Periop 101 Exam Prep Part 3

Professionalism

100

These are governmental agencies that regulate the practice of nursing specific to each state.

State Boards of Nursing

200

A method of creating a change to a current process and measuring the effectiveness of the change.

Quality Improvement 

300

A Payment made on behalf of the policy holder

Indemnity Payment

400

A legal responsibility 

Liability

500

A breach of duty to another person as outlined by the law

Tort

Safe Use of Equipment

100

Laser signs should be placed where when operating a laser in the operating room.

Outside of the OR doors

200

What should be covered in the OR suite when operating a laser

Windows

300

Time, Distance, and Shielding are the 3 tenants of what

Radiation safety

400

Patient injury, invalidate the equipment warranty, and result in accreditation organization citations are 3 things that can lead to following the what for equipment/supplies? 

Manufacturer's IFU

500

Malignancy, open fracture, severe crushing injuries, severe scar tissue at the cuff location, and thigh circumference large than 100cm are all potential contraindications for the application of what

Tourniquet 

Sterile Technique

100

This is the technique used to prevent the transfer of organisms and cells from what site to another. It is best practice to use this technique during bowel surgery or surgery with a malignancy.

Isolation Technique

200

Face the sterile field, stay within the sterile field; avoid changing levels, always keep hands and arms above waist level and avoid placing hands in the axillary area, use face-to-face or back-to-back methods of moving around the sterile field, and keep conversation to a minimum are all behaviors of what type of team member in the OR suite?

Scrubbed team member

300

Face the sterile field, stay as far away from the sterile field and scrub person as possible, do not reach over the field, do not walk between sterile fields, and keep conversation to a minimum are all behaviors of what type of team member in the OR suite?

Unscrubbed team member

400

Areas of the sterile gown that are considered sterile are

The chest to the level of the sterile field 

500

For sterile field medications, the medication is verified by who?

The RN and scrub person

Sterilization Process

100

The accumulation of bioburden, which is composed of bacteria and other biological elements

Biofilm

200

An instrument set and container must not weigh more than what?

25 pounds

300

This is used to monitor the sterilizer's efficiency and effectiveness. 

Biological Indicators 

400

What is the first step of instrument processing?

Cleaning

500

Instrument assembly stipulates that instruments need to be what when assembled?

Dry

Surgical Draping

100

This occurs when fluid or blood penetrate the surgical gowns or drapes.

Contamination

200

The only type of towel considered to be a drape

Impervious towels

300

These are not drapes

Cloth towels

400

This drape is used for abdominal, chest, and thoracic procedures

Laparotomy 

500

Do not _____ sterile drapes after they have been positioned at the sterile field. 

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