Fundies: Review

Normal oral temperature in a person at rest is _________.

Which needle type is typically used to close skin?

___________ is/are a wide-scale, rapidly contagious infectious disease.

Before organizing and preparing supplies during setup, you should decrease the sterile area.

The working tip on the tip of robotic instruments is called ______________.

The purpose of the surgical scrub is to bring the number of microorganisms on the skin to an irreducible minimum.

Using a(n) _____________ approach to all setups improves efficiency.

The goal of aseptic technique is asepsis.

Which of the following robotic systems is used in orthopedic surgery for partial or total joint replacements?

Death in the operating room is a common occurrence.

An epidemic is a localized emergency in which the number of victims overwhelms local health care services.

Which type of scissors would be used on delicate tissues?

Tie on a passer is loaded onto a kocher.

The preferred method of temperature assessment is ____________.

What piece of equipment is used to place instruments and supplies that are immediately needed during surgery?

The term radiopaque refers to substances that the x-ray cannot penetrate.

What is a porcine graft made out of?

Surgical counts can be performed by the surgical tech and another surgical tech.

Are you excited for the holiday break??

What is the second phase of wound healing called?

A 12-lead ECG would be used for a simple assessment.

The TIMEOUT must be performed before the surgical incision

How often do you have to renew your certification?

The backtable is the center of the sterile field during surgery.

Before opening a sterile pack, the scrub should also check the outside package for the __________.

Which is a type of retractor?

____ is a process where casualties are given emergency medical treatment according to the probability of their survival.

Process of suturing two tissue edges together is called approximation

Normal pulse rate is ___________.

Surgical gut sutures are packaged in a(n) ______________ solution.

What are the two types of retractors?

In an open method of establishing a pneumoperitoneum the _________ trocar is used.

Recommended practice to damp dust the surgical lights, furniture, and fixed equipment before the first case of the day.

__________ create(s) boundaries between areas that carry the highest potential sources of infection from the cleanest.

The pressure exerted on the walls of the blood vessels during the resting phase of cardiac contraction is diastolic.

Patients are forbidden from bringing religious items into the health care setting.

Medical and supportive care provided to the dying patient is called comfort care.

The first phase of reprocessing is point-of-use cleaning.

Which suture size is smallest?

A peanut is loaded onto a tonsil clamp.

Surgical technologists are required to ____________ medications on the field.

When organisms of two different species live together, this is called ________.

What tissue forceps would you use on bowel?

The process that makes instruments and supplies safe for handling is _________.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a model for meeting animal needs and is used as a reference point for patient care.

The professional association for surgical technologists is the __________________

__________ errors are among the most prevalent and serious errors occurring during surgery.

Patient ___________ are the leading cause of death in hospitalized people over 65.

A nonsterile member of the surgical team is ___________________

Which piece of equipment is the sterile pack opened onto that provides a sterile surface for instruments and supplies?

Assisted suicide is perceived by many as an intent to ___________.

A ________________ is a paper strip or specially treated tape that changes color when exposed to a specific temperature.

The ability of suture material to absorb fluid is called ______________.

Who is responsible to ensure that no item is left in the patient?

You should load the needle before removing the entire needle-suture combination from package.

What instrument category does a rongur fall under?

Oxygen is what the abdomen is filled with to create pneumoperitoneum

The most common rigid endoscopes used in robotic-assisted procedures are the 10 and 30 degree.

Maslow Hierarchy is a theory about human needs.

NBSTSA oversees certification and credentialing for the surgical technologist.