Surgical Technology Examination Appleton & Lange Surgical Technology Examination Appleton & Lange pg59-73 CST exam prep
70°
80°
85°
95°
Furniture
Air conditioning grills and walls
Ceiling and wall mounted fixtures and tracks
Kick buckets
Rinsed with tap water between each case
Cleaned with a disinfectant solution and autoclaved before reuse
Rinsed with sterile distilled water between each use
Autoclaved daily
Each case
Each day
Each week
Each month
Doors remain open so staff can easily move in or out
Doors should remain closed
Doors remain open to circulate air
Doors may be open or closed
A clean mop head must be used each time
A two-bucket system, one detergent and one clear water, is used
Buckets must be emptied and cleaned between each case
All of the above
Wrapper is muslin
Wrapper is impervious and contact area is dry
Wrapper is impervious with contact area wet or dry
Wrapper is dusted off thoroughly
No permission is necessary
Permission is signed by a court of law
Permission assigned by the physician
A written consultation by two physicians other than the surgeon will suffice
Report it to the anesthesiologist
Report it to the chief of surgery
Report it to the supervisor or proper administrative authority
Let the surgeon proceed because it is his or her responsibility to obtain the consent
The surgeon
A nurse
An authorized hospital employee
The patient's spouse
Cancel the surgery until a valid permission can be obtained
Have the patient sign for the additional procedure in the operating room
Ask the patient verbally for consent and have witnesses attest to a
But the surgeon make the decision as to whether the surgery could be done
A form authorizing all treatments or procedures
The form for all patients having general anesthesia
A form for all patients having hazardous therapy
Another name for an operative permit
Operating room supervisor
Circulating nurse
Surgeon
Unit charge nurse
Before induction
In the holding area
The morning of surgery
Before administration of preoperative medications
Authorizes routine duties carried out at the hospital
Protects patient from unratified or unwanted procedures
Protects the surgeon in the hospital from claims of an unauthorized operation
B and C
Is the preferred option for consents
Is allowed by law any emergencies when no other authorized person may be contacted
Is never legally valid
Is the permission for surgical action
The surgeon informs the patient of the dangers if the procedure is not carried out
The surgeon informs the hospital administration of the patient's refusal
Surgeon obtains a written refusal from the patient
The surgeon may do the procedure if he documents that it is necessary as a lifesaving measure
Lithotomy
Kraske
Knee-chest
Modified prone
Fowler's
Kraske
Trendelenburg
Lithotomy
Horizontally, one under the chest and one under the thighs
Longitudinally to support the chest from axilla to hip
Longitudinally to support the chest from sternum to hip
Below the knees
Modified Trendelenburg
Reverse Trendelenburg
Supine
Dorsal recumbent
Ophthalmic
Gynecologic
Neurologic
Urologic
Modified dorsal recumbent with shoulder roll
Hyperextension of the neck
Utilization of the of the skin-stay sutures
Firm retraction of laryngeal nerve and surrounding structures
Colonoscopy
Abdominoperineal resection (APR)
Marsupilization of pilonidal cyst
Ileostomy
Cerclage
Marsupilization of Bartholin's cyst
Shirodkar
Cesarean section
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