.
Q3) The surgeon requests a taper point needle.Which of the following would be appropriate to hand him?
A) CP needle
B) CT needle
C) CE needle
D) OS needle
Q4) The "PS" in PS needle stands for:
A) pointed straight
B) plain suture
C) plastic surgery
D) pointed suture
Q5) TiCron suture is used to suture delicate tissue.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Lasers
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Q1) To help prevent fire,surround the surgical site with ____________________ towels.
Q2) Water or saline must be available on the surgical field.
A)True
B)False
Q3) "The beam alters or disrupts the tissue in some way" is the definition of ____________________.
Q4) Name the four types of laser media.
Q5) Which agency regulates the use of medical lasers in the workplace?
A) AST
B) AORN
C) ANSI
D) AMA
Q6) Allow all prep solutions to dry completely before using the laser.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Why is it important for staff to wear a laser mask instead of a standard surgical mask during laser procedures?
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Q8) The argon laser produces a visible ________________________ color beam.
Q9) What does the acronym LASER stand for?
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Chapter 6: Endoscopic and Robotic Equipment
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Q1) A mediastinoscopy can be used to aid in diagnosing:
A) cervical cancer
B) Hodgkin's disease
C) AIDS
D) Paget's disease
Q2) The acronym VATS means:
A) video-activated thoracoscopic surgery
B) video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
C) video-aided thoracic surgery
D) video-aligned thoracic surgery
Q3) The needle used to insert gas into the abdomen is known as a __________ needle.
A) Veress
B) Vegan
C) Vargan
D) Verrin
Q4) Glycine is a __________________ solution.
Q5) Why is it necessary to coil a camera cord loosely?
Q6) Excess carbon dioxide in the body can lead to metabolic _______________.
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Q7) Define the word cystoscopy.
Q8) The camera head and cord are attached to the endoscope using a
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Chapter 7: Specialty Equipment
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Q1) If implants of differing alloys are used,they can ______________________ and cause implant breakdown.
Q2) Cryotherapy uses ________________ to destroy tissue.
A) heat
B) electricity
C) cold
D) ultrasound
Q3) A normal intracranial pressure reading for an adult is 5 to __________________ mm Hg.
Q4) A scleral buckle procedure is used to treat:
A) corneal abrasion
B) glaucoma
C) retinal detachment
D) sties
Q5) Explain how to determine how much magnification is being provided by a microscope.
Q6) Trichiasis is the medical term for an ingrown ______________________.
Q7) What is the purpose of an intra-aortic balloon pump?
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Q8) Store a microscope with the ____________________ caps in place.
Q9) For what reason are bone plates used?
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Chapter 8: Anesthesia
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Q1) Which type of airway device can be used on a conscious patient with an intact gag reflex?
A) endotracheal tube
B) oral airway
C) right angle endotracheal tube
D) nasal airway
Q2) Cocaine is classified as a ________________________ anesthetic.
Q3) Hearing is the first sense to return during emergence from anesthesia.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Ancef is an antibiotic.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A burette measures and administers large amounts of IV medication or fluid.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is the advantage of using a double lumen endotracheal tube during thoracic surgery?
Q7) How should a patient be positioned for administration of a spinal anesthetic?
Q8) Why might an anesthesia care provider use a Broselow Tape?
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