ST Ch 7, 5,6

prevention of disease or condition

The relative humidity in an ethylene oxide sterilizer should be below 30% to aid in the penetration of the gas

rate of 20 air exchanges per hr to keep amount of airborne contamination to a minimum

Contamination caused by passage of microorganisms through a sterilized package by way of moisture wicking is termed:

which of the following when NOT in use to prevent inadvertent activation of the ESU resulting in possible ignition

During routine robotic surgery procedures, where is the surgeon?

What is the name of the inert gas beam used with invisible light lasers to provide visual aiming to target tissue?

All of the following are components of a three-prong electrical plug EXCEPT:

Which of the following terms is defined as the number of ways that a robotic manipulator can move?

name of the outside area of an autoclave where steam is created before injection into the interior compartment

What is the advantage of using ethylene oxide gas sterilization?

process by which energy either directly or indirectly induces ionization of radiation-absorbing material or tissues

Gas outlet colors

Four-wheeled stand that can be lined with a bio-hazard bag for the collection of linen or trash

Elimination of contamination

What is the name of the complex robotic operating system created and marketed by Intuitive Surgical®?

The area of the OR where only personnel wearing surgical attire, including mask, shoe cover, and head cover are allowed

What is the term for the condition of a surgical technologist's skin after performing a surgical scrub?

Abnormally low body temperature

Which method of sterilization uses gamma rays or beta particles and is chiefly used by large manufacturing companies?

Which of the following terms is defined as the extent to which a machine, microscope, human, or robot can differentiate

Which of the following would be appropriate for use on animate surfaces?

storing and distributing supplies and equipment and often processing supplies as they arrive from manufactures

which class of fire extinguisher is a dry chemical for fires involving flammable

large movable tale that covered with a sterile drape for placement of sterile instruments and equipment

What term describes an item that enhances or allows for the flow of alternating or direct electrical current?

The acronym laser stands for light application by special electromagnetic radiation.

In a laser generator, what is found at both ends that allows for the amplification and stimulated emission of laser

Robotic manipulators are not sterilized, but are covered with disposable drapes for surgical procedures.

Organization of industry experts who promote and facilitate voluntary consensus standards in technical field

How much memory does a computer with a gigabyte (GB) capacity hold?

Three fire triangle

area where immediate postoperative care of the patient takes place before transfer to the hospital room or ICU

The opposite charged ends of a magnet are its:

The recommended biological indicator (BI) for hydrogen peroxide gas plasma is:

ancillary department charged with cleaning the surgery department

Which of the following is a safety mechanism engineered into the ESU that alerts the surgical team that the device is

liquid chemical converted into a gas for sterilization purpose

Noise; ionizing radiation, electricity, injury to body, fire, explosions

one of the two processed by which static electricity can build; occur between friction between two surface

When opening a wrapped item such as a gown on a Mayo stand, the contents and wrapper are considered sterile to distance

usually located near the entrance and is isolated from the main hospital (dressing room of physicians, support staff)

Which of the following terms related to electricity defines electrical potential (electrical charge)?

a workroom for particular OR group and contain sink, and steam sterilizer; may contain a blanket and solution warmer

What is the term for the process of starting up when a computer is initially turned on?

designated room before waiting for the operating room

should never be recapped (unless rare occasion when recapping is unavoidable - a safety device or one-handed technique)

Why are items disinfected or sterilized in activated glutaraldehyde dried prior to submersion?

Which laser unit has articulated joints with mirrors at the bend points and requires that care must be taken

The Bowie-Dick test is performed for which sterilization method?

should have positive-pressure air supply; laminar air flow is used to filtered microbes in the air

What term is used to describe the transferring of files and documents to a compact disc (CD)?

All of the following are environmental specifications for the decontamination room in CSPD EXCEPT:

SSI is:

MOST important factor in a surgical technologist's role in preventing surgical site infections

A patient return electrode (ground pad) may be repositioned to another site if the gel is still "sticky."

Internal chemical indicator/integrators should be placed in the center or most challenging portion of a tray

What is the term for a single alternating current cycle?

When using a bayonet bipolar forceps:

provide surgical team with preoperative lab value use when monitoring the patient

Transported or spread by air

Which type of packaging system has filters and removable locking devices?

Which of the following would be appropriate for soaking instruments covered with bioburden during a surgical procedure?

What is the property of the gel portion of the patient return electrode (ground pad) that completes the ESU circuit?

process of lubricating stiffened stainless steel surgical instruments by immersion in a water-soluble solution

Guidelines stablished by the OSHA and the CDC and prevent to reduce risk of disease transmission from blood, body fluid

Solids, gases, liquids, and semiconductor crystals are types of:

A designated area in which only personnel wearing scrub suits and hair caps that enclose all facial hair are allowed

Laser wavelengths determine the color and invisibility of the beam and are categorized from their place along the:

Sterilely attired surgical team members should pass one another in any of the following ways EXCEPT:

Which of the following modes or settings of the electrosurgical unit (ESU) would NOT require use of a patient return

The physical or chemical process by which all living microorganisms, including spores, are killed is:

Which generation of robots does NOT have any degree of artificial intelligence (AI) and requires consistent oversight?

