Skin Preps
Sterile Field
Safety
Positioning
Miscellaneous
100
Starting point for a surgical prep
What is the incision site
100
Must be checked when delivering a med to the sterile field.
What is the medication and expiration date, (concentration if applicable).
100
A safe distance from a radiation source.
100
Patient position for a Lumbar L4-L5 Laminectomy
What is Prone
100
3 pieces of OR furniture
What is a mayo stand, prep stand, case cart, c-locker, anesthesia machine, etc.
200
Importance of a surgical prep
What is skin antisepsis to reduce the risk of SSI
200
2 required PPE items in a restricted zone.
What is hospital laundered scrubs, mask, hat, etc.
200
Explain Return Electrode Monitoring
What is a dynamic monitoring circuit measuring impedance of the dispersive return electrode. If the dispersive electrode becomes compromised, the circuit inhibits the electrosurgical units output.
200
Patient position for a percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
What is lateral
200
A person who has privileges to suture, retract tissues, and help the surgeon.
What is a surgical assistant
300
Chloraprep dry time
What is 3 minutes
300
Recapping sterile fluids after they have been opened
What is no longer sterile.
300
Fire extinguisher used for liquids or electrical fires.
What is an ABC fire extinguisher
300
3 areas of high level pressure in the supine position
What is sacrum, occiput, and heels.
300
The role that can turn off medical gases in an emergency.
Who is anyone under direction to do so
400
The difference between scrub and paint
What is the mechanism of application: friction vs covering the area
400
The importance of quality control tracking (documentation) of sterilized implants such as lot#, load/cycle#, date/time.
What is a method of sterilization tracking for patient safety if an infection/problem were to occur.
400
Three things utilized to protect staff or the patient during a laser procedure.
What is laser goggles, door covering, warning signs, special ET tube, moist eye covering, etc.
400
3 areas of high level pressure in the prone position
What is Face, iliac crests, and knees
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
Define Capacitive Coupling
500
An ototoxic prep solution
What is Hibiclens
500
The difference between an indicator and an integrator.
What is the number of sterilization parameters one meets. There are 4 parameters time, temp, pressure, and moisture/steam. To be an integrator it must react to all 4 parameters. (refer to sterile processing policy)
500
The three sides of the fire triad and operating room examples of each.
What are Ignition Source, Fuel, and Oxidizer...
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
Stage this pressure ulcer
500
Number of air exchange in the operating room to maintain positive pressure.
What is 20 air exchanges an hour and 4 of those with outside air.