Sterile Practices
This width around a sterile field border is considered contaminated?
1 inch border
Patient having a colposcopy will be placed in which position.
Lithotomy
This type of wound the provider would most likely order a tetanus shot for?
Puncture
Which suture size is larger 5-0 or 3-0
3-0
Where are sebaceous cysts NOT located
palms of hands and soles of feet
Purpose of a sterile fenestrated drape is to?
Provide a sterile area around the operative site
These things are known to cause ingrown toenails (3).
Tight shoes, Trauma to the foot, Trimming nails improperly
This type of wound leaves ragged and irregular edges.
Laceration
What is it called when a needle and suture are one continuous unit
Swaged needle
When not in use, what position should an instrument with a ratchet be stored?
In an open position
A provider is inserting sutures, what practice of asepsis must be followed
surgical asepsis
Cryosurgery uses which method of treatment
Freezing
This type of exudate contains both serum and blood.
Serosanguineous exudate
This type of suture will require the use of a needle holder
Curved
This occurs during the inflammatory phase of the healing process
A blood clot plugs the opening of the wound
When pouring a sterile solution, the label should be where?
Against the palm of the hand
This procedure may be performed to assess a tumor to see if it is benign or cancerous
Biopsy
Inflammation
Proliferation (granulation)
Maturation
These are the type of sutures that a patient must come back to the clinic to have removed
nonabsorbable
This type of bandage turn is used to anchor a bandage.
Circular turn
When applying sterile gloves, your hands must remain at what level
Above the waist
This procedure is completed after an abnormal pap test or to evaluate cervical lesions
Colposcopy
A collection of pus in a cavity surrounded by inflamed tissue is known as what?
Abcess
Which location of the body would sutures stay in the longest?
Feet/soles or over the joints
What is the purpose of adding epinephrine to a local anesthetic?
Prolongs the effect of the anesthetic and constricts blood vessels