Practice Exam Vi
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Standards of Conduct, Special Populations, The Surgical Patient Review Questions
- 1.Which of the following reflects the basic values for health care practice?
- A.
Laws
- B.
Standards
- C.
Guidelines
- D.
All of the above
- 2.An intentional act intended to make another person fearful is called____.
- A.
A threat
- B.
Battery
- C.
Accountability
- D.
assault
- 3.Accountability is defined as a(n) ____.
- A.
Disclosure
- B.
Obligation
- C.
threat
- D.
Evaluation
- 4.Negligence is a breach of duty and is defined as ____.
- A.
an omission
- B.
Perjury
- C.
Tort
- D.
Larceny
- 5.Whose responsibility is it to identify the surgical patient?
- A.
transportation personnel
- B.
Holding area nurse
- C.
Anesthesia provider
- D.
All of the above
- 6.Who is responsible for checking diagnostic tests such as X-rays and CT scans to confirm the proper area or side before an incision is made?
- A.
Circulator
- B.
Surgeon
- C.
Anesthesia provider
- D.
Radiologist
- 7.What item does not need to be counted before beginning an exploratory laparotomy?
- A.
lap sponges
- B.
Suction
- C.
Kitners
- D.
instruments
- 8.When taking hot surgical instruments from a steam autoclave the surgical technologist is responsible for cooling the instruments with ____.
- A.
Alcohol
- B.
Sterile saline
- C.
Glutaraldehyde
- D.
Sterile water
- 9.What must be done to electrical devices in the operating room to prevent the risk of burns to the patient?
- A.
Grounded properly
- B.
Turned off prior to use
- C.
Tested frequently
- D.
both A and C
- 10.Liability for improper use of equipment in the operating room lies with the ____.
- A.
Operating room supervisor
- B.
circulating nurse
- C.
Surgical technologist
- D.
Individual using the item
- 11.What should take place immediately after the patient is moved from the stretcher to the operating room table?
- A.
Raise side rails
- B.
lock the table down
- C.
Apply the safety strap
- D.
Adjust IV pole
- 12.Injury due to improper positioning can result in ALL members being sued for ____.
- A.
libel
- B.
Negligence
- C.
Indecision
- D.
Abandonment
- 13.Who is responsible for personally positioning the patient for a surgical procedure?
- A.
Anesthesiologist
- B.
Surgeon
- C.
Circulator
- D.
STSR
- 14.Loss or mishandling of a specimen could be considered negligence and could result in ____.
- A.
Another surgical procedure
- B.
improper specimen preparation
- C.
Improper specimen analysis
- D.
All of the above
- 15.The only method used to ensure the sterility of items is:
- A.
Chemical indicator strips
- B.
Biological indicator
- C.
Mechanical indicators
- D.
Bowie-Dick test
- 16.Whose responsibility is it to remove a patient’s personal items in the operating room?
- A.
Supervisor
- B.
circulator
- C.
Charge nurse
- D.
transportation personnel
- 17.Surgical technologists are negligent if they exceed their scope of practice that is defined by their ____.
- A.
Education
- B.
Experience
- C.
Policies and procedures
- D.
all of the above
- 18.____ is a term that refers to permission being given for an action.
- A.
Consent
- B.
involuntary
- C.
Acceptance
- D.
voluntary
- 19.____ is truly the best medicine when taking care of the surgical patient.
- A.
Vigilance
- B.
prevention
- C.
Responsibility
- D.
Safety
- 20.A properly written, informed consent should contain which of the following?
- A.
STSR signature
- B.
Name of the charge nurse
- C.
Time surgery began
- D.
Patient's legal signature
- 21.Implied consent may apply when ____.
- A.
consulting physicians agree
- B.
The patient is conscious
- C.
Conditions are discovered during surgery
- D.
Patient is emancipated minor
- 22.Informed consent may be given by any of the following under specific circumstances EXCEPT:
- A.
Parent or legal guardian of a minor
- B.
an incompetent adult
- C.
Temporary guardian
- D.
The courts
- 23.Which of the following cannot be an informed consent witness?
- A.
Non-operating surgeon
- B.
Circulator
- C.
Registered nurse
- D.
Other hospital employee
- 24.In the health care field, the term ____ is used broadly to refer to the placing of information into a patient's medical record.
- A.
Register
- B.
Remodeling
- C.
Documenting
- D.
Diagram
- 25.The medical record of a surgical patient will typically include all of the following EXCEPT:
- A.
Identification of the patient
- B.
Possible follow-up treatment plan
- C.
Name of each member of the surgical team
- D.
family members’ names
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