Which types of instruments must be cleaned with bristle-brushes on wires, pipe cleaners, or handheld pressure guns?

When a sterilely attired surgical technologist drapes an unsterile table, he or she opens the drape:

What is the term for the small graphic symbols displayed on a monitor screen that represent computer files or programs

Mechanical device which provide an electric current that is converted into thermal energy for the purpose of cutting

What is the name of the visual indicator represented by an arrow, blinking line, or hand that appears when the mouse

What is the term for the precision of a laser beam and is based on the area exposed, the time activated, and the power

Google, Yahoo, and Bing are popular:

Small portable stand position over patient for sterile instruments, equipment, and supplies

Cidex™ is the trade name for which of the following methods of sterilization?

What is the relationship of steam pressure to temperature in a steam sterilizer?

smoked produced by laser or electrocautery that has been shown to contain biological material

The original instrument developed in the 1920s that used heat on wounds to accelerate blood clotting was the precursor

Why are instruments placed in perforated or mesh-bottom trays for sterilization?

made from natural rubber harvested from tree in warm tropical climates (1% population, 6-7% personnel are allergic)

types of latex allergic reaction

Temperature in the OR should be:

What term for legal right of an author or photographer over the reproduction of original work?

Filter that is capable of removing bacteria as small as 0.5-5 um; utilized in OR to aid in preventing patient acquiring

disinfecting agents, waste anesthetic gases, and vapors and fumes from chemical agents

is a liquid disinfectant and sterilizing agent

The clarity of a computer monitor screen image is its:

between 50% to 55% and a humidity level below 60% to reduce growth of bacteria; humidity is kept 50% or above

chemical compound of a mixture of liquid and powder used for cementing protheses during total joint arthoplasties

Which type of surgical instrument must NEVER be immersed in any type of mechanical decontaminating equipment?

The electromagnetic waves that create radio and television signals are measured in wave cycles per second termed:

what to have or know during a laser operation?

which class of fire extinguisher is halon for electrical or laser fires

Electricity is dependent upon the free flow of which subatomic particles?

What does RACE stand for?

The agency of the U.S. Department of Labor that establishes rules and standards to protect the safety of employees

What is the term for the developing technology of performing a surgical procedure in real time but from a distant locat

which class of fire extinguisher is suitable for fire involving solid materials (Water)

What is the term for the object in an electrical circuit (e.g., surgical light or ESU) that receives and can modify

Specialized equipment in the OR, such as portable x-ray units or laser generators, may require which type of wall outlet

Organization whose mission is to reduce the frequency of fire; establishment of fire prevention standards, research

All of the following represent a complete AC electrical circuit EXCEPT:

The unidirectional positive-pressure flow of air that capture microbes to be filter

Cartesian coordinate geometry uses the system of graphing mathematical functions and moves along the x, y, and z ax

Individual responsible for running and maintaining the cardiopulmonary bypass machine during open heart procedure

The bipolar mode of the ESU can be used only to cut tissue.

Which sterilization method is most commonly used, safest, least expensive, and appropriate for instruments

what are the 3 protection precaution for the pt during ionizing radiation?

main concerns if a fire occur

responsible for testing and processing specimens, tissues, and body fluid to obtain diagnosis

What is the name of the device that has right and left buttons and a roller, and may be a wired or wireless part

Before opening any sterilely packaged item, what is MOST important to verify about the package?

Which of the following laser beams cannot transmit through clear fluid or glass?

Which term describes the right and left (side-to-side) movements of a robotic manipulator that has 3-D capability?

In steam sterilization, thermal destruction of microbes is the result of the denaturation and coagulation of protein

Which of the following lasers falls into invisible part of the electromagnetic spectrum is absorbed by cellular fluid

Which type of laser uses gases that are toxic and potentially fatal, and therefore rarely used in the OR setting?

Organization whose responsibilities are similar to OSHA establishing permissible exposure limits for chemical vapors

patient is directed upon arrival, waiting area, admission and necessary preoperative laboratory work

Resonant frequency capacitive coupling and dielectric breakdown are examples of:

Lasers and/or electrosurgical plume; pathogens found in body fluids, latex sensitivity and injuries from sharps

wall or ceiling connection for a suction device

Which of the following is an Internet address within a document or e-mail that is bolded or underlined and will open

Which type of gas is used to enhance the effectiveness of the electrosurgical unit active electrode pencil?

Why is electrical current important?

Established standards that reach across spectrum of health care field

Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause of a patient burn from alternate exit pathway of ESU current?

Attire worn to protect against exposure to physical and biological hazard

Where should the biological test pack be placed on the steam sterilization cart for the first run of the day?

Which type of chemical solution is made of catalysts that aid in breaking down proteinaceous debris such as blood, fat